Maximilian Mann Photographs The Disappearing Landscape Of Lake Urmia In Fading Flamingos

Today, what is left of the region is a vast, white expanse of salt with dwindling pools of water, crusty desertscapes, and salt-covered boats and piers scattered across the landscape. “Salt winds from the desert are spreading further and further over the residents’s fields, causing the crops to dry up,” Mann continues. “Robbed of their livelihoods, the residents are fleeing to the surrounding towns, and the villages around the lake are dying out. If this disaster is not stopped, up to five million residents could be forced to leave the area in the future.” While visually beautiful, ‘Fading Flamingos’ is a stark reminder of the continued impact of our environmental mistakes, and a warning that our Earth’s natural resources are finite—that one day in the near future, we will reach the end of our supply.