Iran’s Dasht-e Lut with its giant dunes, salt plains and kaluts provides an epic journey of breathtaking beauty and wilderness, as seen in these images from a 15-day trek with Secret Compass
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Snow in the Sahara – in pictures
Red dunes turn white as record snowfall blankets desert near town of Aïn Séfra in Algeria
Kuwait: A Desert on Fire, by Sebastião Salgado
As Iraq’s oilfields burn as retreating Isis forces set them on fire, Sebastião Salgado has published a book of his photographs taken in 1991 documenting a similar conflagration as Saddam Hussein’s forces set alight oil wells in Kuwait
Instagram snapshots: Ben Stanton in China and Mongolia
On the road for the past three years, Aussie Ben Stanton has recently been on a train trip from Beijing through Mongolian desert to central Russia
‘The most remote, alien place on Earth’ – Nicholas Jubber on the Sahara
Living among nomads and camels has given the writer rich insight and amazing experiences but he’s also had to evade banditry and anti-western feeling
Tucson, Arizona, cultivates its foodie reputation – with a nod from Unesco
Having gained Unesco city of gastronomy recognition, Tucson’s new wave of downtown restaurants are making the most of the area’s unusual desert foods
Painted desert: Ugo Rondinone erects a fluorescent stone circle in Nevada
Seven Magic Mountains by the Swiss artist has just gone on display in the desert near Las Vegas
Spain, swords and sorcery: how Tudela enchanted the Game of Thrones producers
A key location in season six of GoT, Tudela, in northern Spain, has the perfect blend of drama, desert and ghoulish charm
Oman: ‘You’ve never heard silence until you get to the Empty Quarter’
Researching this romantic corner of the Arabian peninsula for her book, Katherine Webb fell in love with the beautiful calm of the desert
Coober Pedy: a gem of a place in South Australia
The opal mining town of Coober Pedy isn’t the first place you’d think of visiting in South Australia, but with its endless desert views and sense of freedom it’s the perfect antidote to modern-day life for DBC Pierre
