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.
Jane Luetkens
Jane Luetkens: “I liked the abstract patterns made by the Christmas lights and tree branches.”
Zoe Rawcliffe
Zoe Rawcliffe: “A foggy morning walk.”
Tony Dowell
Tony Dowell: “Sometimes it only takes three candles to provide all the bright light you need for a game of cards and happy reflections on the day’s forest walk… Orongorongo Valley, New Zealand.”
Matias Alvarez
Matias Alvarez: “As I attempted to dodge the flying sparks, I lifted my head and saw this man with a stick over his head seeming to enjoy the mayhem of the Catalonian tradition known as the Correfoc.”
Zaid Al-Hilli
Zaid Al-Hilli: “Capturing the golden hour bright sunlight on the streets of Melbourne.”
Tony Cook
Tony Cook: “I was having breakfast in the garden one fine May morning when I noticed morning dew on my crocosmia leaves. I used a macro lens and got in close, shooting against the sunlight. The white blobs are out-of-focus dewdrops.”
Monica Berry
Monica Berry: “Playing with a torch to create Spirographs.”
Kelsey Hilgers
Kelsey Hilgers: “Jellyfish illuminated at the Georgia Aquarium.”
Ian Knight
Ian Knight: “A fairground ride at Trentham Gardens, part of the Winter light trail at the famous Staffordshire tourist spot. I had no tripod with me so the camera was balanced on a wall to take this long exposure shot.”
William Caldwell
William Caldwell: “Fairground rides at night on Nairn Links.”
Elena Raikhlin
Elena Raikhlin: “Captured in Amsterdam on a cold, rainy day, the department store’s bright lights were irresistible, piercing through the gloom with their glow.”
Robert David
Robert David: “Christmas en Pointe: A concept shoot with my daughter.”
John Barnes
John Barnes: “A rainy night in London.”
Pokman Cheung
Pokman Cheung: “Catching Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms exhibition at Tate Modern and being momentarily transported to the centre of a galaxy.”
Mark Hazelwood
Mark Hazelwood: “Using shutter speed to capture the glorious bright lights of Regent Street at Christmas, shot on 35mm film.”
Rachael Blakey
Rachael Blakey: “Lighting up a light bulb with a candle, photograph taken in New Brunswick, Canada.”
Jojo Arnell
Jojo Arnell: “Boscombe Pier in England. Did one half of the pier have a power cut?”
Jane Luetkens
Zoe Rawcliffe
Tony Dowell
Matias Alvarez
Zaid Al-Hilli
Tony Cook
Monica Berry
Kelsey Hilgers
Ian Knight
William Caldwell
Elena Raikhlin
Robert David
John Barnes
Pokman Cheung
Mark Hazelwood
Rachael Blakey
Jojo Arnell