In the ruins of Hierapolis in southwestern Turkey, bathers float in warm mineral water directly above the toppled marble of an ancient spa city.
It’s one of the driest places on Earth. Most years, it’s lifeless. And then—almost overnight—it explodes with color.
A fortress built to defend the coast - a prison left to rot.
In the hills just outside Baku, Azerbaijan, fire flows from the earth.
On a rugged island in the Atlantic, conversations ride the wind.