TO celebrate World Photography Day today, Wednesday, we have put together a gallery of stunning photographs taken across St Helens and Newton-le-Willows.

Our St Helens Star Camera Club members have shared the photographs they are most proud of.

And here is just a small selection of them.

World Photography Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography.

You can search or add to the celebration by using #WorldPhotographyDay on social media.

To see more beautiful photographs and to share your own, join our camera club here

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Claire Rigby's canal-side view

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The path up to Crank by Andy Sherratt

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A fox peeping out taken by Ann Odonnell in Ravenhead 

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Sheltering from the rain at Knowsley Road by Ann Odonnell

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Lowe House from above by Daniel Hunt

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Birdwatching...Dave Bancroft's 12-year-old son Ben took this through the living room window

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Hitching a ride at Carr Mill by Dave Harrison

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A sandy bay at Carr Mill Dam by Jen Roberts

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Bath-time in Carr Mill by Mark Cavendish

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A misty morning across St Helens - by Matthew Pryor

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The Nine Arches in Newton-le-Willows by Miek Chesworth

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A view from the back garden - by Nicola Taylor in Newton-le-Willows

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Sunrise in Sherdley Park by Peter Boylan

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Town centre lights - by Stephen Corbett