Angkor Wat at Sunrise   (Angkor Wat, Cambodia)

The sun rises behind Angkor Wat and the Northern Reflecting Pool

Sandboard Queen   (Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado)

My cousin poses at the top of a dune with her sandboard

Eclipse   (Toccoa, Georgia)

The sun is completely blocked by the moon during the "Great American Eclipse" of 2017

Desert Photographer   (White Sands National Park, New Mexico)

A tourist steps out into the dunes to capture a photo

Downtown Atlanta in Silhouette   (Atlanta, Georgia)

Downtown Atlanta stands in relief against the sunset, clouds, and contrails

Bighorn Sheep at Sunrise   (Badlands National Park, South Dakota)

A bighorn sheep with its defining circular horns rests before the day begins

Black Sand Stroll   (Snæfellsnes, Iceland)

Two hikers walk along the black sand beaches of the Snæfellsnes peninsula

Temple of Hercules, Shadow side   (Amman, Jordan)

Joshua Tree Silhouette   (Joshua Tree National Park, California)

The Milky Way's features shine brightly behind a relief of a Joshua Tree