Barren Collection

Earthrise photograph, artwork
Earthrise photograph. Artwork based on the famous Earthrise photographs taken by the Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman and William Anders

Barringer Meteor crater - 3/4 mile wide. Located East of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
FG-4176 Barringer Meteor crater - 3/4 mile wide. Located East of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank patrolling outside Basra, Iraq
Soldiers of 1 A Squadron, Queens Royal Lancers (QRL) patrolling outside Basra, Iraq onboard a Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank during Operation Telic 4

Christ in the Wilderness, 1898, (1912). Artist: Briton Riviere
Christ in the Wilderness, 1898, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Peru, A magnificent Andean Condor above the Colca Canyon. At 3, 191 metres, this canyon is the second deepest in the world

100 years of the RAF
No 26 Squadron Bristol Belvedere HC.1, based at Khormaksar, Aden, delivers supplies and mail to a remote location in the mountainous Radfan area of the country

India, Ladakh, Thiksey. The immense and beautifully gilded Maitreya Buddha in the Chamkhang temple at Thiksey Monastery

Mount Longonot, 9, 110 feet high, lies on the floor of the Great Rift Valley, thirty-five miles northwest of Nairobi. It is called after the apt Msai name for it: Ol doinyo Loonongot

Milky Way Over Hollow Rock
Hollow rock is an iconic coastal formation located on the North West side of Lake Superior. Air glow creates a colorful luminescent atmosphere below the night sky and Milky Way

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Theban Necropolis (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979), Luxor, Egypt. Egyptian civilisation, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII

Deciduous forest with gnarled trees overgrown by moss and lichen. National park and unesco biosphere reserve Sumava, Czech Republic

Mt Kinabalu, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Xlendi Bay - Gozo - Malta. This site is now very developed - the smallholding (centre) replaced by a large Hotel! Date: circa 1920s

Juniper tree with curved trunk, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Lunar surface, artwork
Lunar surface. Computer artwork of a view across the surface of the Moon towards Earth in the distance. The Moon has no atmosphere to scatter sunlight

Buchaille Etive Mor, Glencoe, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The ledges on Kilve Beach, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, USA, North America

West Rim, Grand Canyon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Mt. McKinley, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Yak train approaches Tarboche, prayer flag pole in Lha Chu canyon, on the kora round sacred mountain, Mount Kailas (Kailash), Tibet, China, Asia

Rock climber attempts bouldering, and volcano in background, Conguillio National Park, Chile, South America

Guadalupe Peak and El Capitan at sunset, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, United States of America, North America

Thunderstorm near Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii, USA " Cinder cones and iron rich lavas weathered to brown oxide in the vast crater of Haleakala, the Worlds largest dormant volcano, 10023ft"

Dunes in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia
Desert scenery with massive dunes and a lone tree in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia

Dunes in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia
Desert scenery with massive dunes and a few trees in the Namib Naukluft Park in Namibia

Retro Style Scene of old gas station in Arizona Desert
Old gas station with prickly pear cactus in vast desert landscape

Study of a male nude on a rock, Taormina, Sicily, c. 1900 (sepia photo)
828875 Study of a male nude on a rock, Taormina, Sicily, c.1900 (sepia photo) by Gloeden, Wilhelm von (1856-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dead trees and sand dunes in blistering hot sunlight at Deadvlei, Sossusvlei Salt Pan, Namib Naukluft National Park
The iconic Deadvlei in the Namibian desert is truly a special place on this planet. I had woken at 4am this morning and was first in line waiting to enter the national park of Sossusvlei Namibia

The Temptation in the Wilderness, 1898. Artist: Briton Riviere
The Temptation in the Wilderness, 1898. Jesus Christ in the desert

Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur, feeds on buds and bark of dwarf willow sprouts and dry grass on snow surface. (Dicrostonyx torquatus)

Moon light over Sedona, Arizona
During a near fullmoon, the landscape of Sedona Arizona glows under the stars of night. A long exposure created the ethereal mood, a view which cant be seen with the naked eye

ZEBRA - in drought landscape
CRH-756-Rf-m ZEBRA - in drought landscape Chris Harvey Please note that prints are personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wide angle closeup of White Salt Flats during sunset near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, North America

Bleak House
Vintage engraving from the works of Charles Dickens. From Bleak House. I m Fly, says Jo. But Fen larksm you know. Stow hooking it!

A lone astronaut looks up at the sun while exploring Mars. A rover trails behind

An astronaut surveys his situation after being marooned on a barren planet. Ominous clouds form in the distance while his scorched capsule is nearby

Martian valley on planet Mars

A herd of dinosaurs walk past a flying saucer lodged into the ground
A herd of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period, walk past a giant flying saucer lodged into the ground after a bad landing

Dead acacia trees silhouetted against sand dunes at Deadvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Egypt, Mount Sinai, Saint Catherines Monastery, high angle view

Smokejacks Brickworks, Surrey
Smokejacks Brickworks in Ockley, Surrey shows part of the Upper Weald Clay Formation of Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) age

Curdimurka Railway Siding (Old Ghan Railway), Oodnadatta Track, Outback, South Australia, Australia

Water on Mars, conceptual image. Computer artwork showing frozen water ice under Mars surface

Sunrise over Belstone Tor, looking towards Yes Tor and High Willhays, the highest point in Devon and Southern Britain, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England. Winter (December) 2009

Candy Land MutantNature2015
Zabriskie Point with Panamint Range in distance, Mojave Desert. Mutant nature Zabriskie Point is a part of Amargosa Range located east of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California

High mountain peaks of Chamonix

Sand dunes, Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia

Sand dunes, Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia

United States, Utah, Bryce Canyon National Park. Hoodoos at sunrise from Sunset Point. Credit as: Dave Welling / Jaynes Gallery / Danita Delimont

Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy, Europe

The island of Vedra off the coast of Ibiza, the island where nothing grows or lives, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

West Rim at sunrise, Grand Canyon, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Two yaks in the mountains, Tibet, China

Australia - The Pinnacles, Limestone. Nambung National Park, Western Australia
JPF-3776 Australia - The Pinnacles, Limestone. Nambung National Park, Western Australia Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are personal display purposes only

Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w / c)
2651322 Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w/c) by Handley-Read, Captain Edward Henry (1869-1935); 48x62.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Shackletons Hut, Cape Royds, Antarctica
An elevated view of Shackletons Hut at Cape Royds on Ross Island, Antarctica

Comet Lovejoy and zodiacal light in City of Rocks State Park, New Mexico
January 16, 2015 - A scene looking west with a field stretching up to and beyond the zenith overhead, taking in the zodiacal light stretching up to the Pleiades at upper left

Picture No. 11071225
Brown Willy - Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, UK. Date:

Laguna Sejar, Salar de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Frozen lake below Cerro Catedral, Bariloche, Argentina, South America

Picture No. 12480020
Barren landscape of Death Valley National Park, Date:

The Surreal Landscape Of Bolivias Altiplano Region, Near Uyuni; Bolivia

Snaefellsjokull Glacier, Iceland
Close-up of Snaefellsjokull Glacier, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

The Tongariro Crossing crosses 19 kilometers of the barren, volcanic desert, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritge Site, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The Sahara or, The Desert, 1867 (oil on canvas)
XIR237960 The Sahara or, The Desert, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Guillaumet, Gustave (1840-87); 110x200 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Dirt road in the Oman hinterland

View from the summit plateau of Inferno Cone, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Arco, Highway 20, Idaho, USA

Sand dune with grass tuft, Namib Desert, Namibia

Picture No. 11073153
Desert Atacama - Chile. Chili

Sand dunes, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Mt Sinai, Sinai Desert, Egypt, Africa

Land rover game vehicle parked by sand road at sunrise, Namib Rand game reserve, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Phortse, 3680 metres, Khumbu (Everest) Region, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Twig on the dunes, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Sunrise, Road to Paso Sico, Atacama Desert, Chile, South America

Galapagos - Bartholomew Islands
WOM-126 Galapagos - Bartolome / Bartholome Island Wilhelm Moller Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Arabian Oryx - Israel
AL-1809 Arabian Oryx Israel Oryx leucoryx Ake Lindau Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chortens (stupas) in Tangbe village, Mustang, Nepal, Asia

Panorama of mountains reflected in the water of the Indus River, Skardu, Baltistan, Pakistan, Asia

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"Exploring the Barren Beauty: From Earthrise to Lunar Surface" Captured from space, the iconic Earthrise photograph reminds us of our planet's barren yet breathtaking landscapes. Briton Riviere's artwork "Christ in the Wilderness" depicts a desolate and barren landscape where solitude meets spirituality. As Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank patrols outside Basra, Iraq, it highlights the harsh reality of conflict amidst a barren environment. The Barringer Meteor crater in Arizona stands as a testament to the immense power that shaped this once-barren land. Dunes in Namib Naukluft Park showcase nature's artistry with their vast expanse of untouched and seemingly endless barrenness. The Blue Lagoon in Iceland offers an otherworldly experience within its geothermal spa surrounded by volcanic landscapes and barren beauty. Once again, dunes in Namib Naukluft Park captivate with their undulating patterns against a backdrop of arid emptiness. Celebrating 100 years of the RAF reminds us of how aviation has conquered even the most remote and seemingly barren corners of our world. Xlendi Bay in Gozo, Malta presents a serene coastal scene where rocky cliffs meet crystal-clear waters against an otherwise rugged and barren coastline. Through lunar surface artwork, we glimpse into an extraterrestrial realm characterized by its hauntingly beautiful yet completely lifeless terrain. Mount Longonot rises majestically above Kenya's Rift Valley—a dormant volcano whose imposing presence dominates over surrounding barrens. A juniper tree with its curved trunk stands resilient amidst an otherwise bleak landscape—an enduring symbol of life thriving even on seemingly inhospitable grounds.