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Your pictures on the theme of 'in my hand'

19 June 2021

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: "A Japanese lady I had never met placed these symbols of good fortune and longevity in my hand, and disappeared."

Syeda Arzu Wasti Paper boats in someone's hand — 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: "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."

Kevin Sivakumar People on a bus using mobile phones — 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 freshly-hatched lizard explores the outskirts of Berlin in early summer. Photographed in a girl's hand."

Oliver Kupferschmidt A lizard in a girl's hand — 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: "My son's hand griping my thumb, displaying a newborn's grasp reflex. My hand surrounds his hand and my thumb."

William Wood Father and son's hand — 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: "The Shard in my hand."

Linda Rowe Someone's thumb and forefinger surrounding the distant Shard building in London — Linda Rowe: "The Shard in my hand."

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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."

Meg Blacker Hand holding money — 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: "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."

Nicholas Kasper Two mugs — 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: "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."

John Leah A wren on someone's hand — 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: "A collection of miniature shells on a beach in Queensland, Australia."

Paul Kemp Shells on a hand — Paul Kemp: "A collection of miniature shells on a beach in Queensland, Australia."

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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."

Robert Horner Sculpture in Yvoire — 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: "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."

Chris Fawcett Holding a month old baby — 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: "Adorned with Henna."

Prerna Jain Henna being put on to someone's arm — Prerna Jain: "Adorned with Henna."

David Morgan: "Super son and supermoon, taken in Bushy Park."

David Morgan Boy holding the Moon — David Morgan: "Super son and supermoon, taken in Bushy Park."

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Paul Ward: "Meeting friends in the park, life getting back to normal."

Paul Ward Feeding a squirrel — Paul Ward: "Meeting friends in the park, life getting back to normal."

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!'"

Mann Marie-Claire Hand with small hands attached — 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: "Unbeknown to us, taken by our daughter during a family walk."

Piers Casimir-Mrowczynski Couple in the woods — 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.

Terms and conditions apply.

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

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We set the theme, you take the pictures