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Your pictures on the theme of 'urban landscape'

13 March 2022

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

Laura Tomkins: “Limehouse[, east London,} at dawn - graffiti, traffic lights, the daily grind… but somehow still beautiful.”

Laura Tomkins A view of traffic lights, vehicles, pedestrians and graffiti taken in Limehouse at dawn — Laura Tomkins: “Limehouse[, east London,} at dawn - graffiti, traffic lights, the daily grind… but somehow still beautiful.”

Ian Ford: “The urban world needs the hustle and bustle of public transport.”

Ian Ford A sign at a train station that reads 'mind the gap' — Ian Ford: “The urban world needs the hustle and bustle of public transport.”

Pauline Bentliff: “This was taken from Werneth Low, Hyde[, Cheshire]. I was already mesmerised by the amazing sunset but when I saw the Sun dipping behind those tall towers, it was truly remarkable. It looked like a scene from Blade Runner.”

Pauline Bentliff A beautiful, orange sunset that shows the sun setting behind towers — Pauline Bentliff: “This was taken from Werneth Low, Hyde[, Cheshire]. I was already mesmerised by the amazing sunset but when I saw the Sun dipping behind those tall towers, it was truly remarkable. It looked like a scene from Blade Runner.”

Claire Brayne: “Space to chat.”

Claire Brayne Two birds perched on a power line — Claire Brayne: “Space to chat.”

Tony Dowell: “An evening's end, Auckland, New Zealand.”

Tony Dowell Two men and a woman stood on a street in Auckland, New Zealand — Tony Dowell: “An evening's end, Auckland, New Zealand.”

Anton Glaeser: “Seeing the Italian cook on the phone, waiting for the delivery of new groceries via the canal, I realised that urban landscapes only come to life when looked at through the lens of landscapes of the soul.”

Anton Glaeser A cook on a phonecall near a canal — Anton Glaeser: “Seeing the Italian cook on the phone, waiting for the delivery of new groceries via the canal, I realised that urban landscapes only come to life when looked at through the lens of landscapes of the soul.”

Keris Thomas: “Cardiff city skyline at sunset.”

Keris Thomas Apartments with the Cardiff city skyline at sunset in the background — Keris Thomas: “Cardiff city skyline at sunset.”

Benjamin Smith: “The Tacoma Narrows Bridge that links Gig Harbor to Tacoma[, Washington] - I shot this in a rainy dark day around 13:00 through a car’s skylight.”

Benjamin Smith A rainy, dark view of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge — Benjamin Smith: “The Tacoma Narrows Bridge that links Gig Harbor to Tacoma[, Washington] - I shot this in a rainy dark day around 13:00 through a car’s skylight.”

Peter Przytula: “I saw this car on Rue Mouffetard. What struck me was the combination of the name of the car and the "content" of the same car. Also, it offers a great metaphor on the crowded living landscape in Paris.”

Peter Przytula Large teddy bears crammed into the boot of a car in Paris — Peter Przytula: “I saw this car on Rue Mouffetard. What struck me was the combination of the name of the car and the "content" of the same car. Also, it offers a great metaphor on the crowded living landscape in Paris.”

Peter Myers: “Multi-coloured houses on a crowded hillside in Lima, Peru.”

Peter Myers Multi-coloured houses on a crowded hillside — Peter Myers: “Multi-coloured houses on a crowded hillside in Lima, Peru.”

Hesham Ellabban: “A megalopolis never seizes to amaze with its infinite layers and contradictions and always being on the edge of implosion. A city that you love to hate and hate to love - Cairo.”

Hesham Ellabban A view of the busy city of Cairo — Hesham Ellabban: “A megalopolis never seizes to amaze with its infinite layers and contradictions and always being on the edge of implosion. A city that you love to hate and hate to love - Cairo.”

Saraa Bahari: “Autumn has a different colour and smell -the colour and smell of walking and letting go. Autumn and its beautiful colours must be touched.”

Saraa bahari A young woman in bright orange and yellow clothing posing beside a similarly orange wall — Saraa Bahari: “Autumn has a different colour and smell -the colour and smell of walking and letting go. Autumn and its beautiful colours must be touched.”

Charlotte Carr: “New York City's iconic Flatiron Building.”

Charlotte Carr A view of New York City's iconic Flatiron Building — Charlotte Carr: “New York City's iconic Flatiron Building.”

Scott Antcliffe: “Capturing light trails under the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle.”

Scott Antcliffe Light trails under an empty Tyne Bridge in Newcastle — Scott Antcliffe: “Capturing light trails under the Tyne Bridge, Newcastle.”

Rachael Blakey: “I'd always wanted to capture lightning in this location, so as soon as a thunderstorm happened, I travelled in my car with my camera to the location, New Brunswick, Canada.”

Rachael Blakey A bolt of lightning captured at a derelict park in New Brunswick, Canada — Rachael Blakey: “I'd always wanted to capture lightning in this location, so as soon as a thunderstorm happened, I travelled in my car with my camera to the location, New Brunswick, Canada.”

Duncan Holmes: “I've driven over this flyover many times but only once ventured on to the traffic-island wasteland below.”

Duncan Holmes An abandoned bike below a flyover — Duncan Holmes: “I've driven over this flyover many times but only once ventured on to the traffic-island wasteland below.”

Duncan Holmes: “The newly restored Fitzrovia mural, on Tottenham Court Road, [central London,] rescued in 2020, after years of neglect.”

Duncan Holmes A view of the the newly restored Fitzrovia mural on Tottenham Court Road — Duncan Holmes: “The newly restored Fitzrovia mural, on Tottenham Court Road, [central London,] rescued in 2020, after years of neglect.”

Dan Davidson: “Trains from Victoria station by Battersea Power Station[, south London,] before lockdown.”

Dan Davidson A view of Battersea Power Station taken from Victoria station — Dan Davidson: “Trains from Victoria station by Battersea Power Station[, south London,] before lockdown.”

Michael Cummins: “Early daffodils blooming in Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield, during lockdown.”

Michael Cummins Early daffodils blooming in a glowing, Spital Cemetery (Chesterfield) — Michael Cummins: “Early daffodils blooming in Spital Cemetery, Chesterfield, during lockdown.”

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The next theme is "into the blue" and the deadline for entries is 22 March.

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.

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