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Each weekday, our photo editors will select one compelling image for prominent play in the newspaper. Readers can learn more about why the image was chosen and tips about shooting similar pictures by clicking on the links underneath the gallery.

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A young boy on his bike passes fountains during a sunny day in Duisburg, Germany.Frank Augstein

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A boy feeds sea gulls from the ferry boat on the Yangon River in Yangon.STAFF/Reuters

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A Humboldt Penguin dives off the board as a heron takes a fish at the London Zoo. The diving board has been installed to coincide with the "Inspired by 2012" London Olympics programme.TOBY MELVILLE

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This pattern effect is achieved with water droplets on a CD disk using florescent lighting and a macro lens. The rainbow of colour emanates from the shiny disk.

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