A studio portrait that captures the essence of the subject. Her eyes follow you. Photo taken by Dan Olek (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This is a creative shot I took locally this past fall. The season was spectacular for fungii and I enjoyed photographing many varieties here in Squamish, B.C., Canada. Photo taken by Sylvia Gunnarson (Canada) - Artistic/Creative

It was my Mom's 50th birthday on Thanksgiving day, so I planned a special family trip to the coast. That evening, my husband and I took a stroll on the sand at sunset and I got this picture. I love it because it captured my husband, his reflection in the water, the great colors of the sunset, and shows the edge of the water and the length of the beach. Photo taken by Mary Pokorny (United States) - People/Family/Friends

A combination of four digital photos were used to creat this one. Photo taken by Brian D. Waters (Canada) - Artistic/Creative

I took this shot at midnight by the light of the full moon using a 2 minute exposure @ 5.6. 24mm on a Nikon F5. I also pop'd the flash a couple of times in front of the camera. Although I live in San Diego, and the Coronado Bridge has been photographed innumerable times, I thought this was a great shot because of the different perspective with the lighting. Photo taken by Jim McGinn (United States) - Travel/Vacation

I studied abroad in Italy last year, and I really missed my family, especially my mother. This picture represents -- how even-though my mom was so far away -- she was still there holding my hand and helping me grow. Photo taken by Sarah Ellis (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This rooster was a real ham. He just loved to pose! Photo taken by Lyn Winans (Canada) - Animals/Pets

This photo was taken during an amateur singers concert in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- and depicts a performance by one of the winners. I like it because of the high level of movement captured, while on the other hand, focus captures interesting elements of clothes. Somehow it gives emphasis to the pure energy of performer. Photo taken by Edin Dzeko (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - Artistic/Creative

When researching my trip to Africa, I remember seing a black and white photo of a chameleon crossing the road in a Lonely Planet book. The entire trip I wanted to find and photograph something like that. Towards the end of my trip I almost ran over this guy crossing the road. I was lucky enough to snap this photograph near the Skeleton Coast in Namibia in 2003. Photo taken by Chad Merriam (United States) - Animals/Pets

I took this picture using black and white film for the first time. I am from Michigan and this picture was taken on my first trip to Scottsdale, Arizonia at a golf course. The scenery is so beautiful, and it amazed me that a golf course sat in the middle of a desert. Photo taken by Hillary A. Hopkins (United States) - Nature

This picture was taken in Southhampton, England. Photo taken by Louis Hartman (United States) - Artistic/Creative

These girls live in the same neighborhood that I do in Baghdad. They love to get their picture taken, and they speak some English. Often times they are joined by other kids on bikes, and they all ride around and race each other -- just kids being kids. Photo taken by Michael P. O'Brien (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This picture was taken to remember the night! Photo taken by Mehrdad Alizadeh (Iran) - Nature

This is my 2 year old daughter. She is sitting on a windowseat in my bedroom. Dressed in her pajamas, she was waiting for me to read her a story. Photo taken by Darcey Salwak (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This picture was taken in October 2002 on my first trip to Carter Mountain Orchard in Charlottesville, VA. It was a crisp day and this apple was sitting on a fence post, beautiful and untouched. Photo taken by Christian M. Carroll (United States) - Nature

This is Willow, our 4 month old Weimaraner, and she is very affectionate. I wonder if she will still be a lap dog when she is close to 70 lbs! Photo taken by Christina Bowker (United States) - Animals/Pets

This is Bass Harbor Lighthouse, located in Bar Harbor, Maine where we vacationed last year. I had to climb out onto the rocks and waters edge to get this photo. Photo taken by Ray Lo Presti (United States) - Travel/Vacation

I admire this goose from a distance, and I call her "mother goose" because that is what she reminds me of. I was lucky enough to be in the park with my camera when she decided to come up on shore and nose thru my camera bag for some food -- so I got some nice close pictures of her, and was amazed at her beautiful face close up. Photo taken by Shari L Moris (United States) - Nature

This picture is one the many trees in my yard, which happens to be a walnut. This is a pure "nature" shot, showing the curve of the trees natural growth, and how we grow in life as well. Photo taken by Jeremy Stuart (United States) - Nature

This photo was taken in Panglao Island, Bohol, Philippines. Photo taken by Anna Ventura (United States) - Nature

I took this one day when I was photographing another subject -- but this got my attention instead. It was just before sunset. Photo taken by Juan Carlos Gutierrez (United States) - Nature

My grandson, Mitchell spotted this umbrella in our garage about two weeks ago. He wants to know how everything works so, even though it was a sunny day, I let him play with it in our driveway. I happened to have black and white film in my camera and was fortunate enough to capture his fun. The picture is special to me because not only does it have an artistic feel, it is of one of my favorite subjects! Photo taken by Linda Emerson (United States) - Artistic/Creative

I took this snapshot with my Kodak digital camera as I was stolling the streets of Montmartre in Paris. It seemed that everywhere I looked there was an opportunity to take great pictures. Don't these roses smell nice? Photo taken by Thomas Hoehn (United States) - Nature

This is a picture of a very sweet mule, taken in my barnyard, early December 2003. The mule is named Hillary and she always wants to know what is going on. Photo taken by Linda Yoak (United States) - Animals/Pets