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Your pictures on the theme of 'in the cold'

14 January 2024

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

Ian Callen: "During a recent trip to arctic Norway we spent the day in the Lyngen Alps. We stopped in a 'blink and you'll miss it town', Skibotn, for a hot drink - as the temperature was -10C - in a cafe run by a friendly Icelandic guy. Before getting back in the car, my daughter stood out on this pontoon in the small harbour, and I thought how pure the scene was."

Ian Callen A woman standing on a pontoon in a lake — Ian Callen: "During a recent trip to arctic Norway we spent the day in the Lyngen Alps. We stopped in a 'blink and you'll miss it town', Skibotn, for a hot drink - as the temperature was -10C - in a cafe run by a friendly Icelandic guy. Before getting back in the car, my daughter stood out on this pontoon in the small harbour, and I thought how pure the scene was."

Mario Marquardt: "These colourful frozen leaves greeted me in our garden on a bright and sunny - yet decidedly frosty - morning."

Mario Marquardt Frozen leaves — Mario Marquardt: "These colourful frozen leaves greeted me in our garden on a bright and sunny - yet decidedly frosty - morning."

Marianna Klein: "A macro photo of a small ice crystal, an ice pellet that fell on the already melting snow."

Marianna Klein Ice crystal — Marianna Klein: "A macro photo of a small ice crystal, an ice pellet that fell on the already melting snow."

Mike Robinson: "By a turbulent stream, during a very hard frost, some vegetation hanging from a log was being repeatedly dipped and refrozen to transform initial drops into still growing diamonds."

Mike Robinson Frozen ice on vegetation — Mike Robinson: "By a turbulent stream, during a very hard frost, some vegetation hanging from a log was being repeatedly dipped and refrozen to transform initial drops into still growing diamonds."

Minna Päivinen: "Having fun with everyday physics on a frozen lake Näsijärvi (Tampere, Finland). Throwing a cup of hot water into the air when the outside temperature was -25C."

Minna Päivinen A man throwing a cup of hot water into the air — Minna Päivinen: "Having fun with everyday physics on a frozen lake Näsijärvi (Tampere, Finland). Throwing a cup of hot water into the air when the outside temperature was -25C."

Hanna Borkowska: "This picture was taken last November beside a water reservoir in the city of Gdańsk, Poland. The dog walkers were captured in the morning, with the dogs' breath, and fog over the water."

Hanna Borkowska People walking their dogs — Hanna Borkowska: "This picture was taken last November beside a water reservoir in the city of Gdańsk, Poland. The dog walkers were captured in the morning, with the dogs' breath, and fog over the water."

Pavlina Gavrilova: "These two little cute puppies are warm and feel happy while playing in the snow."

Pavlina Gavrilova Two dogs in the snow — Pavlina Gavrilova: "These two little cute puppies are warm and feel happy while playing in the snow."

Poppy Gregory: "A little Robin redbreast with speckles of snowflake remaining on its beak. Photograph captured in a woodlands at Maldon, Essex."

Poppy Gregory A Robin in a tree — Poppy Gregory: "A little Robin redbreast with speckles of snowflake remaining on its beak. Photograph captured in a woodlands at Maldon, Essex."

Craig Hannah: "Within the Skaftafellsjökull Glacier, Iceland."

Craig Hannah A man inside a glacier — Craig Hannah: "Within the Skaftafellsjökull Glacier, Iceland."

Adam Nir: "We went on a spontaneous hike during our holiday vacation in Stowe, Vermont. It was dry down in the town but as we started climbing we were greeted with an intensifying flurry of snow. There's always something magical about a snowy hike."

Adam Nir Man in a snowy landscape — Adam Nir: "We went on a spontaneous hike during our holiday vacation in Stowe, Vermont. It was dry down in the town but as we started climbing we were greeted with an intensifying flurry of snow. There's always something magical about a snowy hike."

Jake Thomas: "Hot Bank Farm in the snow, a very cold day on Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland."

Jake Thomas Hot Bank Farm in snow — Jake Thomas: "Hot Bank Farm in the snow, a very cold day on Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland."

Deborah Freeland: "My daughter-in-laws, both teachers, enjoying a 'snow day' on Chingford Plains, Essex."

Deborah Freeland Two women jumping — Deborah Freeland: "My daughter-in-laws, both teachers, enjoying a 'snow day' on Chingford Plains, Essex."

Ulrieke Birner: "Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia, Argentina."

Ulrieke Birner Perito Moreno Glacier — Ulrieke Birner: "Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia, Argentina."

Jude Bytheway: "A polar bear cub rolling playfully in the snow on the pack ice in the Arctic, North of Svalbard."

Jude Bytheway A polar bear — Jude Bytheway: "A polar bear cub rolling playfully in the snow on the pack ice in the Arctic, North of Svalbard."

Seamus McCarthy: "Snow on the line!"

Seamus McCarthy Pegs on a washing line covered in snow — Seamus McCarthy: "Snow on the line!"

Jeremy Hughes: "Seaweed at the tide mark on Loch Leven in Scotland. Just enough hoar-frost towards the end of the day before high tide washed it away. It would be usual to get this type of image early in the morning, but the tide, a rapid drop in temperature and then a burst of late afternoon sun, made it special."

Jeremy Hughes Icy seaweed — Jeremy Hughes: "Seaweed at the tide mark on Loch Leven in Scotland. Just enough hoar-frost towards the end of the day before high tide washed it away. It would be usual to get this type of image early in the morning, but the tide, a rapid drop in temperature and then a burst of late afternoon sun, made it special."

Karthik Subramaniam: "Bison are resilient animals, especially in a place like Yellowstone National Park, USA, where they've adapted to some of the harshest conditions."

Karthik Subramaniam Bison in a snowy landscape — Karthik Subramaniam: "Bison are resilient animals, especially in a place like Yellowstone National Park, USA, where they've adapted to some of the harshest conditions."

Greg McDougall: "Racing motorcycles on a frozen Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada."

Greg McDougall Motorbike racing on snow — Greg McDougall: "Racing motorcycles on a frozen Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada."

Oliver James: "A British skier carves into a deep ice cave in Garibaldi Park, British Columbia, Canada."

Oliver James A skier — Oliver James: "A British skier carves into a deep ice cave in Garibaldi Park, British Columbia, Canada."

Gill Davies: "I couldn't resist touching the ice crystals that had formed on the surface of a picnic table at my local park. I left a smile or two for other visitors."

Gill Davies A face in ice — Gill Davies: "I couldn't resist touching the ice crystals that had formed on the surface of a picnic table at my local park. I left a smile or two for other visitors."

Alison Bell: "This poppy head skeleton caught the frost beautifully. It had the look of a Christmas bauble."

Alison Bell A frosty poppy head — Alison Bell: "This poppy head skeleton caught the frost beautifully. It had the look of a Christmas bauble."

Tom and Beatrix Beattie: "Me and my daughter froze a Lego figure in a Tupperware pot and then lit it from behind with my daughter's phone torch."

Tom and Beatrix Beattie A Lego figure in ice — Tom and Beatrix Beattie: "Me and my daughter froze a Lego figure in a Tupperware pot and then lit it from behind with my daughter's phone torch."

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The next theme is "wilderness" and the deadline for entries is 23 January 2024.

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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