We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “arches”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.
Kirsty Hiseman
Kirsty Hiseman: “Driftwood arch on the beach at Lee-on-the-Solent.”
Jason Shrubb: “The viaduct at Chappel and Wakes Colne. Beneath each large arch lies a string of supporting arches. Nearby is the charming East Anglia Railway Museum.”
Carrol Brown
Carrol Brown: “Reflection of my hotel vanity lights and a plane landing at YVR (Vancouver International Airport).”
Chris Bowe
Chris Bowe: “I took this on a frosty, but sunny day, in Inverclyde whilst out walking my dog, Max.”
Gordon Stewart
Gordon Stewart: “Viaduct to carry water over to sugar mill in Andalusia, Spain. There are 25 arches visible with more hidden by vegetation.”
Erika Valkovicova
Erika Valkovicova: “Milky Way through Double Arch in Arches National Park, Utah. A friend was helping to paint the arch with a torch. This was definitely a bucket list shot.”
James Scott
James Scott: “The sea arch of Stac a’ Phris battles Atlantic waves on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.”
Roger Smith
Roger Smith: “The view of Mt Taranaki taken through the arches of Te Rewa Rewa Bridge, near New Plymouth, New Zealand.”
Jo Anderson
Jo Anderson: “On a family holiday to New York, watching the 4th July fireworks over the Hudson through the archway of a fellow spectator’s arms.”
Ray Goti
Ray Goti: “My study of reflections of the beautiful arches of the road bridge and railway viaduct over the River Tweed in Berwick.”
Mike Read
Mike Read: “A railway arch on the Llangollen Heritage Railway.”
Mike Finn
Mike Finn: “A particularly precarious arch of pebbles on the beach in Camaret-sur-Mer, Brittany.”
Sophie Dolder
Sophie Dolder: “Tending a rose arch.”
Tom Reynolds
Tom Reynolds: “The area of Shoreditch in London is full of graffiti art that changes regularly by the constant flow of street artists. Is it art or is it vandalism? We can decide for ourselves.”
Erika Meister
Erika Meister: “Gateway Arch, St Louis, Missouri, with remnants of clouds from distant Hurricane Helene rainbands.”
Alan Smith
Alan Smith: “Captured my son ‘using the Force’ to summon a double-arched rainbow with his lightsabers.”
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Kirsty Hiseman
Spyros Lambrou
Jason Shrubb
Carrol Brown
Chris Bowe
Gordon Stewart
Erika Valkovicova
James Scott
Roger Smith
Jo Anderson
Ray Goti
Mike Read
Mike Finn
Sophie Dolder
Tom Reynolds
Erika Meister
Alan Smith
