The Big Picture photography competition: round 176

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The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
This week's Big Picture winner – and recipient of a Nikon Coolpix P300 camera worth £249.99 – is Peter Norris of Boxford, Suffolk, for this image of patchwork quilts on the steps outside Helsinki's cathedral, Finland.
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A cyclist makes a silhouette at Suzhou, China
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Charge of the Berber brigade, Essaouira, Morocco
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Keen to get underway in India
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Beneath the veil in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Evoking the golden age of steam, Darjeeling
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Pointing the way in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Caught on the wing in Ecuador
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A ball of light in Dartmoor
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Drying fish in Madang's market, Papua New Guinea
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A makeshift washing line, Bolivia
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Preparing for the day, Bangkok
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A leopard keeps a look-out in Namibia
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A close encounter off Cornwall
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A pelican pauses in Aruba
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A macaque strikes a pose in Kyoto, Japan
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A six-spot burnet moth makes an appearance in Ballyickeen, Ireland
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Manchester street art
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Lighting up in Trinidad, Cuba
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Taking the strain at the border between Zimbabwe and Mozambique
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
Brave goats at Krishna's Butterball, Mahabalipuram, India
The Big Picture photography competition: round 176
A lavatorial mailbox in Queensland, Australia