Your perspective on the world: 14-20 August

1 of 10 Here is our weekly selection of the best photographs sent in by you, our readers. We start this week with a picture by James Pemberton of Mount Rainier as seen from the crater rim on Mount St Helens, Washington state, USA.

2 of 10 Matthew Birch: "I'm from Texas and just took a long motorcycle ride up to Prince Edward Island. I took this picture while riding my motorcycle through Nova Scotia and really liked it. I just thought it might give someone else a nice perspective."

3 of 10 Dan Neumeyer: "I found Ireland to be a very beautiful country during a recent trip, but this view from inside a rocky inlet was perhaps the most breathtaking scene that I witnessed."

4 of 10 Paul Medcraft: "I was diving near St Ives in Cornwall on Saturday when this playful Grey Seal took a shine to my fins. She followed us for the whole 45 minutes of the dive and even surfaced near to the boat to watch us leave."

5 of 10 Angie Gooderham: "This is the Khan Tengri (Lord of Spirits) as seen from the Mingtur Pass in Kyrgyzstan. I discovered later that the day I was admiring its spectacular beauty, a number of people died on the mountain in an avalanche."

6 of 10 Jim Berry, USN (Ret): "No matter what you are doing in the Navy, war or peace, you still have to clean. This picture was taken onboard the USS Cleveland LPD-7, early March 2004."

7 of 10 Thomas Morgan: "The 'ships graveyard' in the bay of Dakhlet Nouadhibou."

8 of 10 Michelle Takai: "This is the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It was midnight on a warm evening just a few days before Bastille Day. It looked amazing."

9 of 10 Dan Emory: "This picture was taken on Jumeira Beach in Dubai, UAE."

10 of 10 Darren Keegan: "Schools start again this week in Scotland and my daughter is queuing up to go into the classroom for her first day in 'big school'. Her smile shows her nervous excitement at what the day will bring as she holds tight to Mum's hand."