Your pictures on the theme of 'on the horizon'

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

News imageIan Hummer Kyoto on the horizonIan Hummer
Ian Hummer: "Walking through Kiyomizudera, one can't help but admire the great view of the Kyoto skyline with the mountains in the background."
News imageMartin Offer DancersMartin Offer
Martin Offer: "Dancers on the Sussex Downs salute the summer solstice."
News imageCassandra Simmons Temple of Poseidon, GreeceCassandra Simmons
Cassandra Simmons: "Golden hour at the Temple of Poseidon."
News imageVictor Tregubov Sunset on the SaharaVictor Tregubov
Victor Tregubov: "I was taking a photo of the sunset during one of the stages of the Marathon des Sables in Morocco. However, at home I found that a fellow runner, who also enjoyed the scenery, was in the frame too."
News imageCatherine Holmes A stingray at seaCatherine Holmes
Catherine Holmes: "A stingray cruises calmly along the sandbank while above, a stormy sky develops with boats and snorkellers managing the choppy waters in the Cayman Islands."
News imageIan Callen People ride camels in the desertIan Callen
Ian Callen: "I led a group of people with various support needs in the Sahara Desert in Morocco. They took a camel ride at sunset and I followed on foot through the sand-dunes. The group climbed a dune as I watched and the figures became silhouetted against the setting sun."
News imageMarine Gaste Champs-Elysees in ParisMarine Gaste
Marine Gaste took this picture of the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
News imageEvelyn Oakley Cruise ships off the coastEvelyn Oakley
Evelyn Oakley: "During the pandemic, unemployed cruise ships were moored off Torbay, in Devon, their hulking silhouettes on the horizon a symbol of the strangest of times. These two were photographed from Dawlish Warren in beautiful light on a still, crisp winter's day, Christmas Eve 2020. Our Christmas with family in London had just been cancelled by lockdown."
News imageKevin Baldwin A rainbow above a ferryKevin Baldwin
Kevin Baldwin: "I wonder if the passengers on that ferry from Dover arrived in Calais richer than when they started the crossing."
News imageAaron Enloe Joshua trees in CaliforniaAaron Enloe
Aaron Enloe: "The sun sets on the horizon behind a group of Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park."
News imageAndrew Stiles Stag on the horizon in Knole Park, KentAndrew Stiles
Andrew Stiles: "A silhouette of a stag on the horizon at Knole Park during rutting season."
News imageRachael Blakey Fishing pier in mistRachael Blakey
Rachael Blakey: "Fishing weir at Dark Harbour, Grand Manan, Canada."
News imageLouise De Kock Lights behind a row of treesLouise De Kock
Louise De Kock: "Captivated by the enchanting glow illuminating my nightly run in the south of Sweden. Initially puzzled, I soon realised it was the mesmerising lights emanating from the logging factory just beyond my town's borders."
News imageLouise Rayner Sunrise over StaithesLouise Rayner
Louise Rayner: "Amazing sunrise over Staithes in North Yorkshire."
News imageThomas Sherring Northern LightsThomas Sherring
Thomas Sherring: "A faint Northern Lights display dancing over the horizon during a cold night in Tromsø, Norway this January."
News imageJohn Lanagan People on Southwold beachJohn Lanagan
John Lanagan: "Families enjoy a sunny February afternoon on the beach in Southwold. By using a long lens I managed to get the distant Sizewell nuclear station to loom large on the horizon. I like to think that if Lowry was alive and visited Southwold, he may capture something like this."
News imageCaroline Ebbage A kayak on a lakeCaroline Ebbage
Caroline Ebbage: "We were fortunate enough to be able to kayak on Lough Neagh before the recent issues with algae build-up. A perfectly calm day gave us an infinite horizon."
News imageDominique Siegrist Dog on top of a mountain in VermontDominique Siegrist
Dominique Siegrist: "Sam, my trusted hiking partner, looks out on to the horizon atop Jay Peak."
News imageJulian Crowe View in a rear view mirror of a carJulian Crowe
Julian Crowe: "Mojave Desert landscape at sunset via the rear-view mirror of a Ford Mustang."
News imageMark Kelly Figure beside the seaMark Kelly
Mark Kelly: "Contemplation."
News imageRichard Smeeton Essaouira's citadel in MoroccoRichard Smeeton
Richard Smeeton: "Locals gather around Essaouira's citadel at sunset."
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The next theme is "speed" and the deadline for entries is 5 March 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.

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