Close-up of a textured sand dune with ripples against a background of a textured green wall.

Close-up of a textured sand dune with ripples against a background of a textured green wall.

Close-up of a dusty, broken window frame with chipped paint and glass shards inside a dark, abandoned room.

Close-up of a dusty, broken window frame with chipped paint and glass shards inside a dark, abandoned room.

A green wooden door partially open in a sandy room or tunnel.

A green wooden door partially open in a sandy room or tunnel.

An abandoned building with sand covering the floor, peeling yellow walls, and multiple doorways leading to more sand-filled rooms.

An abandoned building with sand covering the floor, peeling yellow walls, and multiple doorways leading to more sand-filled rooms.

An abandoned room with sand covering the floor, a doorframe without a door, and sand dunes inside, with peeling wall paint and a mix of brown and beige colors.

An abandoned room with sand covering the floor, a doorframe without a door, and sand dunes inside, with peeling wall paint and a mix of brown and beige colors.

Sand dunes with a green wall in the background and rocks in the foreground.

Sand dunes with a green wall in the background and rocks in the foreground.

An abandoned building with sand inside, showing multiple doorways with peeling paint and exposed brick, with sunlight casting shadows through broken walls.

An abandoned building with sand inside, showing multiple doorways with peeling paint and exposed brick, with sunlight casting shadows through broken walls.

Interior of an unfinished building with walls in progress, and sand piled on the floor with shadows cast through a slatted roof or opening.

Interior of an unfinished building with walls in progress, and sand piled on the floor with shadows cast through a slatted roof or opening.

Sunlight filtering through slats at an old, abandoned house casting striped shadows on faded green walls, with a broken door, peeling paint, and a window with missing glass.

Sunlight filtering through slats at an old, abandoned house casting striped shadows on faded green walls, with a broken door, peeling paint, and a window with missing glass.

An abandoned room with cracked and peeling green walls, dirt-covered floor, a broken window letting in light, and a damaged ceiling with exposed wood.

An abandoned room with cracked and peeling green walls, dirt-covered floor, a broken window letting in light, and a damaged ceiling with exposed wood.

An abandoned, partially built structure with no roof, showing wooden framing and walls, with sandy ground inside and neighboring buildings in the distance under a clear blue sky.

An abandoned, partially built structure with no roof, showing wooden framing and walls, with sandy ground inside and neighboring buildings in the distance under a clear blue sky.

An abandoned, sand-filled wooden house with peeling paint and partially covered walls, with a doorway leading to another empty room.

An abandoned, sand-filled wooden house with peeling paint and partially covered walls, with a doorway leading to another empty room.

Interior of an abandoned building with a dusty bed in a small room with a door at the end, letting in sunlight through a window, peeling paint, and signs of decay.

Interior of an abandoned building with a dusty bed in a small room with a door at the end, letting in sunlight through a window, peeling paint, and signs of decay.

An indoor room filled with sand, covering the floor up to the doorways. The walls are painted green with peeling paint, and there are multiple doorframes leading to other rooms, also filled with sand.

An indoor room filled with sand, covering the floor up to the doorways. The walls are painted green with peeling paint, and there are multiple doorframes leading to other rooms, also filled with sand.

Close-up of a sand dune with a cloudy sky in the background.

Close-up of a sand dune with a cloudy sky in the background.

An abandoned room filled with sand dunes, peeling green and yellow paint on the walls, and a damaged ceiling with sunlight streaming through holes.

An abandoned room filled with sand dunes, peeling green and yellow paint on the walls, and a damaged ceiling with sunlight streaming through holes.

An abandoned room with a bed covered in dust, a partially open door leading to another room, and a broken window with light shining through, with peeling walls and signs of disrepair.

An abandoned room with a bed covered in dust, a partially open door leading to another room, and a broken window with light shining through, with peeling walls and signs of disrepair.

Kolmanskop, Namibia

I had seen this place before in other works and stumbled upon this on a roadtrip across Namibia in 2017. A former diamond mining village in the turn of the century, Kolmanskop was occupied by European settlers who saw this as a change to make their riches.

As many of these stories go, this one was no different - the place ran out of places to mine and suddenly was a bust. What remains is hauntingly stunning. Most buildings are still intact structurally, but any crack in the walls and windows allows these striking dunes to settle, concealing secrets (and snakes), but recreating itself every morning by erosive coastal wind.

I spent a small amount of time here wandering and finding the spaces and shapes which intrigued me. Sun and shadows played together on ripples, and much like the Goliaths Series, these likely will never be seen this way again in this way as the wind takes it away each and every day.