The Big Eye by Vincent Bourrut

“This is the spiral staircase at Heal’s department store in London. I knew the picture I wanted to take – my aim was to bring out the detail in the wood.”

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Image copyright Vincent Bourrut and used with permission.

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Sapa, Vietnam by Diego Arroyo

“I took this shot of a Hmong woman in a rice field in the region of Sapa, in north Vietnam.”

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Image copyright Diego Arroyo and used with permission.

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By adegsm

This unusual shot anthropomorphises the insects: positioned as they are, you can’t help but see them as two lovers, gazing into each other’s beady eyes, sitting in a romantic location atop a flower.

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Image copyright adegsm and used with permission.

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Schafsteize by Walter Hupfer

“When I was out walking my dogs, we were observed suspiciously by a blue-headed wagtail, which was probably guarding its nest. When it perched on a stalk of wheat, I took this photo.”

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Image copyright Walter Hupfer and used with permission.

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The Sky’s The Limit by Yosuke Kobayashi

“These buildings stand at the southern end of Manhattan. The tallest you can see here is One World Trade Center, which is under construction.”

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Image copyright Yosuke Kobayashi and used with permission.

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Alone by Natasha Palmer

“This image represents someone being abandoned. The Princess Bride by William Golman inspired the costume and the location. I darkened the image in Photoshop and added the rays of light.”

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Image copyright Natasha Palmer and used with permission.

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Every Wednesday we feature the very best photography that has been shared to our Facebook page. Click on the images to see these fantastic photographs in full.

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Our special thanks this week to David Soldano, Jeremy Rutherford and Magda Wasiczek.

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Richard by Matthew Davis

“While walking around the streets of Tulsa, Oklahoma, I ran into this man named Richard. He and I had a long talk that included a number of life lessons. He was a very encouraging man.”

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Image copyright Matthew Davis and used with permission.

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Pandora by Yury Pustovoy

“I took this in Wulingyuan, in China’s Hunan Province. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where quartzite sandstone pillars – some over 800 metres high – tower into the sky.”

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Image copyright Yosuke Kobayashi and used with permission.

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Devil’s Bridge by Marcel Fischer

“This is the Devil’s Bridge in the small town of Bobbio, in Piacenza, northern Italy. The bridge is the landmark of the town, which looks very picturesque in the evening light.”

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Image copyright Marcel Fischer and used with permission.

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