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Your pictures on the theme of 'wilderness'

28 January 2024

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

Jerry Hughes: "Rivers of glacial meltwater meander and meet along a wide valley, deep in the Icelandic southern highlands. The late afternoon September sun highlights the mossy slopes of the mountains on the other side."

Jerry Hughes Glacial meltwater in Iceland — Jerry Hughes: "Rivers of glacial meltwater meander and meet along a wide valley, deep in the Icelandic southern highlands. The late afternoon September sun highlights the mossy slopes of the mountains on the other side."

Mike Wright: "Dartmoor - the last wilderness in southern England. Crazywell Cross is one of many crosses on the Moor, placed to help travellers find their way."

Mike Wright Crazywell Cross, Dartmoor — Mike Wright: "Dartmoor - the last wilderness in southern England. Crazywell Cross is one of many crosses on the Moor, placed to help travellers find their way."

Simon Davis: "What I imagine purgatory looks like. Uyuni salt flats in the dry season."

Simon Davis Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia — Simon Davis: "What I imagine purgatory looks like. Uyuni salt flats in the dry season."

Adrian Lavery: "The Mourne Mountains in County Down - our own wilderness, just 40 minutes from Belfast."

Adrian Lavery Mourne Mountains, County Down — Adrian Lavery: "The Mourne Mountains in County Down - our own wilderness, just 40 minutes from Belfast."

Simon Albutt: "The edge of a sand dune in the vast, arid expanse of the Wahiba Sands, Oman."

Simon Albutt Sand dune, Wahiba Sands, Oman — Simon Albutt: "The edge of a sand dune in the vast, arid expanse of the Wahiba Sands, Oman."

Łukasz Wojtylak: "A couple fishing in the river Grímsá, one of Iceland's best salmon rivers."

Łukasz Wojtylak Fishing in the river Grímsá, Iceland — Łukasz Wojtylak: "A couple fishing in the river Grímsá, one of Iceland's best salmon rivers."

Steve Demeranville photographed the Tasmanian Wilderness, one of the largest Unesco World Heritage sites on the planet: "I had many days of exploring on foot - a beautiful and memorable adventure, made possible by Mother Nature."

Steve Demeranville Waterfall in a forest, Tasmania — Steve Demeranville photographed the Tasmanian Wilderness, one of the largest Unesco World Heritage sites on the planet: "I had many days of exploring on foot - a beautiful and memorable adventure, made possible by Mother Nature."

Verna Evans: "Don't worry, we can get the rest of the boys round to hack back the foliage before we disappear into the wilderness."

Verna Evans Gnomes in a garden — Verna Evans: "Don't worry, we can get the rest of the boys round to hack back the foliage before we disappear into the wilderness."

Gosia Sousa: "A new leaf of life in the jungle."

Gosia Sousa A fern — Gosia Sousa: "A new leaf of life in the jungle."

Lee Slater: "Feeling on top of the world on Aotearoa/New Zealand's Routeburn Track overlooking World Heritage-listed Fiordland National Park."

Lee Slater Woman raising her arms at the top of a mountain, in New Zealand — Lee Slater: "Feeling on top of the world on Aotearoa/New Zealand's Routeburn Track overlooking World Heritage-listed Fiordland National Park."

John Wright: "I took this picture of the frozen local lake, the forest and the stars, early in the morning, near Church Crookham, Hampshire."

John Wright A frozen lake in the early hours of a winter morning, Hampshire — John Wright: "I took this picture of the frozen local lake, the forest and the stars, early in the morning, near Church Crookham, Hampshire."

Tim Hall: "Lone tree on Bleaklow Moor."

Tim Hall A tree on a snowy moor, near Glossop, Derbyshire — Tim Hall: "Lone tree on Bleaklow Moor."

Stuart Appleton: "Fog creeping through the hills of Buxton, as the sun begins to rise."

Stuart Appleton Foggy landscape, Buxton, Derbyshire — Stuart Appleton: "Fog creeping through the hills of Buxton, as the sun begins to rise."

David Pechey: "The hot and sulphurous conditions in, and above, the volcanic soils of Yellowstone National Park have proved impossible for vegetation to survive."

David Pechey Trees in Yellowstone National Park, US — David Pechey: "The hot and sulphurous conditions in, and above, the volcanic soils of Yellowstone National Park have proved impossible for vegetation to survive."

Mary Szymanski: "Into the Wild. An 11km kayak to the wilderness camp at the other end of Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park."

Mary Szymanski Kayak on Bowman Lake, Montana — Mary Szymanski: "Into the Wild. An 11km kayak to the wilderness camp at the other end of Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park."

Tim Lippett: "Breaking trail on the way up the Fairfield Horseshoe, Lake District."

Tim Lippett Walker on a snow covered mountain — Tim Lippett: "Breaking trail on the way up the Fairfield Horseshoe, Lake District."

Glen Cousquer: "An acorn believes in a wild future in Cwm Cynfal National Nature Reserve. Hope resides in an acorn and yearns for a future in which wilderness is restored."

Glen Cousquer An acorn shoot — Glen Cousquer: "An acorn believes in a wild future in Cwm Cynfal National Nature Reserve. Hope resides in an acorn and yearns for a future in which wilderness is restored."

Mike Halsall: "My daughter looking out towards the wilderness of the Abu Dhabi desert in UAE."

Mike Halsall Woman on a sand dune — Mike Halsall: "My daughter looking out towards the wilderness of the Abu Dhabi desert in UAE."

Lisa Bonham: "My daughter walking through the enormous, empty woodland."

Lisa Bonham Girl in the woods — Lisa Bonham: "My daughter walking through the enormous, empty woodland."

Jane Luetkens: "This reminded me of the desolate, wild sand dunes in Namibia - but it is actually a cabbage!"

Jane Luetkens Surface of a cabbage — Jane Luetkens: "This reminded me of the desolate, wild sand dunes in Namibia - but it is actually a cabbage!"

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The next theme is "towers" and the deadline for entries is 6 February 2024.

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