You are here: Homepage Tag desert Articles Scene from the “Orion Au Sahara 2970” (2023) campaign, shot in southern Morocco Photo: Azim Haidaryan Indigenous futurism “I love science fiction” Futuristic films such as “Dune” often feature desert peoples reminiscent of the Amazigh culture of North Africa — without acknowledging their influence. British-Moroccan filmmaker and designer Elias Riadi, in contrast, is building on the Amazigh tradition of his ancestors to create his very own version of an „indigenous futurism“ Interview with Elias Riadi 04/02/2024 Rocky hills in the Negev Desert in Israel Photo: Getty Images Desert | Israel As fleeting as shifting dunes With their sweeping horizons and emptiness, deserts have inspired religions, myths and inner-reflection. But ever since last year’s violence, Israel’s Negev desert has been linked to new and devastating images By Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 02/05/2024 To prevent the slope on which the houses stand from slipping under the weight of the lorries, they only stop at the foot of the hill Photo: Marco Garro Climate | Peru The thirsty metropolis: Lima Lima is one of the largest desert cities in the world. Of its inhabitants, 635,000 have no access to water. Climate change may make the situation in the Peruvian capital even worse By Elizabeth Salazar Vega 01/26/2024 Desertification | Rumania “We are losing fertile land every year” Why are deserts increasing worldwide? An interview with the Romanian meteorologist Roxana Bojariu Interview with Roxana Bojariu 01/26/2024 Literature | Libya Messenger from the Sahara Born into a Tuareg family, Ibrahim al-Koni has written about his birthplace for half a century. On why the desert won't let him go and why words can never do it justice By Ibrahim al-Koni 01/26/2024 Young men take a dive at the Oued Sayad dam near the Taghjijt oasis in southern Morocco Photo: M’hammed Kilito Environment | Morocco Desert oases under threat Oasis ecosystems are perfectly adapted to the harsh desert environment. Today, many are threatened by drought and mismanagement. Photographer M’hammed Kilito zooms in on the people working to save them Interview with M’hammed Kilito 01/25/2024 Using satellite images like this one, the NGO Border Forensics investigated how migration routes have changed in the Agadez region in northern Niger Source: Border Forensics Migration | Niger Deadly routes in the Sahara For people who cross Africa from south to north, the Sahara is often unavoidable. A look at Niger, where the desert becomes a grave for many By Ahmet Tchilouta Rhoumour 01/06/2024 Photo: Graham Denholm Desert trip | Australia “Not a sound, except for the wind” As a young woman, Robyn Davidson travelled alone through the Australian desert. Over the decades, she's returned again and again. A conversation about the fascination of extreme places Interview with Robyn Davidson 01/06/2024 Saïd Khatibi contemplates the empty space in the Algerian desert Photo: private Travel diary | Algeria A journey into the endless expanse From the airport to the Sahara: author Saïd Khatibi travelled to the Algerian oasis town of Timimoun. A text about the lure of the desert and the inspiration of emptiness By Saïd Khatibi 01/06/2024 Source: Ole Witt Playlist | Mongolia The sound of the Gobi Desert Songs about camels, sandstorms and minerals: The Gobi Desert is a rich source of inspiration for the Mongolian music scene. A playlist By Pau Szczap 01/06/2024 Kuwaitis celebrate their bank holidays with the so-called kite festival in Subiya Photo: Gabriele Cecconi Day trip | Kuwait The kite festival in Subiya Kuwait City locals flood the desert landscape to fly kites of all shapes and sizes on their national day By Gabriele Cecconi 06/01/2023 Khejrib trees like the one in this picture are sacred to the Bishnoi Photo: Maximilian Mann Day trip | India The Thar Desert in Rajasthan About the deeply rooted tradition of nature conservation among the Bishnoi in the middle of the Indian desert By Maximilian Mann 04/01/2021
Scene from the “Orion Au Sahara 2970” (2023) campaign, shot in southern Morocco Photo: Azim Haidaryan Indigenous futurism “I love science fiction” Futuristic films such as “Dune” often feature desert peoples reminiscent of the Amazigh culture of North Africa — without acknowledging their influence. British-Moroccan filmmaker and designer Elias Riadi, in contrast, is building on the Amazigh tradition of his ancestors to create his very own version of an „indigenous futurism“ Interview with Elias Riadi 04/02/2024
Rocky hills in the Negev Desert in Israel Photo: Getty Images Desert | Israel As fleeting as shifting dunes With their sweeping horizons and emptiness, deserts have inspired religions, myths and inner-reflection. But ever since last year’s violence, Israel’s Negev desert has been linked to new and devastating images By Ayelet Gundar-Goshen 02/05/2024
To prevent the slope on which the houses stand from slipping under the weight of the lorries, they only stop at the foot of the hill Photo: Marco Garro Climate | Peru The thirsty metropolis: Lima Lima is one of the largest desert cities in the world. Of its inhabitants, 635,000 have no access to water. Climate change may make the situation in the Peruvian capital even worse By Elizabeth Salazar Vega 01/26/2024
Desertification | Rumania “We are losing fertile land every year” Why are deserts increasing worldwide? An interview with the Romanian meteorologist Roxana Bojariu Interview with Roxana Bojariu 01/26/2024
Literature | Libya Messenger from the Sahara Born into a Tuareg family, Ibrahim al-Koni has written about his birthplace for half a century. On why the desert won't let him go and why words can never do it justice By Ibrahim al-Koni 01/26/2024
Young men take a dive at the Oued Sayad dam near the Taghjijt oasis in southern Morocco Photo: M’hammed Kilito Environment | Morocco Desert oases under threat Oasis ecosystems are perfectly adapted to the harsh desert environment. Today, many are threatened by drought and mismanagement. Photographer M’hammed Kilito zooms in on the people working to save them Interview with M’hammed Kilito 01/25/2024
Using satellite images like this one, the NGO Border Forensics investigated how migration routes have changed in the Agadez region in northern Niger Source: Border Forensics Migration | Niger Deadly routes in the Sahara For people who cross Africa from south to north, the Sahara is often unavoidable. A look at Niger, where the desert becomes a grave for many By Ahmet Tchilouta Rhoumour 01/06/2024
Photo: Graham Denholm Desert trip | Australia “Not a sound, except for the wind” As a young woman, Robyn Davidson travelled alone through the Australian desert. Over the decades, she's returned again and again. A conversation about the fascination of extreme places Interview with Robyn Davidson 01/06/2024
Saïd Khatibi contemplates the empty space in the Algerian desert Photo: private Travel diary | Algeria A journey into the endless expanse From the airport to the Sahara: author Saïd Khatibi travelled to the Algerian oasis town of Timimoun. A text about the lure of the desert and the inspiration of emptiness By Saïd Khatibi 01/06/2024
Source: Ole Witt Playlist | Mongolia The sound of the Gobi Desert Songs about camels, sandstorms and minerals: The Gobi Desert is a rich source of inspiration for the Mongolian music scene. A playlist By Pau Szczap 01/06/2024
Kuwaitis celebrate their bank holidays with the so-called kite festival in Subiya Photo: Gabriele Cecconi Day trip | Kuwait The kite festival in Subiya Kuwait City locals flood the desert landscape to fly kites of all shapes and sizes on their national day By Gabriele Cecconi 06/01/2023
Khejrib trees like the one in this picture are sacred to the Bishnoi Photo: Maximilian Mann Day trip | India The Thar Desert in Rajasthan About the deeply rooted tradition of nature conservation among the Bishnoi in the middle of the Indian desert By Maximilian Mann 04/01/2021
