A new dawn and a nut roast – readers’ best photos

Clear the decks

‘The sun comes out, and so do the deckchairs. Taken at Seaford, East Sussex.’

Photograph: Anne Bostwick/GuardianWitness

Ahead of the curve

‘After a short hike and a scramble up some rocks, this was the first view of Utah’s Delicate Arch. Freestanding and magnificently alone in the natural sandstone bowl.’

Photograph: Katie Grimshaw/GuardianWitness

Nut roast

‘A local roasts cashew nuts on the island of Koh Phra Thong (Golden Buddha Island), Thailand. He works among the elements, or mahābhūta – earth, water, fire and air. Legend tells of a golden Buddha statue buried on the island by pirates.’

Photograph: Tommy Miller/GuardianWitness

Shadow play

‘Kite flying at Galle Fort, Sri Lanka.’

Photograph: Jenny Downing/GuardianWitness

New dawn

‘Sunrise at West Kirby Marine Lake, Wirral.’

Photograph: Graham Morris/GuardianWitness

In-flight meal

‘A kestrel with a common lizard in its claws, flying above the Cornish coast path.’

Photograph: Simon Torr

Waiting for a bite

‘As a fisherman cast his line out to sea, this seal appeared to watch and wait for the catch. Taken on Salisbury Wharf in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand.’

Photograph: Chris Taylor

Catch of the day

‘A Bajau spear-fisher, Obe, on the reefs of the Togean Islands, Indonesia. The Bajau are a sea nomad people who use this traditional fishing method.’

Photograph: Donald Bogle

Hiding in plain sight

‘This is a beautiful European mantis, which was very hard to detect. In fact, it was perfectly camouflaged with the dry grass. I waited for around half a hour until it rotated its head to observe my moves. And suddenly, a fly posed on its leg. I think that it mistook the mantis for a blade of grass. Taken in Quattro Castella, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.’

Photograph: Andrea Bartozi

Golden glow

‘Inside the Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain.’

Photograph: Tom Ardron/Guardian Community

Sharing a meal

‘The tūī is a native New Zealand bird. I called this shot “sharing the kai”, kai being the Maori word for food.’

Photograph: Graham Wardrop

Night shift

‘Welders and butchers work side by side in Baniyatar, Nepal.’

Photograph: Tom Ash/Guardian Community

Turtle power

‘A young loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) takes to the sea in Belek, Antalya, Turkey.’

Photograph: Mustafa Emre Kolbakir

Rock of ages

‘Coloured strata flow through the sandstone cliffs at Ladram Bay in Devon. The rock dates back to the Triassic period.’

Photograph: Richard Derwent/GuardianWitness

Railway lines

‘This image was taken on a very extended train journey from Agra to Varanasi, India. What was meant to be a journey of nine hours turned into 18. Bored to tears and wanting to escape my little sleeping compartment, I walked the length of the train, taking in the cross-section of people and photographing how they were passing the time. This gentleman caught my eye. He looked so relaxed and at the same time busy.’

Photograph: Shakira Nelis/GuardianWitness