Epson Int. Pano Awards - Photographer of the Year

Above is the winning image of this year’s Epson International Pano Awards, a competition which showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition of its kind.

I spent several weeks on a project in California at the end of last year and the opportunity to photograph the state's beautiful landscapes came as an added bonus. Studying the route for the way back from Death Valley, I figured that one desert was never enough and headed for Dumont Dunes. A building sand storm chased away a group of dune riders, who obligingly left behind curved tracks providing additional structure to the dunes pattern.