Colorful Photos of Namibia

Based in Santa Cruz, California, photographer Frank Lanting was commissioned in Namibia by National Geographic magazine.

The Colorful Mansions of El Alto

Spread out across the Bolivian highlands, at 4,000 meters, the city of El Alto is predominantly ochre-red, with thousands of low, matchbox-like brick houses with unfinished and unpainted facades lining the sides of dusty, unpaved roads.

Santa Cruz Del Islote: The Most Crowded Island on Earth

Santa Cruz del Islote is a tiny coral island, and one of the smallest, in the archipelago of San Bernardo off the coast of Colombia. It is only 2.4 acre in size, yet, it’s home to 1,200 people.