About the Images The Twelve Apostles, AUS These spectacular sentinels can be found on the south coast of Victoria Australia, on the Great Ocean Road. They stand tall up to 230 feet (70 meters), defiant of the pounding Southern Ocean and blasting winds that carved them from the limestone cliffs. Read more at Visit Melbourne.com Lake Hawea, NZ This impressive topography backdrops the beautiful Lake Hawea in New Zealand's scenic and rugged south island. The severity of New Zealand's mountains reflects their recent geology caused by up-thrust of the earth's crust along the south west edge of the Pacific 'Rim of Fire'. Read more at New Zealand.com Desert Sand, AUS Much of Australia is desert, and the heart of the continent is known as the Red Center. This is a literal reality, the shifting red desert sand is rippled from the wind, and in the early morning light shows the undisturbed tracks of the many desert creatures that come out during the relative cool of the night. Punga and Koru, NZ The Koru is a powerful cultural icon for New Zealanders. Its unfurling spiral shape is symbolic of life, growth, movement. It represents the unfolding of new life, that everything is reborn and continues - it represents renewal and hope for the future. The Koru features prominently in Maori art, and its shape is said to be inspired by the new growth of the Punga or Ponga - the Silver Tree Fern (Cyathea dealbata) - the tip of a newly emerging fernleaf begins as a tight spiral that unfurls as it grows to its full potential. Sturt's Desert Pea, AUS This resilient plant with its vivid crimson flower is the official floral emblem of the state of South Australia. It was named for Captain Charles Sturt, an explorer of the Australian inland. It survives in barren soil through much of Australia as a ground-creeping vine, blooming fleetingly following the infrequent rains. Read more at Australian National Botanic Gardens Moeraki Boulders, NZ Wholly natural, eerily spherical. These behemoth boulders of around 5 feet diameter (1.5 meters) litter the beach at Moeraki, between Dunedin and Oamaru on the east coast of New Zealand's south island. Read more at New Zealand.com Emerald Beach, Coffs Harbor, AUS Sitting just north of Coffs Harbor, Emerald Beach is typical of the pristine golden sand beaches and coastline of the northern New South Wales Coast. This region from Port Macquarie to Byron Bay is prized for its comfortable climate and laid-back Aussie lifestyle. Minutes before this photo was taken, a family of bottlenose dolphins came close inshore to bodysurf the waves. Lake Tekapo, NZ This stunningly beautiful turquoise-colored lake is framed by New Zealand's dramatic Southern Alps. The Church of the Good Shepherd stands sentinel on the lake shore, it's altar window not of stained glass, but clear glass, giving an unparalleled view of the lake and the Alps in humble acknowledgement of the unsurpassed natural beauty. Read more at New Zealand.com