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Your pictures on the theme of 'skylines'

8 October 2022

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "skylines". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Tony Dowell: "A woman carrying food baskets alongside the railway line forms a graceful silhouette against the skyline."

Tony Dowell Woman in Liwonde, Malawi — Tony Dowell: "A woman carrying food baskets alongside the railway line forms a graceful silhouette against the skyline."

David Darby: "Time seemed to stand still in the tranquillity of this crisp October morning in Ontario's Algonquin Park."

David Darby River in Algonquin Park — David Darby: "Time seemed to stand still in the tranquillity of this crisp October morning in Ontario's Algonquin Park."

WG Street: "Lines of whelk shells leading to the cottages on the skyline."

WG Street Shoreline cottages — WG Street: "Lines of whelk shells leading to the cottages on the skyline."

James Gadsby-Bruce: "A chance glance out of the window on the viaduct shows Birmingham at its finest."

James Gadsby-Bruce Birmingham from a train — James Gadsby-Bruce: "A chance glance out of the window on the viaduct shows Birmingham at its finest."

Verna Evans: "A view of the London skyline as seen from Richmond Park. So near and yet so far."

Verna Evans London skyline — Verna Evans: "A view of the London skyline as seen from Richmond Park. So near and yet so far."

Jane Phipps: "The serenity of this skyline meeting the ocean comes with a very simple message."

Jane Phipps Love Life graffiti on a seawall — Jane Phipps: "The serenity of this skyline meeting the ocean comes with a very simple message."

Mark Ballett: "We run a smallholding so don't often go very far. The skyline forms the limit of our world most of the time."

Mark Ballett 360 degree view of a field — Mark Ballett: "We run a smallholding so don't often go very far. The skyline forms the limit of our world most of the time."

Steve Boreham: "Colombo city skyline from the bank of Beira Lake. After this year's power cuts it came as a surprise to see the Lotus Tower beautifully lit on Saturday night."

Steve Boreham Colombo skyline — Steve Boreham: "Colombo city skyline from the bank of Beira Lake. After this year's power cuts it came as a surprise to see the Lotus Tower beautifully lit on Saturday night."

Dani Jay: "Sunrise over Manhattan viewed from the deck of the Queen Mary 2 as it sailed into New York."

Dani Jay Manhattan skyline — Dani Jay: "Sunrise over Manhattan viewed from the deck of the Queen Mary 2 as it sailed into New York."

JC Melling: "In order to board the train in Staveley, Cumbria you first climb the steps up to the platform. I spotted this row of sentinel chimney pots overlooking the village as we waited for the train."

JC Melling Chimney pots — JC Melling: "In order to board the train in Staveley, Cumbria you first climb the steps up to the platform. I spotted this row of sentinel chimney pots overlooking the village as we waited for the train."

Ruth O'Connor: "I was lucky enough to capture this breathtaking view of the Palm House in Kew Gardens at an evening event."

Ruth O'Connor Kew Gardens — Ruth O'Connor: "I was lucky enough to capture this breathtaking view of the Palm House in Kew Gardens at an evening event."

Jayne Dickinson: "My friend and her dog."

Jayne Dickinson Woman on a bench with her dog — Jayne Dickinson: "My friend and her dog."

Lily Chandler: "Sunset over Riga's old town, taken from the Latvian Academy of Sciences, with the Central Market in the foreground."

Lily Chandler Skyline of Riga — Lily Chandler: "Sunset over Riga's old town, taken from the Latvian Academy of Sciences, with the Central Market in the foreground."

Melissa Hookway: "Easter Island Moai marking the sky at sunrise, looking strangely like half a zip on the horizon."

Melissa Hookway Easter Island — Melissa Hookway: "Easter Island Moai marking the sky at sunrise, looking strangely like half a zip on the horizon."

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The next theme is "Empty spaces" and the deadline for entries is 18 October 2022.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

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Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

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