Sand dunes are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. The possible compositions are endless from wide angle expansive shots to intimate landscapes. Shapes are created by shadow and light, luminosity and contrast, changes in texture created by the wind resulting in swirling, angled, undulating simplicity and complexity. Dunes make great candidates for black and white photography as their color usually doesn't demand attention since the interest is created by light and shadow. Dunes can however provide a beautiful canvas to reflect warm golden hour or cool blue hour light and really convey the softness of that light.
They can be hard to climb if steep, your shoes, socks and pockets will fill with sand, I recommend gators and trekking poles. It takes extra care to keep expensive camera gear safe especially if it is blowing. There are coastal dunes, desert dunes, dunes that sit below mountain ranges and they are located all over. If the wind is blowing, your foot prints will likely disappear so it can be extremely important to take a visual reference for a good bearing to find your way out or a GPS device with which you can track your route.
Creation's Sculpture, ever changing.
Clicking the images below will take you to the product page for that photograph where you can view a high resolution version of the photo. If you would like to purchase archival prints of any of the photographs you can do so from that page. If clicking doesn't redirect you to a product page the print is not available to purchase but I might still be able to do a custom print for you. I can also print most of these images very large with my large format printer. Please feel free to contact me if interested.
