Gavin Hellier / Timelapse from day to night of American flags flying around the Washington Monument, Washington DC, USAJune 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse from day to night of American flags flying around the Washington Monument, Washington DC, USAJune 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse from day to night of an American flag fluttering on the Iwo Jima Memorial, Washington DC, USA, June 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Group of American flags flying in Liberty State Park, New York, USA, June 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Group of American flags flying in Liberty State Park, New York, USA, June 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Group of American flags flying in Liberty State Park, with the Statue of Liberty in the background, New York, USA, June 2016. Hellier

Kirkendall-Spring / New Dungeness Lighthouse, Dungeness Spit near Sequim, Washington, USA. April 2016.

Ernie Janes / Stars and stripes national flag of the United States of America blowing in the wind.

Ernie Janes / Two flags of the United States of America in the wind with the moon in the background. Digital composite.

Ernie Janes / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and the Flag of the United States of America. Digital composite.

Kirkendall-Spring / State flag of South Carolina displayed on a home along the East Battery Road in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

Kirkendall-Spring / Tybee Island Light Station and museum on Tybee Island, Georgia, USA.