Your pictures on the theme of 'open doors'

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

News imageRachael Blakey Old home with open door and windowsRachael Blakey
Rachael Blakey: "An open door at an abandoned house in New Brunswick, Canada."
News imageTricia Ryan Dog looking through a hole in a doorTricia Ryan
Tricia Ryan: "This is Magic the beagle checking the weather before deciding whether to consent to going for a walk on a so-so day in chilly Dorset in November. I love this photo of her heading from the dark to the light."
News imageHarald Loeffler Waiting to take offHarald Loeffler
Harald Loeffler: "Family members going up for their first skydiving adventure learned that doors just get in the way of a successful exit, and that at least one was superfluous."
News imageRobert Horner People entering a churchRobert Horner
Robert Horner: "A pair of open doors within a pair of closed doors, Malaga, Spain."
News imageElizabeth Roach Woman knittingElizabeth Roach
Elizabeth Roach: "Louisbourg National Historic Site, Nova Scotia. The charming 'garden keeper' enjoying a few moments of knitting and quiet before a shipload of tourists descended."
News imageLindsey Rolfe Washing machinesLindsey Rolfe
Lindsey Rolfe: "On Sunday night all the machines were empty and the doors were open in a launderette in San Francisco."
News imageOlga Arune Cat in a doorwayOlga Arune
Olga Arune: "Let me in!"
News imageKristine Zlamete Doors in a woodlandKristine Zlamete
Kristine Zlamete: "Dramatic entrance to the forest in Latvia."
News imageJennie Meakin A broom being shaken off outside a doorJennie Meakin
Jennie Meakin: "Shake it off. Down the old windy streets of Bari, you can happen on someone mid-house clean. Suddenly a brush popped out the door, and back in almost as quickly."
News imageJane Thakker Man walking through door in a fieldJane Thakker
Jane Thakker: "An unexpected door in the grounds of a hotel in the Suusamyr Valley in Kyrgyzstan."
News imageKevin Munt Legs in a beach hutKevin Munt
Kevin Munt took this picture by the coast.
News imageTim Rishton LambsTim Rishton
Tim Rishton: "Opening the door to let the lambs out after the winter's snow; competition to be first out is intense."
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The next theme is "together" and the deadline for entries is 24 January 2023.

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.

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

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