About the cover photograph

“After spending at least an hour on dirt roads in a 4x4, I arrived at this gem of a location in the remote back country of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, USA,” says Marc Adamus. “I then walked another hour or so, marvelling at the multitude of stripes, textures, colours and patterns present across the landscape.” Around 30 minutes before sunset, says Marc, the light began to transform the land. “I shot the image near the ground, making three exposures to utilise the maximum amount of focus-stacking at f/22 to keep the details in the scene sharp. Exposures were 1/40 second each at ISO 400.”