Your pictures on the theme of 'in my hand'

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

Syeda Arzu Wasti Paper boats in someone's handSyeda Arzu Wasti
Syeda Arzu Wasti: "A Japanese lady I had never met placed these symbols of good fortune and longevity in my hand, and disappeared."
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Kevin Sivakumar People on a bus using mobile phonesKevin Sivakumar
Kevin Sivakumar: "During a trip to Chicago with my friend, we were in awe of the gigantic buildings and city views, while everyone else was in awe of their smartphones, lost in their own worlds."
Oliver Kupferschmidt A lizard in a girl's handOliver Kupferschmidt
Oliver Kupferschmidt: "A freshly-hatched lizard explores the outskirts of Berlin in early summer. Photographed in a girl's hand."
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William Wood Father and son's handWilliam Wood
William Wood: "My son's hand griping my thumb, displaying a newborn's grasp reflex. My hand surrounds his hand and my thumb."
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Linda Rowe Someone's thumb and forefinger surrounding the distant Shard building in LondonLinda Rowe
Linda Rowe: "The Shard in my hand."
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Meg Blacker Hand holding moneyMeg Blacker
Meg Blacker: "From an old series I created for the Seven Deadly Sins. This was taken on black-and-white film and then tinted digitally."
Nicholas Kasper Two mugsNicholas Kasper
Nicholas Kasper: "I had the idea for this photograph while my wife and her sister were socially distancing in our back garden over a cup of tea, the week before Christmas."
John Leah A wren on someone's handJohn Leah
John Leah: "This juvenile wren flew into my house but couldn't escape. I gently picked it up and took it to the window, held my arm out and opened my hand for it to fly away. But it just sat there seemingly content with us looking at each other - so long, in fact, that I had time to reach for a camera and take this shot before Jenny and I eventually parted company."
Paul Kemp Shells on a handPaul Kemp
Paul Kemp: "A collection of miniature shells on a beach in Queensland, Australia."
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Robert Horner Sculpture in YvoireRobert Horner
Robert Horner: "This was a sculpture at the entrance to Yvoire, a beautiful medieval village in the Haute Savoie on the southern shore of Lake Geneva. The sculptures are changed regularly, but this was special with the flower between the thumb and forefinger. The castle's kitchen garden is open to the public, and is called Le Jardin des Cinq Senses."
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Chris Fawcett Holding a month old babyChris Fawcett
Chris Fawcett: "This picture of my now six-year old son was taken when he was a month old and a lot lighter than he is now."
Prerna Jain Henna being put on to someone's armPrerna Jain
Prerna Jain: "Adorned with Henna."
David Morgan Boy holding the MoonDavid Morgan
David Morgan: "Super son and supermoon, taken in Bushy Park."
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Paul Ward Feeding a squirrelPaul Ward
Paul Ward: "Meeting friends in the park, life getting back to normal."
Mann Marie-Claire Hand with small hands attachedMann Marie-Claire
Mann Marie-Claire: "I took my nine-year-old daughter to a modern art exhibition near our home in Paris and she was thoroughly bored. But when we got home, she took this photo of her own artistic creation and said: 'I'm an artist too!'"
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Piers Casimir-Mrowczynski Couple in the woodsPiers Casimir-Mrowczynski
Piers Casimir-Mrowczynski: "Unbeknown to us, taken by our daughter during a family walk."
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The next theme is "animal crossing", and the deadline for entries is 29 June 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.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

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

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