Your pictures on the theme of 'moonlight'

5 May 2024

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

Image source, Gary Peck

Image caption, Gary Peck: “Autumn on the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. Doing it easy, watching whatever passes by.”

Image source, Jane Luetkens

Image caption, Jane Luetkens: “I was fascinated how the lichen on the bench stood out in the night photo.”

Image source, Harald Loeffler

Image caption, Harald Loeffler: “Hiking back to my car after photographing the firefall phenomena in Yosemite, I was awestruck at how the monolith of El Capitan in full moonlight dominated the valley.”

Image source, Marine Gaste

Image caption, Marine Gaste: “Viewing the solar eclipse through a colander in Los Angeles, California.”

Image source, Dusty Danis

Image caption, Dusty Danis: “I waited patiently for the moon to fall to this small gap in the trees. Once it arrived in the location where I wanted, it was time to wait for a vehicle to come down the road. Not many vehicles travel here, so I got lucky with this one.”

Image source, Bruce Carrington

Image caption, Bruce Carrington: “In this tranquil image of Druridge Bay at low tide, the wet sands shimmer in the reflected moonlight. The lights of Blyth can be seen on the horizon.”

Image source, Tom Wraith

Image caption, Tom Wraith: “The moon lighting up Dartmoor at night.”

Image source, Kevin Miller

Image caption, Kevin Miller: “Peeking through a stormy night, South Jersey, USA”

Image source, Hannah Hinton

Image caption, Hannah Hinton: “I took this photo in Manang on the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, the halfway point of our trek. We were up early in the freezing cold but it was so worth it for views like this.”

Image source, Chris Dommett

Image caption, Chris Dommett: “Olympus wanted a moon photo. It is usually cloudy, so here it was.”

Image source, Christine Red

Image caption, Christine Red: "Taken the night after peak Harvest Moon, in Haymarket, Virginia, USA. There were clouds drifting in the night sky."

Image source, Elizabeth McBurnett

Image caption, Elizabeth McBurnett: "Moonlight reflecting in the window."

The next theme is "tunnels" and the deadline for entries is 14 May 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.