August 2021, day by day.

Mesas, Upper Cathedral Valley, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (© Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures)

2021-08-01

Ornate wall at the Qutb Minar complex in New Delhi, India (© Peter Zelei Images/Getty Images)

2021-08-02

Clouded leopard (© Dhritiman Mukherjee/Alamy)

2021-08-03

Wachsenburg Castle near Erfurt, Germany (© Radius Images/Offset by Shutterstock)

2021-08-03

The Sky Pool at Embassy Gardens in London, England (© Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images)

2021-08-04

The Pinnacles on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England (© James Osmond/Alamy)

2021-08-05

Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park overlooking Edinburgh, Scotland (© Andrew Merry/Getty Images)

2021-08-05

Salt cones on the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia (© John Shaw/Minden Pictures)

2021-08-06

Elizabeth Quay Bridge in Perth, Australia (© Amazing Aerial Agency/Offset by Shutterstock)

2021-08-07

Early morning view of Taj Mahal in Agra, India (© Adrian Pope/Getty Images)

2021-08-08

The Mine Bay Māori Rock Carving of Ngatoroirangi by Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell on the edge of Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand (© Evgueni Zverev/Alamy)

2021-08-09

Aerial View of Boreal Forest in summer, Quebec (© Onfokus/Getty Images)

2021-08-10

The Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in Washington, DC (© Ron Blunt/Courtesy Smithsonian)

2021-08-10

The Perseid meteor shower photographed at the Dinosaur Museum of Erenhot in Inner Mongolia, China (© bjdlzx/Getty Images)

2021-08-10

African bush elephant herd, Okavango Delta, Botswana (© Juan-Carlos Munoz/Minden Pictures)

2021-08-11

Pont Valentré bridge, Cahors, France (© Reinhard Schmid/Huber/eStock Photo)

2021-08-12

Horned ghost crab, Grand Anse, Praslin Island, Seychelles (© Ingo Schulz/Offset by Shutterstock)

2021-08-12

Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley National Park, California (© Albert Knapp/Alamy)

2021-08-13

National flag hoisted at Red Fort in New Delhi, India (© Roop_Dey/Shutterstock)

2021-08-14

Strandbad Tiefenbrunnen, an outdoor public pool on the shore of Lake Zürich, Switzerland (© Amazing Aerial Agency/Offset by Shutterstock)

2021-08-15

Petit Minou Lighthouse, Brittany, France (© Mathieu Rivrin/Getty Images)

2021-08-15

Silhouette of Shambhala roller coaster at sunset in PortAventura Park, Salou, Tarragona, Spain (© Joaquim F. P./Getty Images)

2021-08-15

Stairway to Heaven Trail in Wawayanda State Park, New Jersey (© Leembe/Getty Images)

2021-08-16

The Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia (© Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images)

2021-08-17

Giant manta ray and a photographer off the Ningaloo Coast, Australia (© Shutterstock Premier)

2021-08-18

Rub' al Khali desert on the border of Oman and the Emirate of Dubai (© Daniel Schoenen/Offset by Shutterstock)

2021-08-19

The shoreline of Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington state (© Chris Moore/Tandem Stills + Motion)

2021-08-21

The Goldensides trailhead in Tombstone Territorial Park, Yukon (© Ron Erwin/All Canada Photos/Alamy Stock Photo)

2021-08-22

The chhatris of Orchha in Madhya Pradesh, India (© PEDRE/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

2021-08-22

Little blue heron in Cuba (© Sergey Uryadnikov/Alamy)

2021-08-23

Old surfboards lined up as a fence near Paia, Maui, Hawaii (© Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images)

2021-08-23

Peekaboo view of Angels Window on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona (© Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures)

2021-08-24

Scenic shot from Stanley Park overlooking the downtown core, Vancouver (© Basic Elements Photography/Getty Images)

2021-08-25

A sea swallow feeding on the tentacles of a blue button in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia (© Gary Bell/Minden Pictures)

2021-08-25

Casa do Penedo (House of the Rock) in Portugal (© Olimpio Fantuz/eStock Photo)

2021-08-26

Red-billed oxpeckers on an impala in Mpumalanga, South Africa (© Heini Wehrle/Minden Pictures)

2021-08-27

Underground lake in Ruskeala Mountain Park, Karelia, Russia (© Konstantin Trubavin/Offset by Shutterstock)

2021-08-28

Ancient architecture of Sri Krishna Temple ruins in Hampi, India (© Images of India/Alamy Stock Photo)

2021-08-29

Crater glow from Mount Mayon in the Philippines (© Per-Andre Hoffmann/Cavan)

2021-08-30

Đurđevića Tara Bridge in Montenegro (© Hike The World/Shutterstock)

2021-08-30

A porcini mushroom (© vnosokin/Getty Images)

2021-08-31