Surreal places on Earth that need to be seen to be believed
From the multi-coloured natural hot spring in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, and pastel-coloured mountains of Peru, to colourful river deltas in saline Rift Valley, Tanzania
TECHNOLOGY is so advanced now that there is nothing that can't be created onscreen.
But no matter how many filters Instagram creates, or special effects movie studios magic up, nothing still comes close to the beauty of Mother Nature.
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Aerial view of the naturally pink Hutt Lagoon near Port Gregory in Western Australia - the pink colour is caused by microscopic algaeCredit: Getty - Contributor
This collection of photos reveal just how diverse and awe-inspiring the Earth we live on really is.
In fact, some like the pastel-coloured mountains of the Cusco Region, Peru, need to be seen to be believed.
Whether created from natural gases hitting the earth's surface or by bedrock eroded by rainfall, the popular sites often thousands of miles from civilisation are huge hits with photographers and tourists.
From the multi-coloured natural hot spring in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, to colourful river deltas in saline Lake Natron, Rift Valley, Tanzania, there is a computer wallpaper to suit everyone.
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Fly Geyser, a natural hot spring in the Black Rock Desert, NevadaCredit: Getty - Contributor
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Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve in Hunan, China, where peaks rise one after anotherCredit: Getty - Contributor
Stunning video shows lake in Australia turned pink by algae
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Pink Salt Lake in Western Australia. This lake turns pink in summer because of an algae with red pigmentsCredit: Getty - Contributor
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A colourful river delta in saline Lake Natron, Rift Valley, TanzaniaCredit: Getty - Contributor
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Multicoloured rock formations inside the Antelope Canyon, on Navajo land east of Page, ArizonaCredit: Getty - Contributor
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Beisa Orix walking in the Sossusvlei area of Naukluft National Park, NamibiaCredit: Getty - Contributor
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Laguna Colorada in the Bolivian Altiplano, with Licancabur volcano in the backgroundCredit: Getty - Contributor
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The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, WyomingCredit: Getty - Contributor
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The Naica Mine in Mexico - a working mine containing large selenite crystalsCredit: Getty - Contributor
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Bioluminescence from glowing plankton on beach on Vaadhoo Island in the MaldivesCredit: Getty - Contributor
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Limestone pinnacles in Shilin, Stone Forest, in Yunnan, ChinaCredit: Getty - Contributor
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Rice paddy fields in Southern China, that date back more than 9,400 yearsCredit: Getty - Contributor
