A bogged 4WD beneath a storm in Cobbler Desert, Strzelecki track, South Australia.

Silhouette of a Myall Tree at sunset, Woomera area, South Australia.

Desert dwelling knob-tailed gecko.

Woolshed at Mount Lyndhurst Station, South Australia.

A gum tree growing from a rocky outcrop in Rudall River National Park, Western Australia.

Kieran Kelly and George Bennet test mapping equipment at Lake Gregory, Western Australia.

Near boiling water gushes from the Purnie Bore in the Simpson Desert, Witjira National Park, South Australia.

Locals play a game of Australian Rules football in the Tanami Desert, Northern Territory.

Moving cattle on Napperby Station, Tanami Desert, Northern Territory.

A hot shower in the desert, Newhaven, Northern Territory.

Lake Hart, Woomera area, South Australia.

Dingo, Newhaven, Northern Territory.

Entrance to Desert Queens Bath Gorge, Rudall River National Park, Western Australia.

Stock camp in the Tanami Desert, Northern Territory.

Mackerel sky over the Tanami Desert Gold Mine, Northern Territory.

The artificial wet area created by the outpourings of Purnie Bore, in the Simpson Desert, South Australia.

A thorny devil at home in the desert.

Uluru, is perhaps the quintessential icon on the Australia outback.

A small desert lizard in the Australian outback.

This image was taken when 50 members of the Australian Geographic Society travelled to central Australia to celebrate the life and work of pioneer roadbuilder Len Beadell.

An old waggon wheel is half buried in the Sturt Stony Desert close to the Birdsville Track, SA.

A water hole is a classic sight in the outback. This one is at Emily Gap in the Simpson Desert, NT.

Lake Gregory, Tanami Desert, NT.

The rocky shards of the Larapinta Trail make for tough walking in the Northern Territory.

Love them or loathe them, camels are a common sight in the Australian desert, with about 1 million of them roaming the land.

Smooth-barked coolibahs in an ephemeral lake are caused by floodwater from Sturt Creek draining into Lake Gregory.

Tanami Desert on the Canning Stock Route WA

The West MacDonnell Ranges in the sunset light, along the Larapinta Trail, NT.

The view from the top of Mount X or the real Mount Wilson, WA.

Lightning strikes near a billabong at Marrakai in the Northern Territory.