This photo was taken at the Wings over Houston Air Show in October of 2010. Photo taken by John D. Walters (United States) - Artistic/Creative

My dog Lily loves summer in the Rocky Mountains. Here she is relaxing in a field of wild flowers during one of our hikes. Not only is she sweet to look at but the scenery is nice as well. Photo taken by Lindsay Lemon (United States) - Animals/Pets

This was taken a few weeks before new year on Gulf Air , i had recently moved to Bahrain after living in Dubai for 12 years and this shot was during my flight back to Dubai after staying in Bahrain for only 3 weeks because i missed all my friends. Photo taken by Razvi Sinnen (Bahrain) - Travel/Vacation

Bella was loving the simplicity of jumping in the puddles after the rain. Sometimes we forget how simple happiness can be :) Photo taken by Tiffany Niedringhaus (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I was experimenting with water, bubbles, oil, light and color. I like the way it came out. Surreal. Photo taken by Tom Kral (United States) - Artistic/Creative

June is typically recital month in our area. I captured this image of this young performer with a single strobe. I think the 'rimming' effect of the light accentuates her form and her positioning quite nicely. Dance is a beautiful expression but when combined with light, the result is divine! Photo taken by Christopher C. Davis (United States) - People/Family/Friends

The many soaring gulls on the beach at Hilton Head, SC symbolized the carefree days we spent there on our summer vacation. The gulls became very friendly when our sons began eating popcorn on the beach. Our family beach vacation was a magical time pursuing simple pleasures together. This photo will always recalls those special, sun-soaked days. Photo taken by Peter Hatt (United States) - Nature

This is a shot of a vintage carousel horse at the Glen Echo Park in Maryland. The US Park Service restored this beautiful 1921 Dentzel carousel after they took over the closed amusement park back in the sixties. It is still running and open to the public during the summer season each year. Photo taken by Bill Jonscher (United States) - Travel/Vacation

Taken over downtown Chicago as as storm rolled in. Framed between two great buildings as the lightning intensified. Photo taken by Charlie Ferreira (United States) - Nature

A proud mom, at the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina, shares some treats with her little one. Photo taken by Cliff Berinsky (United States) - Animals/Pets

My 6 year old daughter and her best pal were swinging as high as they possibly could go...laughing the whole time. I sat down in order to capture the height at the top of their swing. Photo taken by Peter Howland (United States) - People/Family/Friends

She really wanted her best friend to come out and play with her. Photo taken by Tanika Snyder (United States) - Animals/Pets

This was a sunrise photo I took in the summer of 2011. I just loved the colors and the 2 subjects were surf fishing in the early light. It looked as though the older gentleman was instructing the teen on how to surf fish. Taken in North Wildwood, NJ while on vacation in 2011. Photo taken by Marirose Stewart (United States) - Travel/Vacation

Long summer days on vacation lend themselves to little boys catching little creatures. Photo taken by Jodi Esplin (United States) - Travel/Vacation

This shot was a surprise shot captured on my way out of my apartment. I saw these sparrows all crowding for a splash in a puddle of water on the road, two of them appeared to be having a turf fight. Photo taken by Nduche Onyeaso (United States) - Animals/Pets

just playing around with a wind machine and local model, Kayla, one afternoon. Photo taken by Jennifer Alder (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I just was playing around with light and thought this came out rather well. I also love the color blue that is here and I thougth it was a pretty creative day I was having so I thought it would be appropriate to enter this in the Artistic/Creative category for this contest. Photo taken by shell in blue light (United States) - Artistic/Creative

I shot this photo the summer I turned 16, when my friend and I were talking about all the places we wanted to see and the things we wanted to do. This photo represents the dreams and feelings of wonderment I had (and still have now, three years later!). Photo taken by Susannah Benjamin (United States) - Artistic/Creative

Relaxing at the local diner after the crowd has gone for the day. Photo taken by Odette (United States) - Artistic/Creative

Editor's Note: Enjoy today's International Picture of the Day selection! Photo taken by S.Bax (Netherlands) - Nature

This picture was taken in Wildwood NJ.. my husband learned the hard way not to feed the seagulls! Photo taken by Krissy kaine (United States) - Animals/Pets

Image taken in the Philippines early morning, with smoke coming from a bonfire gives the person's silhouette a magical somewhat mysterious aura. Photo taken by Dominick M. Dimacale (United States) - People/Family/Friends

I LOVE THE NATURE IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY. TAKEN IN BONNY RIVER N.B. EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT , I T REMINDS ME TO SLOW DOWN AND "REFLECT" ON LIFE. Photo taken by DONALD CHEVARIE (Canada) - Nature

A few days before I left my hometown of Vancouver (BC, Canada), I spent a day at English Bay in Stanley Park. From afar, I saw a father and daughter looking for seashells.They took their time going over each shell and carefully added each one to their collection. Eventhough I do not know what they said to each other, the love the father had for his daughter was undeniably evident. Photo taken by Marianelli Agbulos (United States) - People/Family/Friends