August 18 2012

Australia

Iron staircase of Currituck Beach Lighthouse,North Carolina,US

(© Peter Ptschelinzew/Lonely Planet)

Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom

Seaplanes docked in Seattle,Washington,US

(© John & Lisa Merrill/Danita Delimont)

Japan

Sandboarders hiking up dunes for another ride,Great Sand Dunes National Park,Colorado,US

(© Glenn Oakley/Aurora Photos)

 

China

 

Colourful seating of the Copper Box at Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Edmund Sumner/Corbis)

 

New Zealand, United States

 

Aerial view of cultivated fields in Arizona,US

(© Jim Wark/Lonely Planet)

August 15 2012

China

Bicycle parked at the side of paddy field,Guangxi,China

(© Walter Bibikow/Taxi/Getty Images)

 Japan

Cape Sukai,Rebun,Hokkaido,Japan

(© Jason Hawkes/Corbis)

 United Kingdom

Evening view of reflections in the Mersey River,Liverpool,England,UK

(© McCoy Wynne / Alamy)

Australia, Canada, Germany, France

Close-up of a Melon

(© Corbis)

August 12 2012

Australia, New Zealand

 Sunrise on Bondi Beach in Sydney,with a handrail in foreground,Australia

(© Pawel Papis / Getty Images)

 Canada, Germany, France, Japan

The Basin in Franconia Notch State Park,New Hampshire,US

(© Danita Delimont/Getty Images)

 China

View of the stadium as the Union Jack during the closing ceremony on 16 Day of the Olympic Games is formed in London in 2012 at the Olympic Stadium,12 August 2012,London,England,UK

(© Rob Carr/Getty Images)

United States

 A detail of the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

 

United Kingdom

 

The Olympic Stadium in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Michael Steele/Getty Images)

August 11 2012

China

Lin Dan of China celebrates win over Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in badminton men's singles final at Wembley Stadium in London,August 5, 2012,London Olympics

(© Michael Regan/Getty Images)

 United Kingdom

Mo Farah crosses the finish line to win gold in the Men's 5000m Final,London,England,UK

(© Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Australia, Canada, France, Japan

Colourful seating of the Copper Box at Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Edmund Sumner/Corbis)

United States

Jordan Ernest Burroughs of the United States competes with Matthew Judah Gentry of Canada during the men's freestyle 74-kg wrestling quarterfinal bout in London,England,UK

(© Feng Li/Getty Images)

New Zealand

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat in the department of Alpes-Maritimes,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,France

(© Stefan Damm/Huber/4Corners)

Germany

 A detail of the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

August 10 2012

Australia, Canada, France,United Kingdom

 A detail of the Basketball Arena at the Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Germany

(LR) Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink of Germany celebrates the match point against Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego from Brazil in the gold medal match in the men's beach volleyball on 13 Day (09 August 2012) of the Olympic Games

China

China Girls in the synchronized swimming Free Routine final group project at the London Olympic Aquatic Centre on August 10, 2012,London Olympics

(© Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Japan

Yuki Ogimi plays in the Japan versus the United States,women's soccer final,London Olympics

(© Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

New Zealand, United States

Three dabbling ducks with their heads in the water,Saxony,Germany

(© S Meyers/Blickwinkel/age fotostock)

August 09 2012

Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan

Three dabbling ducks with their heads in the water,Saxony,Germany

(© S Meyers/Blickwinkel/age fotostock)

China

Matthew Mitcham on the diving platform at Aquatic Centre at the London 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© ANDY RAIN/epa/Corbis)

 

New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

 

Aerial of the Serpentine lake and Hyde Park in London,England,UK

(© Andrew Holt/Getty Images)

August 08 2012

China

Wu Jing Yu (left) celebrate women's 49kg taekwondo final victory,ExCeL International Exhibition Center,August 8, 2012 in London Olympics

(© Hannah Johnston/Getty Images)

Australia, Canada, Germany, France

Aerial of the Serpentine lake and Hyde Park in London,England,UK

(© Andrew Holt/Getty Images)

Japan

Kaori Icho winning gold medal in women's wrestling 63 kg class,London Olympics

(© Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

New Zealand

Itanki beach,Muroran,Hokkaido,Japan

(© JTB Photo Communications, Inc/ageFOTOSTOCK)

 

United States

 

The Olympic Stadium in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Michael Steele/Getty Images)

 

United Kingdom

 

Night-time landscape view of the Water Polo Arena in Olympic Park,London,England,UK

(© Paul Cunningham/Corbis)

 

August 07 2012

China

Liu Xiang kissing hurdle after injury during the men's 110 meter hurdles preliminaries in the first round,August 7, 2012 London Olympics

(© Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

 Germany

Robert Harting,Germany,during the qualifying competition of discus throwing men on 10 Day of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 6 August 2012 in London,England,UK

(© Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Image)

Australia, Canada, France, Japan

The Olympic Stadium in Stratford,London,England,UK

(© Michael Steele/Getty Images)

United Kingdom

Night-time landscape view of the Water Polo Arena in Olympic Park,London,England,UK

(© Paul Cunningham/Corbis)

New Zealand, United States

Dressage Horse and Rider

(© imagebroker.net/SuperStock)

August 05 2012

China

Zou Kai during the men's floor exercise final at North Greenwich Arena in London,8/4/2012 London Olympics

(© Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan

Exterior view of the shooting complex at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London,England,UK

 (© Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images)

 United  Kingdom

Three dabbling ducks with their heads in the water,Saxony,Germany

(© S Meyers/Blickwinkel/age fotostock)

 

New Zealand, United States

 A golden snub-nosed monkey plays in a tree in Qinling Mountains,Shaanxi Province,China
(© Ma Xiaobo Photography China/Corbis)

August 04 2012

China

Ting Chen hands in the air to celebrate after the finish line to win in men's 20 km Race Finals at London Olympic Stadium,August 4, 2012London Olympics
(© Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

New Zealand

Derwent Water,Lake District,Cumbria,England,UK
(© Tim Gartside/age fotostock)

United Kingdom

Three dabbling ducks with their heads in the water,Saxony,Germany
(© S Meyers/Blickwinkel/age fotostock)

Australia, Canada, France, Japan

 A golden snub-nosed monkey plays in a tree in Qinling Mountains,Shaanxi Province,China
(© Ma Xiaobo Photography China/Corbis)

United States

Missy Franklin of the United States competes in the women's 200-meter backstroke heat 4 in London Olympics,England,UK
(© Al Bello/Getty Images)

Germany

Boats leaving their stations at the start of a race at Eton Dorney,the venue for rowing and canoe sprint events during the 2012 Summer Games in London,England,UK

(© Rob Taylor/age fotostock)

August 03 2012

China

Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei celebrate win over Xu Chen and Ma Jin in  badminton mixed doubles final,Wembley Stadium,August 3, 2012 London Olympics

(© Michael Regan/Getty Images)

 Germany

Dimitri Peters from Germany (in white) and Tagir Khaibulaev from Russia fighting in Judo Men -100 kg on 6 Day of the Olympic Games in London 2012 at ExCeL on 2 August,2012 in London,England,UK

(© Laurence G(Bing Germany)

 Australia, Canada, France, Japan, United Kingdom

Boats leaving their stations at the start of a race at Eton Dorney,the venue for rowing and canoe sprint events during the 2012 Summer Games in London,England,UK

(© Rob Taylor/age fotostock)

New Zealand

Two brown grizzly bears cubs,Alaska,US

(© Deb Garside/age fotostock)