December 25 2012

United Kingdom

Sunrise in Central Park after a Snowstorm in New York City,New York,US

(© Mitchell Funk/Getty Images)

Australia

Nutrias in the Snow,Germany

(© Naturfoto-Online/Alamy)

Germany

The Glenfinnan Monument,Fort William,Loch Shiel,Scotland

(© SIME/eStock Photo)

France

Aerial view of Puy Como in the Regional Natural Park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne,France

(© Christian Guy/hemis.fr)

Canada, Japan

Snow-covered Trees and Plants,Dalarna,Sweden

(© Lars Dahlstršm/Aurora Photos)

 

China

 

Holiday Light display in Makati City,Manila,Luzon Island,Philippines

(© Per-Andre Hoffmann /Aurora Photos)

 

New Zealand, United States

 

Snowy spruce forest with log cabin in Riisitunturi National Park,Finland

(© Jan Tove Johansson/Getty Images)

December 22 2012

United Kingdom

London Eye,London,England,UK

(© Fotosearch/age fotostock)

New Zealand, United States

Holiday Light display in Makati City,Manila,Luzon Island,Philippines

(© Per-Andre Hoffmann /Aurora Photos)

 

Japan

 

Christmas lights adorn the row houses on 34th Street in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore,Maryland,US

(© Troy McCullough/Getty Images)

France

 A man walks inside the crumbling skeleton of the House of the Bulgarian Communist Party on Mount Buzludzha,Bulgaria

(© Dimitar Dilkoff/Getty Images)

Australia, Canada, Germany

Abstract close-up of flower spike Aloe Spicata

(© Nigel Downer/age fotostock)

 

 China

 

La Mezquita Cathedral,Cordoba,Spain

(© SIME / eStock Photo)

December 21 2012

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

Holiday Light display in Makati City,Manila,Luzon Island,Philippines

(© Per-Andre Hoffmann /Aurora Photos)

China

Christmas tree in the village of Boccadasse,Italy

(© Davide Carlo Cenadelli/4Corners)

 

New Zealand, United States

 

The Male Northern Cardinals in Snow

(© Robert Shaw/Alamy)

December 08 2011

Japan

 Volcanic ash layer of Mount Pinatubo,Philippines

(© Philippe Bourseiller/Getty Images)

 Australia

Saltpans at Shark Bay in west area of Australia

(© Thomas Schmitt/Riser/Getty Images)

Canada, China, Germany, France, United Kingdom

Two Collared Lories 

(© Gary Vestal/Getty Images)

New Zealand

 Pine Tree and Mountain Range,White Cloud Scenic Area,Huangshan,Anhui,China

(© Radius Images)

United States

Chariot of Glory on the General Staff Building,St. Petersburg,Russia

(© SIME/eStock Photo)

September 15 2009

China

With the love of Green: Traffic Congestion - Pollution of the Environment
TAO Images Limited/Photolibrary ©

United Kingdom

Paddington Station,Paddington,London,UK
David Bank/Photolibrary ©

Canada

Travertine Pools,Pamukkale,Turkey
Kordcom Kordcom/Photolibrary ©

New Zealand

Scuba Diver with School of Barracuda,Alona Beach,Panglao Island,Bohol,Philippines
Franco Banfi/Photolibrary ©

Australia, Japan, Germany

The Wave,Coyote Buttes,Vermilion Cliffs,Utah Border
Joseph Sohm/Corbis ©

United States

Angkor Wat,Angkor,Cambodia
Bruno Morandi/Photolibrary ©

August 14 2009

Germany

Hürdenläufer (Hurdler)
Corbis/Photolibrary ©

Japan, China

Panglao Island, Philippines

Franco Banfi/Photolibrary ©

New Zealand, United States, Canada

Bighorn Sheep, Kluanee National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada
Michael S Quinton/Photolibrary ©

Australia

Maharaja's Palace, Mysore, India

Vladpans/eStock Photo ©

United Kingdom

Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland

Tim Hurst/Getty ©