We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “shadows”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.
![Mike Finn A kestrel in flight makes a shadow on the wall](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/45bf/live/069bcba0-32ce-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Jane Luetkens An Indonesian shadow puppet casting a shadow on the wall](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/b54f/live/706d2e70-32ce-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Marylise Vigneau The shadows of children on a wall in Havana, Cuba](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/c0bb/live/170b6a70-3302-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Deborah O’Donoghue Shadows of four people on a path on the Camino de Santiago](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/6dc7/live/47c5efd0-32d2-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Verna Evans Shadow of a woman on a brick wall](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0a08/live/ce7b3ed0-32ce-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.jpg.webp)
![Neil Marsden The shadows of two people on a striped wall](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0a4f/live/9751ad70-32d5-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Andrew Aughton Child on a beach](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/c45f/live/e4f85030-3300-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Úna White Shadows created by leaves on the trunk of a tree](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/db9b/live/fa51eea0-32ce-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.jpg.webp)
![Louise Moon Shadow of a washing basket](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/98c9/live/cffe4a70-32d0-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.jpg.webp)
![Michael Gal Shadows from a kitchen spoon](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0665/live/1c8d2db0-32d2-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Hassan Bagheri Shadows on a tall building](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/633d/live/fce9c5a0-32d0-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Evelyn Oakley The shadow form two plants placed in the desert sand](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/df85/live/b42f9110-32cf-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.jpg.webp)
![Will Hulbert The shadow of a damselfly on a leaf](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8710/live/e9be5a00-32cf-11ef-a044-9d4367d5b599.jpg.webp)
![Andreas Pantelides The shadow of a hand on a tree trunk](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/efa1/live/46dccfb0-32cf-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.jpg.webp)
![Renata Gusciora Woman with shadows of leaves falling on her body](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/cae8/live/2b3cbf40-3301-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
![Karen Faiers The shadow of an aeroplane as it flies over a field](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8e7d/live/41a58e50-32d0-11ef-90be-b75b34b0bbb2.jpg.webp)
![Paul Wilkinson Shadows of people on a wall](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/5096/live/6ad2f9d0-3301-11ef-bdc5-41d7421c2adf.jpg.webp)
We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “shadows”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.