This picture struck me, as it reminds me more of a rock star's entrance to a packed arena or a fighter entering the ring in Las Vegas than the leader of the Catholic Church entering a cathedral.

MSNBC.com picture editors get along with each other pretty well, but there is one thing we fight about; 'The Week in Pictures'. We argue so much because we care deeply about it. The deciding factor on whether a picture makes it into the final edit is often the caption information. This picture is a good example. I really wasn't interested until I saw the caption. At first glance I assumed it was a rich kid getting pampered, but reading the caption flipped my opinion so much that I wanted to begin the slideshow with this picture. So, my suggestion to photographers is... WRITE GOOD CAPTIONS!

This isn't a particularly well done picture, but it illustrates a point that is worth exploring here... What is it about pictures that we connect with on such a deep level? I hear stories about people running into burning houses to save their pictures. Many people are concerned about losing their pictures when their computers crash. Sting wrote a beautiful song during the Pinochet regime about women dancing alone in the streets with pictures of politically murdered husbands, fathers and sons pinned to their dresses. So, I ask once again... What is it about pictures that touch us, move us, hurt us, and/or help us get through our lives?

This to me feels like one of those "almost" photos. I don't particularly care for the way the photographer shot this image. I don't quite understand why the only thing in focus in this image is the building and flag in the background. I completely understand that certain situations might be dull to photograph, believe me I have been there, but in this situation I see no value in the composition of this photo. It just bothers me. Anyone have any thoughts?

You gotta love a picture of photographers helping other photogs out. It just gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside to see everyone coming together like this for the common good.

Do swans make noise? For me, some of the most successful visual images are those that prompt a subconscious image from one of my other senses. I cant tell you exactly what kind of noise these swans make, but on some level the photo makes me hear them anyway. Blurred motion, stark lighting, clean composition they all enhance the feeling.

I've got a macro lens, but I don't use it much. I regret that every time I see a picture like this. There seems to exist a rich visual world right in front of us that we mostly ignore. I'm going to make a point of shooting something very tight and small on my next assignment. It might not get published, but I'm going to at least make the picture.

This to me is just a pretty, peaceful image. There is so much negativity going on, that it is nice to take a small break and just look at a pretty picture.

Deck the windows! New York department stores have begun unveiling their holiday themed windows and the look in this little girls eyes brought me back to how I felt when I would go see the windows when I was a little girl. The photographer totally captured that feeling of wonderment.

I can't even imagine what it must be like to be a wounded soldier and recovering in the same facility as the person that I was just fighting.

I love it that this photographer took a different approach to shooting Bonneville Salt Flats racing. Normally Ive seen color pictures of cars streaking across the white ground with a bright blue sky in the background. This picture evokes a much quieter mood, and without the caption, Id think I was looking at a car in a remote junkyard. Has anyone ever attended these races? What were they like in person? Id imagine theyd be hot and noisy.

The photographer was really thinking when he composed this photo. The fact that the only thing in focus in this image is the man's face adds something to this picture for me.

This photo has everything we might look for in a good photo. But what I love most about this photo is that it is in black and white. While I may be one of the youngest people here at MSNBC, at least I can still say like an old man "I remember when we used to shoot film and process it the ol' darkroom" I would say this as I shake my finger at all the youngsters out there. But in all seriousness, I think black and white is a lost art any more theses days. While digital photography has advanced the media tremendously, I still love the feeling of a black and white image.

The lighting on this photo is what initially drew me into it. But i also feel like the man's expression, it really makes this photo. Especially since this is such a controversial subject in Israel. I think that with all the issues that we see about Israel in the media everyday, this was a nice break into something that was not about war. It is a different look at daily life in Israel.

I did a story on a Buddhist monastery in Oregon last year. I have to admit that I walked in with a negative preconception about sitting around and chanting most of the day. However, I have to admit that something about their spirit infected me. I find myself making small rock piles whenever I go camping. Something just feels so right about seeing the balance in those rock piles.

Really, shouldn't we invest heavily in wind and solar power? Wouldn't it be wonderful to tell all the countries that sit on huge oil reserves to eat their oil? Just imagine what wind and solar power would mean to air and water quality. I'm sure there would be a few unlucky birds that get tangled up in the turbines, but they'll learn to stay away from those big white turning things after a while.

My family makes our home in Seattle. It practically NEVER snows here. So, my kids get terribly excited when they see the smallest snowflake. Somehow, I'd like to take them back to my days in Wyoming when things like a tree blocking a snowy road was something you had to deal with instead of be excited about.

Getting an assignment to go make a picture for an economic data story is like a kick in the teeth to a photojournalist. It's often practically impossible to come up with something even slightly visual. However, Vito Lee did a solid job here. I would read the story that was attached to this photograph.

When I look at this picture I suddenly understand why I was recently able to buy a new U.S. manufactured car for less money than the cost of most used cars. I believe we've barely even begun to feel the significant ways that globalization is changing and will continue to change our lives for decades to come.

I don't agree with the sport of bullfighting. It seem unnecessary and cruel. However, the bullfighters get to wear some groovy clothes. I wish picture editors got to wear something even half as cool. We'd be much more popular in newsrooms across the world!

I used this picture on our cover this morning. There were a lot of Iraq violence pictures to choose from, but this one struck a chord with me. It's about the random (maybe not so random) targeting of the weakest and most innocent. Where is this all headed?

I used this picture from Chile for our World News section front today. We do a lot of complaining about our education system in the U.S. I wonder what would happen if things ever got so bad that our students took to the streets. How would U.S. society react? Would we arrest them? Would we shoot tear gas and water canons at our children? Please don't misunderstand my point. I'm not suggesting that the citizens of Chile are any worse or better than the citizens of the U.S. I'm just wondering what would happen here. See our World News front @ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507/

This is the elephant in the livingroom. When I first saw this image, I thought the elephant was a sculpture. It's not. I wish we could show you this picture really, really big. It gets better with size.

I love this picture, by Scott Sady of the Reno Gazette-Journal. It looks fake, like a plastic model hanging against a poster of the sky. That plane is beautiful.

It looks to me like theyre freefalling during a skydive, but they're only a couple feet above the ground. I'm curious what they're doing that got them in this position in the air for a brief moment.