Your pictures on the theme of 'skylines'

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Image source, Mark Ballett
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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."

Image source, Steve Boreham
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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."

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

Image source, JC Melling
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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."

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

Image source, Jayne Dickinson
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Jayne Dickinson: "My friend and her dog."

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

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

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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