Desolate Collection

Sledging, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
Sledging, 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

The long sandy beach beside the Ackergill Links at Sinclairs Bay

Lunar surface, artwork
Lunar surface. Computer artwork of a view across the surface of the Moon towards Earth in the distance. The Moon has no atmosphere to scatter sunlight

View northwards along North Bailey below the cathedral, St. Chads College prominent, Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Crystal Mill with aspens in fall colors, Crystal, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Saguaro cacti, Saguaro National Park, Tuscon Mountain District west unit, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Mariner, Watersnakes
The Mariner, the dead albatross slung round his neck, watches the sea snakes and blesses them as living things in his desolate world

Transparent Man Walking in Desert
Australian Views Photographers: Donald Iain Smith

Vintage Commer truck with hay bales, Hawea Flat, near Wanaka, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

An Irish Donkey and Cart Bringing Home the Spuds - a boy is on a donkey and cart, laden with spuds, on a desolate road. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Old abandoned shack by Mersey
Collapsing shelter on pier by the side of the Mersey in Liverpool at sunset

Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn Owl
The weak yellow light of the winter sun rising over a desolate snowy scene surrounding a solitary farmhouse. A landing barn owl has been added to the border framing the scene

Beach at Gravelines, 1890. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat
Beach at Gravelines, 1890. From the Courtauld Institute Galleries, London

Nepal, Solo-Khumbu, Dzonglha. Ama Dablam (north face) bathed in evening light, seen from Dzonglha. Ama Dablam is one of the most, distinctive mountains lining the Khumba valley

Looking North in McMurdo Sound, 1911, (1946). Creator: Edward Wilson
Looking North in McMurdo Sound, 1911, (1946). View of seals in Antarctica by Dr Edward Wilson, a member of Robert Falcon Scotts doomed expedition to the South Pole

A Sunset from Hut Point, April 2nd, 1911, (1913). Artist: Edward Wilson
A Sunset from Hut Point, April 2nd, 1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

Abandoned mountain village Craco, Basilicata, Italy

Red Rocks, Arbatax, island of Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Valley of the Shadow of Death, Crimea, 1855 (salt print)
710910 Valley of the Shadow of Death, Crimea, 1855 (salt print) by Fenton, Roger (1819-69); 27.4x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Cape Evans in Winter (colour litho)
NBY332284 Cape Evans in Winter (colour litho) by Wilson, Edward Adrian (1872-1912); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w / c)
2651322 Our Advance to (La) Boiselle, July 1916 (w/c) by Handley-Read, Captain Edward Henry (1869-1935); 48x62.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Belgian Refugees, 1914
Belgian refugees flee from their desolate homes after the advance of the German army. Date: 1914

The Tree of Crows, 1822 (oil on canvas)
XIR15999 The Tree of Crows, 1822 (oil on canvas) by Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840); 59x73.7 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: inspired by a Hun tumulus on the Baltic sea)

Deserted village of Slievemore, Achill Island, County Mayo, Connacht province, Republic of Ireland, Europe

View from the summit plateau of Inferno Cone, Craters of the Moon National Monument, Arco, Highway 20, Idaho, USA

Black Valley, Killarney, Ring Of Kerry, Co Kerry, Ireland

Sand dune formations. Bruneau Dunes State Park, ID

The Sahara or, The Desert, 1867 (oil on canvas)
XIR237960 The Sahara or, The Desert, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Guillaumet, Gustave (1840-87); 110x200 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Dirt road in the Oman hinterland

Sand dune with grass tuft, Namib Desert, Namibia

Sand dunes, Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Namibia

Sand at Paria Wilderness in Utah

Road from Marrakech to Ouarzazate, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Aerial View of Sand Dunes, Sossusvlei, Namibia, Africa

Footprints in Sand Dune, Algondones Dunes Wilderness, California, USA

Post Apocalypse Landscape
Lucie Gagnon

Post Apocalypse Landscape
Lucie Gagnon

The island of St. Paul in the Indian Ocean, undated. (c1850s) Creator: Joseph Selleny
The island of St. Paul in the Indian Ocean, undated. (c1850s)

Post Apocalypse Landscape
Lucie Gagnon

Cecy Jup

Post Apocalypse Landscape
Lucie Gagnon

Achnambeithach Cottage on the shores of Loch Achtriochtan at the foot of Aonach Dubh, Glencoe, Lochaber, Highland, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, UK. June 2018

Harrison Schmitt works the scoop on the lunar surface, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon

Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. Creator: NASA
Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon

Salt pan, Salar de Uyuni at sunrise, Altiplano, Bolivia, April

The Last Rest (The Grave of Scott, Wilson and Bowers), November 1912, (1913). A snow cairn with cross on top marks the tent in which expedition leader Captain Robert Scott

Picture No. 12020221
Camel wearing Father Christmas hat and beards. Digital manipulation Date:

Deadvlei with dead Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namib Desert, Namibia

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"Desolate: A Journey Through Solitude and Abandonment" Sledging, 1911: Edward Wilson's artwork captures the desolation of a frozen landscape, as explorers brave the harsh Antarctic conditions. Lunar surface: An eerie stillness envelops this lunar artwork, depicting a desolate expanse devoid of life or sound. The long sandy beach beside Ackergill Links at Sinclairs Bay offers a desolate escape from bustling city life, where solitude meets the crashing waves. View northwards along North Bailey below the cathedral reveals an empty street, with St. Chads College standing out in its silent grandeur against the backdrop of desolation. Crystal Mill stands alone amidst fall-colored aspens in Colorado, USA—a testament to human presence in an otherwise untouched and desolate wilderness. Saguaro cacti stand tall and solitary in Saguaro National Park's Tuscon Mountain District west unit—an arid desert landscape that epitomizes isolation and desolation. Mariner snakes through deserted waters—its abandoned state echoing a sense of loneliness on once-thriving waterways now left barren by time's passage. Transparent Man Walking in Desert portrays one man's journey through an unforgiving wasteland—a metaphor for personal struggles faced alone amidst societal emptiness. An Irish Donkey and Cart Bringing Home the Spuds showcases rural Ireland's isolated beauty—the donkey plodding along deserted paths while carrying sustenance for those living far from civilization. Vintage Commer truck with hay bales rests silently on Hawea Flat near Wanaka—an abandoned relic reminding us of forgotten times when human activity thrived before succumbing to nature's reclaiming embrace. Old abandoned shack by Mersey stands dilapidated against the elements—a haunting reminder of past lives lived within its walls now lost to time's relentless march.