Struck by the eye-catching color combinations and the rich variety of patterns adorning women’s clothing, Matos reached for his camera and started taking pictures of Darfur’s local fashion.

A person searches for clothing in a pile of discarded garments in the Atacama Desert. Photo: Antonio Cossio ( (AP)) Sadly, the desert is also a dumping ground for cheap, unsold clothing.

Some of the Painted Desert’s rocks contain iron and manganese, which can oxidize into reddish colors. However, when the water table is high there is less oxygen in the ground and that turns ...