Your pictures on the theme of 'monochrome'

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "monochrome". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

The next theme is "my best photo" and the deadline for entries is 18 March.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries directly here or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures .