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Your pictures on the theme of 'voyage'

12 March 2023

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

Amy Fyfe-Taylor: "A sunny ferry ride from Cadenabbia to Bellagio on Lake Como, soaking up the stunning views."

Amy Fyfe-Taylor Woman on a boat — Amy Fyfe-Taylor: "A sunny ferry ride from Cadenabbia to Bellagio on Lake Como, soaking up the stunning views."

Jason Shrubb: "Voyage departures from Southampton somehow look more impressive at low tide."

Jason Shrubb A cruise ship leaves Southampton — Jason Shrubb: "Voyage departures from Southampton somehow look more impressive at low tide."

JC Melling: "The River Lune stretches 53 miles through Cumbria and Lancashire. Paddling downstream, these five people are just checking out the rapids in front of them having come round the huge bend that forms part of Ruskin's View."

JC Melling Canoeists — JC Melling: "The River Lune stretches 53 miles through Cumbria and Lancashire. Paddling downstream, these five people are just checking out the rapids in front of them having come round the huge bend that forms part of Ruskin's View."

Chris Tudor: "My dive buddy and I spent 10 glorious days on this beautiful liveaboard, cruising down the northern atolls of the Maldives. The diving provided daily encounters with sharks, manta rays, octopuses and all the other marine life that inhabits this wonderful region of the Indian Ocean."

Chris Tudor Sailing boat at sea — Chris Tudor: "My dive buddy and I spent 10 glorious days on this beautiful liveaboard, cruising down the northern atolls of the Maldives. The diving provided daily encounters with sharks, manta rays, octopuses and all the other marine life that inhabits this wonderful region of the Indian Ocean."

Martin Odino: "Flying besides magnificent and gargantuan Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on a tropical morning, just a fortnight after the March 2022 equinox, gave a sense of an endless voyage from the seemingly frozen time."

Martin Odino Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania as seen from an aeroplane — Martin Odino: "Flying besides magnificent and gargantuan Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania on a tropical morning, just a fortnight after the March 2022 equinox, gave a sense of an endless voyage from the seemingly frozen time."

Ila Schloss: "Poppy the swan is harbour master, checking up on me at the window of my berth on Shellfish, a 1931 motor yacht in Long Island."

Ila Schloss A swan in Long Island New York — Ila Schloss: "Poppy the swan is harbour master, checking up on me at the window of my berth on Shellfish, a 1931 motor yacht in Long Island."

Doris Enders: "A long voyage for these migrating birds."

Doris Enders Birds in flight — Doris Enders: "A long voyage for these migrating birds."

Damian Walker: "Far from plain sailing, my £3 car boot boat was heading towards a point of no return. This tranquil looking flooded golf course was next to the fast flowing River Brent, in West London. I like to do a wind check and push the boat out towards a piece of land I can reach with my wellies. And armed with a pound shop fishing rod I usually get my boat back. It's a good place for quiet reflection, especially as the sun goes down. There is a risk I won't get my boat back if the wind changes. But that's the adventure of budget travel."

Damian Walker Toy sailing boat — Damian Walker: "Far from plain sailing, my £3 car boot boat was heading towards a point of no return. This tranquil looking flooded golf course was next to the fast flowing River Brent, in West London. I like to do a wind check and push the boat out towards a piece of land I can reach with my wellies. And armed with a pound shop fishing rod I usually get my boat back. It's a good place for quiet reflection, especially as the sun goes down. There is a risk I won't get my boat back if the wind changes. But that's the adventure of budget travel."

Jane Elle: "Kayaking on the Rhône."

Jane Elle A woman's feet on a kayak — Jane Elle: "Kayaking on the Rhône."

lga Arune: "Let the voyage begin."

lga Arune Cruise ship heading out to sea — lga Arune: "Let the voyage begin."

Josh Gibbens: "Looking east towards the Inner Hebrides whilst standing on the deck of MV Isle of Mull travelling from Lochboisdale to Oban."

Josh Gibbens View from deck — Josh Gibbens: "Looking east towards the Inner Hebrides whilst standing on the deck of MV Isle of Mull travelling from Lochboisdale to Oban."

Kim Osborn: "No mistaken identity! On my holiday going to Tenerife."

Kim Osborn Suitcase at an airport baggage claim — Kim Osborn: "No mistaken identity! On my holiday going to Tenerife."

Clive Marchant: "Rest and recreation on board HMS Trincomalee."

Clive Marchant Dominoes on HMS Trincomalee — Clive Marchant: "Rest and recreation on board HMS Trincomalee."

Alison Clewes calls this the End of the Voyage: "Ships hulls on the South West Coast Path at West Yelland [in Devon]. We sat in a wrecked boat and ate pasties. The only sounds being the chill wind and the lonesome sound of the curlews. Felt quite apocalyptic."

Alison Clewes Ship covered in graffiti — Alison Clewes calls this the End of the Voyage: "Ships hulls on the South West Coast Path at West Yelland [in Devon]. We sat in a wrecked boat and ate pasties. The only sounds being the chill wind and the lonesome sound of the curlews. Felt quite apocalyptic."

John Barnes: "At the end of a long day, a fishing boat comes back to the shore in Cochin, Kerala, India."

John Barnes Fishermen — John Barnes: "At the end of a long day, a fishing boat comes back to the shore in Cochin, Kerala, India."

Shane Barker: "I often wonder what it would be like to be on a voyage to a distant planet or star. As I will never afford a space rocket to get me there, I guess I'll use what transport I have."

Shane Barker Model car and caravan heading for the moon — Shane Barker: "I often wonder what it would be like to be on a voyage to a distant planet or star. As I will never afford a space rocket to get me there, I guess I'll use what transport I have."

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The next theme is "machinery" and the deadline for entries is 21 March 2023.

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.

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