Your pictures on the theme of 'making tracks'

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme "making tracks". Here are some of the pictures we received from around the world.

News imageShane Barker Model railwayShane Barker
Shane Barker: "A piece of model railway track and some scaled down railway workers provided me with some great photography opportunities."
News imagePeter Livings Man walking up Mount RinjaniPeter Livings
Peter Livings: "Hiking up misty Mount Rinjani, Indonesia."
News imageTom Candalino Animal tracks in the snowTom Candalino
Tom Candalino: "Animal tracks on and around our frozen pool during the winter storm in Texas this past February."
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News imageAngie Bessant Person walkingAngie Bessant
Angie Bessant: "Can't stop, making tracks."
News imageCharlotte Baimbridge Tracks in the desertCharlotte Baimbridge
Charlotte Baimbridge: "Bird and sheep tracks around a desert oasis on the Jordan-Syria border."
News imageOcean Zhao Camels on the beachOcean Zhao
Ocean Zhao: "Human beings making tracks, along with animals, on the beach; the sea is making tracks through waves as well. We're all making tracks one way or another."
News imageBarbara Graham Dog on the beachBarbara Graham
Barbara Graham: "Life is good."
News imageElaine Torr: Walking in a fieldElaine Torr:
Elaine Torr: "Making our way through a field one evening in Kirkby-in-Ashfield in Nottinghamshire."
News imageTrudie Davidson Girl in a lavender fieldTrudie Davidson
Trudie Davidson: "My granddaughter on a visit to a local lavender farm."
News imageLiam Cox Old fairground rideLiam Cox
Liam Cox: "Old fairground ride being washed by the sea."
News imagePaul Finnegan Abbeyleix Bog boardwalkPaul Finnegan
Paul Finnegan: "The wooden boardwalk across the Abbeyleix Bog, County Laois, Ireland."
News imageKathy Williams Scarab beetleKathy Williams
Kathy Williams: "A scarab beetle makes tracks through the dunes of the Erg Chebbi desert in Morocco."
News imageHelene Hornecker: Cassette tapesHelene Hornecker:
Helene Hornecker: "I remember when preparing for a road trip meant recording a tape with our favourite songs: quite literally, a soundtrack."
News imageDoris Enders Two men walkingDoris Enders
Doris Enders: "My partner and his dad exercise together."

The next theme is "my summer", and the deadline for entries is 24 August 2021.

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 website.

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

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