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The serene beauty of Libya – in pictures

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Award-winning photographer Charlie Waite documents the stunning landscapes of Libya – taken in the days leading up to the revolution that deposed the dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 – for an exhibition, Silent Exchange, at the Lyttleton Gallery until 16 August. All photographs: Charlie Waite photography.

Charlie Waite

Wed 2 Jul 2014 15.57 BST Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 14.46 GMT

• The Ubari lakes in Fazzan, Libya Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• A musical interlude in Libya Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• A lone traveller in the Fezzan dunes Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• Qasr al Haj, the 12-century Pilgrim's Castle in Tripolitania Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• The ruins of Apollonia Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• A rider in the Fazzan desert Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• One of the ubiquitous portraits of Muammar Gaddafi, on the wall of a hotel Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• The oasis town of Ghadames in Tripolitania Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• Camels in the desert Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• The team of government minders who accompanied Waite everywhere Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

• Huts in the Sahara desert, Libya. This image is part of Silent Exchange, a major new exhibition of landscape photography by Charlie Waite at the National Theatre until 16 August Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

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