In pictures: Eyewitness August 2009

6 July 2009, Yosemite, USA: Climber Heinz Zak crosses a highline from the Lost Arrow spire in Yosemite national park with only a safety leash to protect him from the nearly 3,000ft (900-metre) drop Photograph: Heinz Zak/Barcroft Media

26 August 2009, Bunol, Spain: Revellers at La Tomatina, the world’s biggest tomato fight, where about 110,000kg of tomatoes are splatted in a grand battle every year at the end of a week of festivities Photograph: Biel Alino/EPA

25 August 2009, Shrewsbury, UK: A flock of free-range Danish legarth geese being reared for the lucrative Christmas market roam on a hillside farm in Shropshire Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

23 August 2009, Athens, Greece: Thousands of Greeks were battling to save their homes from forest fires raging out of control on the outskirts of Athens as authorities declared a state of emergency and mobilised the army Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images

19 August 2009, London, UK: Children play in the fountains outside the Hayward Gallery on London’s South Bank. Temperatures reached highs of 30C during the week as the capital basked in sunny weather Photograph: Sarah Lee

20 August 2009, Beijing, China: Troops perform during a rehearsal of The Road of Revival, a musical drama to be staged as part of national celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist state Photograph: Kevin Zhao/Reuters

A photograph of Edna Bulles. Christian Sinibaldi, the photographer, said the project came about when he was commissioned by Guardian News and Media to take portraits of older people in the King’s Cross area for its annual Sustainability Report (2008). Age Concern Camden is one of GNM’s local community partners.“ My photographs are designed to challenge perceptions about the elderly, and show older people can be glamorous, inspired, and full of life. To capture this optimism I photographed the subjects as if it were a fashion shoot. I asked them to dress in their favourite clothes and think about a really happy time. The portraits are meant to be a really playful take on the circularity of life. The I Can See Into Your Eyes photo exhibition by Christian Sinibaldi is open until Friday 4 September in the foyer of the Guardian building, 90 York Way, London N1 Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi

12 August 2009, Dahaneh, Afghanistan: After an eight-hour gun battle against the Taliban in Afghanistan, US marines rest in a home used as their command centre in Helmand province Photograph: Julie Jacobson/AP

11 August 2009, Manchester, UK: The grand hall of Gorton monastery which has been shortlisted for a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors award after a £6m restoration project Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

10 August 2009, Sinai, Egypt: Sunrise on Mount Moses or Jebel Musa, where Moses is said to have received the 10 Commandments and the prophet Muhammad's horse, Boraq, ascended to heaven Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

6 August 2009, Edinburgh, UK: Three Bugs Fringe Theatre are performing Ophelia (Drowning) in a hotel swimming pool at the Edinburgh Fringe festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

5 August 2009, London, UK: Palaeontologist Dominic Richards with the stars of Walking with Dinosaurs at the O2. The show, based on the BBC TV series, is touring Britain Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

1898, London, UK: One of a series of pictures taken during the building of London’s underground system, showing the construction of the Central line. It opened in July 1900. Gelatin silver print Photograph: Unknown photographer/The British Library

2 August 2009, Caracas, Venezuela: Conductor Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphonic Orchestra in a free concert in the district of La Vega as part of the 442nd anniversary of the city of Caracas Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

Illinois, USA: Heads down. Skydivers reaching 180 mph over Ottawa, as 108 jumpers set a new world record for the largest freefall formation while descending headfirst Photograph: Norman Kent/Barcroft Media