JPEG jumble: the week’s best reader-submitted photos
From architecture and animals to automotives and landscapes, these are the Photo of the Day winners.
![photo of the day burned car and hillside](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2022/09/01/9.2-POTD-Rudiescu-.jpeg?auto=webp&width=1440&height=1080)
A race car zips down the track to a child’s delight. The sun’s last golden tendrils cling to a cloudy sky. A horse and its rider share a tender moment. For this week’s Photo of the Day challenge, we asked readers to show us what they most love to photograph, and the results are a delightful mélange of subjects.
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Lead image by Rudiescu on Flickr. See more work here.
Best buds
![photo of the day horse and rider](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2022/09/01/9.2-POTD-Lucia-Williams.jpeg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Lucia Williams touchingly captures the trust and bond between a horse and its rider—something crucial when performing stunts.
Shapes
![photo of the day geometric buliding](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2022/09/01/9.2-POTD-ChrisFor.jpeg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Chris For’s use of B&W draws the eye to the structure’s distinct geometric patterns and the landscape’s fading light. There’s an air of drama and loneliness that pervades the frame.
Cannonball
![photo of the day canada games 2022](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2022/09/01/9.2-POTD-Jeff-Dennis.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Jeff Dennis makes a splash with a split-second frame from the 2022 Canada Games. The lines in this image add to its compelling allure.
Sunset serenity
![photo of the day sunset on the beach](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2022/09/01/9.2-POTD-Debra-Clare.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
It’s the last warmth and glow of a sunset, a daily event that always brings a little melancholy. Debra Clare’s image displays the wonder and awe of standing under a vast sky in the dying light.
Zoom zoom
![photo of the day racetrack](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2022/09/01/9.2-POTD-Angie-Muzeni-Corino--scaled.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
Angie Muzeni-Corino’s picture captures the energy of a day at the racetrack, buffered by the innocent curiosity of a child peering between the chain-link fence, hoping for a glimpse of the action.
Red-winged Fairywren
![photo of the day red wing fairywren](https://www.popphoto.com/uploads/2022/09/01/9.2-POTD-Dalida-Innes-.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
A fluffy Fairywren precariously balances on a flower’s stem, the florals’ deep red petals a perfect punctuation mark on the scene shot by Dalida Innes.