“Tree of Life” Grows on Salt Island in the Middle of the Dead Sea
A tree seemingly growing out of a pristine white salt island in the heart of the Dead Sea isn’t something you’d expect to see when visiting the world’s saltiest body of water, and yet that’s exactly the sight you’re treated to near the beach of Ein Bokek. With a salt concentration over 10 times that […]
Artist Submerges Dress in Dead Sea for Three Months, Retrieves a Beautiful Salt Crystal
In 2014, Israeli artist Sigalit Landau submerged a 19th century-style gown into the lifeless waters of the Dead Sea, for a unique photo project. The dress was retrieved after three months, and as you can see in the photos below, the transformation is quite significant. For her latest project, an eight-part photo series called Salt Bride, Landau […]
China’s Dead Sea – Probably the World’s Most Crowded Swimming Pool
If you think your local swimming pool becomes unbearably crowded on hot summer days, just check out these photos of the so-called Dead Sea, a salt-water swimming pool in China’s Daying County where thousands of people gather every weekend to escape the heat. Inspired by the real Dead Sea in the Middle East, the Chinese resort […]