Your pictures on the theme of 'in the air'

Nabiha Ahmed - BBC News
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We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "in the air". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Silhouette of a man casting a large fishing net in the air from a boat during sunrise
Steve Demeranville: "Got up early one morning in Myanmar to observe the fishing net casting techniques of the local fishermen. This net thrown high appears to catch the sun rising." [Steve Demeranville]
Small green and brown bird flies towards a water feeder
Carlos Gomez Llata: "A delicate dance in mid-air - nature's tiny acrobat finds sweet sustenance." [Carlos Gomez Llata]
Man in a top hat juggles bubbles with a wand as a crowd watches on
Jason Shrubb: "Squidge and Pop whipped up a froth of excitement at the Arts by the Sea festival in Bournemouth last month as bubbles and shrieks filled the air." [Jason Shrubb]
Large balloon of Paddington Bear is pulled down the road by a crowd on the ground
Roland Trope: "In the 88th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, a Paddington Bear balloon made its way along East 59th Street, New York." [Roland Trope]
People dressed in purple and white are boosted on top of each other to form a tower
Peter Norris: "Traditional to Catalonia in Spain, this team is called Castellera de Figueres." [Peter Norris]
Two bikers in the air, one upside down with his arms out. Three people on a cable car watching from behind and taking a photo.
David Hanson sent in a photo of competitors at Crankworks, Whistler, Canada [David Hanson]
Man jumps with broom between his legs to mimic flying
Philip Marchington: "My son grabbed our Appalachian broom and took off with it." [Philip Marchington]
Red and white ball thrown mid air, aiming to go in a basket ball hoop
Matt Kirk sent us a picture of basketball player throwing a basketball into a hoop. [Matt Kirk]
Meerkat stood on an upright log with a grey sky in the background
Jasmine Swindail: "I took a picture at a zoo of a meerkat with sky behind it, as it made the meerkat seem high up." [Jasmine Swindail]
Planes write a red and blue '60' in the sky
Geoff Matthews: "The Red Arrows finish their final display of the 2024 season, their 60th Anniversary season, at IWM Duxford Flying Finale Air Show." [Geoff Matthews]
Sculpture of figure reaching out from the top of a ladder next to a lake
Sean Knight captured an art installation in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. [Sean Knight]
A robin flying
Zayne Lockhart sent a photo of a robin in flight. [Zayne Lockhart]
Model of two caped figures made from paperclips jumping on their beds
John West: "This from a story I made up for my grandchildren. The paperclip children are jumping on their beds, pretending to be superheroes." [John West]

The next theme is "road trip" and the deadline for entries is 5 November 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.

You can upload your entries directly here 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.

All photographs subject to copyright.