Lower Antelope Canyon
Out in the desert, on the border of Arizona and Utah, just outside the town of Page, is one of the most photographed places on Earth, but you could easily miss it.
It's there, somewhere right in front of you, the famous slot canyon - Lower Antelope. But to get down into it you have to walk a little further west from this point, and then down a slope until...
... you arrive at the entrance, where flights of metal steps take you down to the canyon floor. From above ground it looks dark and unpromising. For its magic to work you need to be down there, with daylight shafting down and enhancing the colours of the beautifully eroded sandstone walls. Then it's time to get the camera out, because you can't help but look up.
As you descend, the sky retreats and you're entering a world that might be familiar if you used the lockscreen image on Windows 10. Just light, sandstone and years of water erosion have created this most remarkable work of art.
As you go deeper, the rocks above you each take on a different colour, from pale orange down to almost purple. It's a world of jagged edges and graceful swirls.
