The Monarch of the Dunes, surveying his domain.  The Gemsbok (Oryx Gazella) is an animal totally in tune with its environment.  Its desert home is extremely harsh, with a few sparse millimeters of annual rainfall - and often nothing at all.  The dunes here are the highest in the world, reaching up to 300m.  There are several distinctly different types of dune, such as the Barchan and the large Star dunes which make the impressive, mountain-like backdrop, for the Gemsboks home.  Gemsbok can exist without surface water for long periods, obtaining the water they need from the unique desert vegetation, such as Nara plants. Taken in the central Namib Desert region of Namibia.

Limited edition fine art print, with only 300 signed prints produced of each image.  Each print comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity.  Printed on Fuji Crystal photographic paper using the Chromira digital enlarger.  The prints are of true archival quality and have lives expected to exceed 60 years.

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