A beacon in the golden light

A beacon in the golden light

Cordouan Lighthouse, Royan, Charente, France (© FRTimelapse/Getty Images)

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A seal of smiles
10 May 2024Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
10 May 2025Minnesota State Capitol, St Paul, Minnesota, United States
10 May 2026Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada

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1 Nov 2023Haut-Barr Castle
28 Nov 2023Giving Tuesday
10 Feb 2025Art installation of umbrellas, Borough Market, London, England
18 Nov 2025Male hooded merganser, Oregon, United States
30 Jul 2024Friendship Day
Huddled and hunting
19 Dec 2025Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
20 Aug 2025The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
A shiver of sharks on the hunt
A shallow sea
Sep 3, 2023Skyscraper Day
5 Dec 2024Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, United States
17 Oct 2026International Archaeology Day
A hiker’s dream
25 Mar 2025Tolkien Reading Day
4 Apr 2025National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC, United States
20 Apr 2025Happy Easter!
29 Jan 2025Porto, Portugal
7 Aug 2026Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
How can we help at-risk animals?
21 Aug 2024Wolf Island, Galápagos, Ecuador
19 Sep 2025Thousand Islands region, St Lawrence River, USA-Canada border
Let’s have a lek, see?
Love is in the snow
28 May 2025World Otter Day
7 Dec 2024Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England
3 May 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!
Remembering D-Day
Guarding the pass
28 Jul 2024Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden