Under the bright sun of the Sinai Desert, the nawamis loom like silent sentinels of the past. These round, prehistoric stone structures are scattered across the arid landscape and probably date back to the Chalcolithic era - some five to six thousand years ago.
In this image, the backlight creates an almost sacred atmosphere. The sun is low in the sky, casting a warm glow over sand and stone. The nawamis in the background are partly visible in silhouette, as if merging into the light and emptiness.
The combination of soft shadows, dusty textures and open space evokes a sense of endlessness and stillness. The image invites reflection - on time, humanity and the rhythm of nature.
A moment of clarity and simplicity, captured in a landscape that seems unchanged for millennia.
                                
 
                                
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                         Beautiful Paradise beach with palm trees.Marjan Schmit Visser
Beautiful Paradise beach with palm trees.Marjan Schmit Visser Canyon in the Sinai Desert in EgyptMarjan Schmit Visser
Canyon in the Sinai Desert in EgyptMarjan Schmit Visser On the beach of Vlieland in the Netherlands.Marjan Schmit Visser
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Sunrise over the Wadden Sea, a start of a beautiful winter dayMarjan Schmit Visser Descent into an autumn forestMarjan Schmit Visser
Descent into an autumn forestMarjan Schmit Visser Imagine yourself on the beach every dayMarjan Schmit Visser
Imagine yourself on the beach every dayMarjan Schmit Visser Sand and marram grass on the move at the coastMarjan Schmit Visser
Sand and marram grass on the move at the coastMarjan Schmit Visser Dune landscape and sea view on the Wadden IslandsMarjan Schmit Visser
Dune landscape and sea view on the Wadden IslandsMarjan Schmit Visser View over Terschelling's dunes with lighthouse in the distanceMarjan Schmit Visser
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lifeboat house on Terschelling in clear weatherMarjan Schmit Visser Tulip fieldMarjan Schmit Visser
Tulip fieldMarjan Schmit Visser Tulips - Northeast Polder NetherlandsMarjan Schmit Visser
Tulips - Northeast Polder NetherlandsMarjan Schmit Visser Red tulips - The NetherlandsMarjan Schmit Visser
Red tulips - The NetherlandsMarjan Schmit Visser Nawamis in Egypt's Sinai desertMarjan Schmit Visser
Nawamis in Egypt's Sinai desertMarjan Schmit Visser Nawamis in the Sinai desert with backlightingMarjan Schmit Visser
Nawamis in the Sinai desert with backlightingMarjan Schmit Visser Beach of AmelandMarjan Schmit Visser
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Beach | Cozumel, MexicoMarjan Schmit Visser Anemonefish | Red SeaMarjan Schmit Visser
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Côte de Granit Rose at low tide, FranceMarjan Schmit Visser