Wadi Rum: the sand and the sunset in photos

Who said a sunset is only about the sun? What I love about this particular moment of the day is the light. Photographically speaking, together with sunrise, sunset is the best time to take photos: everything turns golden and the shadows are long and interesting, and I like to include them in my frames.

So last week when I was in the Wadi Rum (a desert in the south of Jordan) I was waiting for the sunset on a little sand dune… when suddenly I noticed the beauty of the unique textures that the wind forged in the red sand. 

Here is how a sunset in the Wadi Rum looks like… from the sand’s point of view! Enjoy.

Steps in the sand

What wind can do…

Waves of sand…

Stripes and folds

A maze, an optical illusion

And finally the sunset over the Wadi Rum!

Have you ever watched the sunset in the desert? Are you a sunset lover like me? I am curious to hear about your desert experiences!