Readers share their best photographs from around the world, capturing moments of nature, wildlife, and everyday life.
Nature and Wildlife
In Haute-Savoie, France, Radha Daehne photographed a neighbour's cat hiding in hostas. Helen Evans in Denbighshire, UK, captured painted lady butterflies visiting buddleia during hot weather. Margaret Dixon in Lancashire, UK, shared a photo of her new honeybee queen, born in June 2026, noting she is golden and reigning gloriously. In Maryland, US, Amy Thonnings photographed a bald eagle at Eastern Neck national wildlife refuge.
Landscapes and Skies
Louis Steeman in Dundee, UK, captured star trails falling like rain over the Magdalen Green bandstand. Michael Hughes in Colorado, US, took a view from Rabbit Ears trail near Steamboat Springs during a wildflower hike; two days later, a wildfire swept through the area. Valerio Zanini in Formia, Italy, climbed Mount Redentore above the clouds and met wild horses, their silhouettes contrasting with the white clouds.
Urban and Unusual
In London, UK, Lorraine McAvoy photographed metalworks near the Southbank. Mike Selby in Guangzhou, China, captured a balloon seller riding his scooter down a side street. Myriam B Mahiques in Massachusetts, US, took a morning shot inside the Harvard Museum of Natural History, where someone left a basket in the hallway among stuffed animals.
Other highlights include an Eriskay pony on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides by Dev Kapadia, and common scoter birds flying low in front of wind turbines off Marske and Redcar, photographed by Caroline Walker in Hartlepool, UK.
