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 17 2012

Australia, Canada, Germany

Aerial view of cultivated fields in Arizona,US

(© Jim Wark/Lonely Planet)

France

Arrow Crab on a sponge in the Caribbean Sea

(© Jurgen Freund/Aurora Photos)

United Kingdom

 

Rows of Ice Pops

(© Flirt/Superstock)

New Zealand, United States

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

(© Glenn Oakley/Aurora Photos)

 

China

 

Dressage Horse and Rider

(© imagebroker.net/SuperStock)

 

Japan

 

Students with white hats and red noisemakers at a baseball game in Osaka,Japan

(© Arthur Meyerson/Aurora Photos)

August 16 2012

France

Dune of Pilat,Gironde,Aquitaine,France

(© Doug Pearson/Corbis)

Japan

Fringed Orchid (Sagiso)

(© Tetsuya Tanooka/a.collectionRF/gettyimages)

Australia, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom

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

(© Glenn Oakley/Aurora Photos)

New Zealand, United States

Close-up of a Melon

(© Corbis)

 China

Rustic Black River covered bridge near South Haven,Michigan,US

(© Tara Vorhes/Getty Images)

August 13 2012

France

Fritillary butterfly sitting on a blade of green grass

(© Clipcanvas) 

Australia

 Sunset at East Point,Darwin,Northern Territory,Australia

(© Horst Mahr / Getty Images)

 Canada

Sheikh Zayed Bridge at night in Abu Dhabi,UAE

(© spreephoto.de/Getty Images)

Japan

Light of climbing at Mount Fuji,Shizuoka,Japan

(© Karen Kasmauski/Corbis)

China, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

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

(© Danita Delimont/Getty Images)

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 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)

July 28 2012

China

London Olympic Aquatic Center Natatorium,London,England,UK

 (© GEOFF CADDICK/epa/Corbis)

United Kingdom, United States

Targets during archery training for the Beijing 2008 Olympics at Olympic Green Archery Field in Beijing,China

(© Michael Steele/Getty Images)

 

Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan

Pied Avocets in Texel,Netherlands

(© Winfried Wisniewski/Corbis)

New Zealand

Partial eclipse of the moon setting over the Gulf of Mexico,US

(© David Nunuk/Corbis)

July 26 2012

Australia, Canada, China, Germany, France, Japan, United Kingdom

Olympic Park Stadium,ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower and Aquatics Centre in London,UK

(© Charles Bowman/eStock Photo)

New Zealand, United States

Rustic Black River covered bridge near South Haven,Michigan,US

(© Tara Vorhes/Getty Images)

July 25 2012

Japan

Fox,Furano,Hokkaido,Japan

(© Datacraft/UIG/ageFOTOSTOCK)

Australia

Herd of Horses

(© Felipe Rodríguez/age fotostock)

 France

Sandy beaches on the banks of the Seine,Paris,France

(© Helene Roche Photography/Alamy)

China

Pied Avocets in Texel,Netherlands

(© Winfried Wisniewski/Corbis)

United Kingdom

A view to Little Orne from Llandudno,Wales,UK

(© Roy Shakespeare / Loop Images)

New Zealand, United States

Field of sunflowers in Castile and León,Spain

(© Jesus Gonzalez/Getty Images)

 

Canada

 

Rustic Black River covered bridge near South Haven,Michigan,US

(© Tara Vorhes/Getty Images)

July 23 2012

Australia, Canada, China, Germany, France, United Kingdom

 Sea otter grooming in Prince William Sound,Alaska,US

(© Donald M. Jones/Minden Pictures/Corbis)

Japan

Taisho Pond,Kamikochi,Nagano,Japan

(© KEIICHI TAKITA/amanaimages/Corbis)

New Zealand

Still image of time-lapsed night sky and lights in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park,Utah,US

(© Duncan Frazier/Getty Images) 

United States

Elephant trails bisect the green grasses of Amboseli National Park,Kenya

(© George Steinmetz/Corbis)

July 22 2012

Overflow from Lower Nihotupu Reservoir near Auckland,New Zealand

(© Robin Bush/Getty Images)

 

 

Still image of time-lapsed night sky and lights in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park,Utah,US

(© Duncan Frazier/Getty Images) 

 

July 20 2012

Canada, France, Japan

Umbrellas on a sunny beach in Southern Thailand

(© Ocean/Corbis)

 China

Field of sunflowers in Castile and León,Spain

(© Jesus Gonzalez/Getty Images)

 Australia

Rustic Black River covered bridge near South Haven,Michigan,US

(© Tara Vorhes/Getty Images)

New Zealand

 

San Felipe Barajas Castle in Cartagena de Indias,Colombia

(© Claudia Lopez/Aurora Photos)

 United Kingdom

View of the University of East London from a train on the Docklands Light Railway at Beckton,England,UK

© Ricky Leaver/Corbis)

United States

Partial eclipse of the moon setting over the Gulf of Mexico,US

(© David Nunuk/Corbis)