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Your pictures on the theme of 'bright lights'

24 December 2023

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

Scarlett King: "The lighting around a tunnel at the midnight light show."

Scarlett King Lights around a curved tunnel — Scarlett King: "The lighting around a tunnel at the midnight light show."

Jamal Forrester: "I thought the way traffic flows around the bend would make a nice effect. And then having the bus was a nice coincidence."

Jamal Forrester Blurred lights of traffic — Jamal Forrester: "I thought the way traffic flows around the bend would make a nice effect. And then having the bus was a nice coincidence."

Martin Rosen: "The bright lights of San Francisco's Pier 7 really accentuate the city's skyline."

Martin Rosen Pier in San Francisco — Martin Rosen: "The bright lights of San Francisco's Pier 7 really accentuate the city's skyline."

Verna Evans: "It looks as if this aeroplane is flying directly towards the bright light of the Moon."

Verna Evans An aeroplane in front of the moon — Verna Evans: "It looks as if this aeroplane is flying directly towards the bright light of the Moon."

Matthew Logan: "The bright lights - and, apparently, an appetite for meat - always draws a crowd to the food stand at the annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, Maryland [US]."

Matthew Logan A food stall at a county fair — Matthew Logan: "The bright lights - and, apparently, an appetite for meat - always draws a crowd to the food stand at the annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, Maryland [US]."

Ray Goti: "I was fortunate to photograph this image as it was projected on to Durham Cathedral during testing for a nocturnal light experience. This is part of the biennial Lumiere art event in the city."

Ray Goti Light show projection on Durham Cathedral — Ray Goti: "I was fortunate to photograph this image as it was projected on to Durham Cathedral during testing for a nocturnal light experience. This is part of the biennial Lumiere art event in the city."

David Jenks: "A photo taken with a long exposure. Burning steel wool at Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones, Tredegar [Blaenau Gwent]."

David Jenks Circles of fire from burning steel wool — David Jenks: "A photo taken with a long exposure. Burning steel wool at Aneurin Bevan Memorial Stones, Tredegar [Blaenau Gwent]."

Simon Torr: "A two-hour star trail over Wheal Owles, [St Just in Penwith, Cornwall]."

Simon Torr Star trails around an old tin mine building in Cornwall — Simon Torr: "A two-hour star trail over Wheal Owles, [St Just in Penwith, Cornwall]."

Adrian Lavery: "Early evening in the Temple Bar, Dublin, always a bright spot."

Adrian Lavery People outside a pub that is covered in Christmas decorations — Adrian Lavery: "Early evening in the Temple Bar, Dublin, always a bright spot."

Monty Stillwell: "Light trails bring life to a wet, cold winter's evening."

Monty Stillwell Cars at a petrol station — Monty Stillwell: "Light trails bring life to a wet, cold winter's evening."

David Robinson: "On a cold dark winter's night, I spent several hours at a very busy Oxford Circus, in London, with my tripod, taking a series of long-exposure photos. Whilst primarily focusing on the interaction between the festive lights and trails of light from ing vehicles, I got very lucky when two shoppers paused for a moment in the middle of the shot to provide a very helpful subject."

David Robinson A bus and pedestrians on Oxford Street in London — David Robinson: "On a cold dark winter's night, I spent several hours at a very busy Oxford Circus, in London, with my tripod, taking a series of long-exposure photos. Whilst primarily focusing on the interaction between the festive lights and trails of light from ing vehicles, I got very lucky when two shoppers paused for a moment in the middle of the shot to provide a very helpful subject."

Dave Lovatt: "Taken at the RSPB [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds] Old Moor [Yorkshire] WildLights evening."

Dave Lovatt A man controls a model of a swan — Dave Lovatt: "Taken at the RSPB [Royal Society for the Protection of Birds] Old Moor [Yorkshire] WildLights evening."

Rory Orlandi: "Christmas at Dunham Massey, [Greater Manchester] is a truly wonderful light-show spectacular."

Ray Orlandi Light show in the trees — Rory Orlandi: "Christmas at Dunham Massey, [Greater Manchester] is a truly wonderful light-show spectacular."

Julia H: "Father and son in a lightsabre duel. The lightsabres will also be used as giant torches when delivering Christmas cards."

Julia H Two people with lightsabres — Julia H: "Father and son in a lightsabre duel. The lightsabres will also be used as giant torches when delivering Christmas cards."

Peter Laurence: "A glowing angel, at the Bishop Auckland Castle [Durham] Aglow festival."

Peter Laurence A woman take a — Peter Laurence: "A glowing angel, at the Bishop Auckland Castle [Durham] Aglow festival."

Jolyon Wong photographed bus trails on London's Tower Bridge.

Jolyon Wong Light trails of cars ing over London's Tower Bridge — Jolyon Wong photographed bus trails on London's Tower Bridge.

Laura Grace Catania: "Taken while traveling through west Texas to find real 50s motels with these fabulous neon name signs."

Laura Grace Catania Motel sign in neon — Laura Grace Catania: "Taken while traveling through west Texas to find real 50s motels with these fabulous neon name signs."

Eswar Jajula: "The lights of Diwali."

Eswar Jajula Fireworks — Eswar Jajula: "The lights of Diwali."

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The next theme is "in the cold" and the deadline for entries is 9 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 your entries on this page or email them to [email protected].

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

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We set the theme, you take the pictures