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Photography from Bolivia, Chile, Peru and elsewhere in South America.
I have many more images available in my archives which are in the process of being uploaded and am always shooting new work. If you can't find the images you are looking for please get in touch, I may well be able to help!
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Salar de Uyuni

The Salar de Uyuni in southwest Bolivia is the world’s largest salt flat (often called a salt lake) covering some 10,582 km² / 4,086 sq miles, and arguably the country's best known natural wonder and tourist attraction. It and other salt flats and shallow lakes on the Bolivian altiplano are the remnants of Lake Minchin, a huge ancient lake that dried out gradually over thousands of years, a process that ended approx 12-13,000 years ago. The Salar is actually a thick salt crust (estimated to contain around 10 billion tonnes of salt) that varies from approx 2 to 20m thick, beneath which is a mineral saturated mud and brine lake. The Salar is an important source of sodium, magnesium, potassium and especially lithium - estimates suggest over 50% of the world's lithium reserves that are in salt flats are found here which the government plans to exploit commercially. I have many more images of the Salar de Uyuni and surrounding area, if you cannot find what you are looking for or want to see more images of a certain location / subject please get in touch!

Images of the town of Uyuni, Colchani (which most tourists pass through to visit the Salar de Uyuni) and other villages on the shore of the Salar, and Uyuni's train cemetery can be found in separate sub-galleries.

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Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti, Milky Way, zodiacal light and airglow, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, ...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti, Milky Way and airglow, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti, Milky Way and airglow, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti, Milky Way and airglow, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti, Milky Way and zodiacal light, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti, Milky Way and zodiacal light, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti, Milky Way and zodiacal light, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti and Magellanic Clouds, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti and Magellanic Clouds, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti and sedimentary congolmerate rock formation, Tunupa volcano in distance, I...
Detail of sedimentary congolmerate rock formation, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti and sedimentary congolmerate rock formation, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uy...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly after sunrise, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly after sunrise, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly after sunrise, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly after sunrise, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly before sunrise, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Sala...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly before sunrise, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Sala...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly before sunrise, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Sala...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in pre dawn twilight, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar ...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds and airglow, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyu...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds and airglow, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyu...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Magellanic Clouds and airglow, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Magellanic Clouds and airglow, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Milky Way galactic centre and zodiacal light, Incahuasi Island, Salar de...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Milky Way galactic centre and zodiacal light, Incahuasi Island, Salar de...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Milky Way galactic centre and zodiacal light, Incahuasi Island, Salar de...
Tourist wearing headtorch standing next to Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus looking at Milky Way, Incahuas...
Tourist standing in front of zodiacal light and next to Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus looking at Milky ...
Tourist wearing headtorch standing next to Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus looking at Milky Way, Incahuas...
Tourist standing in front of zodiacal light and next to Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus looking at Milky ...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Milky Way galactic centre and zodiacal light, Incahuasi Island, Salar de...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Milky Way galactic centre and zodiacal light, Incahuasi Island, Salar de...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus, Milky Way galactic centre, shooting star and zodiacal light, Incahuasi I...
Hexagonal salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni before sunrise , Bolivia
Hexagonal salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni before sunrise , Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly after sunrise, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in pre dawn twilight, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar ...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in pre dawn twilight, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar ...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti and Earth's shadow shortly before sunrise, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyun...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti silhouetted after sunset, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Sa...
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti at sunset, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti shortly after sunrise, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Giant Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cactus shortly after sunrise, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti and shadow of Incahuasi Island just after sunrise, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti silhouetted shortly before sunrise, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti silhouetted shortly before sunrise, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti silhouetted shortly before sunrise, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool at sunset, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool at sunset, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool at sunset, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salt formations and Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool at sunset, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salt formations and Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salt formations, small saline pools and Tunupa volcano, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salt crystals forming on edge of small saline pool due to evaporation, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of salt formations and textures on surface of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salt formations on edge of saline pool and Tunupa volcano, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salt formations on edge of saline pool and Tunupa volcano, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salt formations on bottom of saline pool and Tunupa volcano, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool in pre dawn twilight, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool in pre dawn twilight, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool in pre dawn twilight, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Tunupa volcano reflected in saline pool in pre dawn twilight, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way Galactic Centre above salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way Galactic Centre above salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Magellanic Clouds and green airglow above saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Magellanic Clouds and green airglow above saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way Galactic Centre above saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way Galactic Centre above saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way Galactic Centre above saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way Galactic Centre and 2 day old new moon above saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way Galactic Centre and 2 day old new moon above saline pool, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
International Space Station passing above Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti before dawn, Incahuasi Island, S...
Llamas (Lama glama) grazing on shore of Salar de Uyuni, Coquesa, Bolivia
Llamas (Lama glama) grazing on shore of Salar de Uyuni, Coquesa, Bolivia
Llamas (Lama glama) grazing on shore of Salar de Uyuni, Coquesa, Bolivia
Giant Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in flower, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uy...
Giant Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in flower, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uy...
Giant Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in flower, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uy...
Giant Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in flower, Tunupa volcano in distance, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uy...
Giant Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in flower, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Giant Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in flower, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Giant Echinopsis atacamensis (pasacana subspecies) cacti in flower, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of hexagonal salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of hexagonal salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Hexagonal salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni, Tunupa volcano in distance, Bolivia
Hexagonal salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni, Tunupa volcano in distance, Bolivia
Hexagonal salt formations on surface of Salar de Uyuni, Tunupa volcano in distance, Bolivia
Cyclist crossing Salar de Uyuni in dry season, Bolivia
Rock covered with maritime deposits (stromatolites) and Echinopsis atacamensis cacti, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Rock covered with maritime deposits (stromatolites) and Echinopsis atacamensis cacti, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Rock covered with maritime deposits (stromatolites) and Echinopsis atacamensis cacti, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Rock covered with maritime deposits (stromatolites) and Echinopsis atacamensis cacti, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Rock covered with maritime deposits (stromatolites) and Echinopsis atacamensis cacti, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of maritime deposits (stromatolites) on surface of rock, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of rock with conglomerate layers, Incahuasi Island, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
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