This picture, titled Skyward, was taken by Louise Taylor, and featured in an exhibition earlier this year by Durham Photographic Society.

This picture of the river banks in Durham, showing the Himalayan balsam in flower was taken by Tony Stainthorpe, of Newton Hall

This picture of Durham Gala was taken by Robin Wallace, of the Durham Photographic Society, using a Nikon D200 camera with an automatic aperture priority exposure

This picture of the Bishop's Throne was taken by Don Bennett, of Newton Hall, a member of Durham Photographic Society. He used a Nikon D70 digital single lens reflex camera with a short time exposure because of the limited light in Durham Cathedral

This picture - titled Howzat - was taken by John Brown, a member of Durham Photographic Society.

This picture of Lynsey Garraghan, cornet player with Trimdon Concert Brass Band at the Big Meeting, was taken by George Ford

This picture, titled Street Theatre, was taken by Paul Ritchie, and formed part of the recent exhibition by Durham Photographic Society

This picture of the Jaipur Kawa Brass Band was taken by George Ford at last year's Durham Gala. The photo was taken using a Canon EOS 5D dSLR with a Canon 24-105 IS L lens.

This picture of the fireworks display at the end of the first day of Durham Regatta was taken along the river banks by Giuseppe Bignardi, of Durham City.

VIEW: This picture of the Durham Regatta was taken towards the end of the event by Peter Lawrence, from Emmanuel Church, Durham City.

This picture of boats tied to the riverbank on a rainy day was taken by Durham Times photographer David Wood from Elvet Bridge in the city.

He used an ISO400, f10 at 1/100th of a second to capture the lonely looking boats

This picture was taken by Tony Stainthorpe, of Newton Hall, on the road from Wolsingham to Frosterley.

This week, we have a different look at the Durham area. This drawing of Fulling Mill was created by Malcolm Coils, a member of Durham Art Club, which meets every Sunday at 1pm in the Abbey Road Community Centre, Pity Me.

READER'S VIEW: This picture, title Bee Orchid, was taken by Margaret Etherington, a member of Durham Photographic Society, whose current exhibition runs until May 24 at the Botanic Garden, in Hollingside Lane, Durham

This picture, titled Mother's Attention, was taken by Angie Ellis, a member of Durham Photographic Society. The picture features in the society's exhibition, which runs until May 24 at the Botanic Garden, in Hollingside Lane, Durham. Do you have memorable pictures of Durham City and the North-East? Would you like to see them published? Send them to the Editor, Durham Times, PO Box 14, Priestgate, Darlington DL1 1NF. Digital images can be sent to durhamtimes@nne.co.uk

This picture of a lamb was taken by Giuseppe Bignardi in the fields around the Derwent Reservoir.