Beautiful image, Israelis are pictured but doesnt say pro or con. This was the beginning of an interesting time here where it was difficult to edit an image without being seen as bias by supporters of either side. People looked at our edit and said thats "for" or "against," all I see is "war".

This mess would be demoralizing even if it didn't represent a loss of income.I feel sympathy for this man because it will keep happening until he can afford a better way to move eggs.

Even though this little boy in the Congo isn't wearing shoes and is preparing his primitive kitchen stove on this week when so many of us are feasting and giving thanks for all that we have, I love that his body language is still that of a playful little boy. I've seen children in the same position dumping sand in a sandbox or watching dirt pour out of their dumptrucks. For him, with his cocked head and little smile, his imagination is at work while loading the stove with coal.

Some say silhouettes are cliche, but while this one is simple, I think it has a quiet, dreamy quality. Maybe I'm just sentimental because it's Thanksgiving Day, but this image makes me think of an old movie, and the sharpness in the details of the fiddler; the bow, the individual hair of his eyebrows, give his shape more warmth and reality than simply being a shadowy human-esque shape. Anyone care to dance?

Thanks to all the men and women serving in the armed forces. May your families keep strong in your absences, and may you all soon be home!

Pretend for a moment that God, or Allah, or Buddha or whatever cosmic power you connect with descends from heaven and says to you, "I'm giving you the power to eliminate one useless thing. You can't choose to end world hunger or eliminate email spam, because I've already got my best people working on those big ticket issues. I'm giving you the power to end one useless thing." What would you choose? I'd pick the Thanksgiving Day parade. I just don't need to see corporate icons float past NYC's citizens anymore.

As a photo editor in the news business I see way too many painful images of death, war and destruction -so, when I see a photo of a baby animal, whatever it is, it makes me smile. Don't you think we need more of a balance?

This is one of those images that you have to stop and ask "why?" I feel like the compnay had a great concept and their intentions were good. But I you have a hard time imagining woman wearing this to the grocery store and at the checkout counter, as the cashier begins to bag your goods, you say "Wait I brought my own bag." And proceed to take off your bra. Call me crazy but I just don't see it happening, and I am not even a woman.

This is just a nice, quiet moment. I am glad to see a photographer being aware of what is going on even if there is no action happening. This is a great sports picture even if it is not an action shot. The light is gorgeous, the picture is clean and well composed.

For me this picture is disturbing in a peaceful sort of way. It is a nice reflection shot, but we dont typically see reflections in pools of blood. I am slightly bothered by this image but I think it speaks loudly about the issues of Palestine but in a quiet sort of way.

This is another image where the person's face draws me into the image. It illustrates the importance of captions. Without the caption I wouldn't have known that this image illustrates an ever growing issue in China. I was not aware that the number of AIDS victims in China is on the rise and mainly due to unsanitary medical practices. The caption really makes this image strike home with me. After reading the caption the image took on a completely new tone for me. I now know where the pain in his expression comes from, I can almost feel the desperation. The world needs more images like this so that we can better understand the world around us.

I chose this photo because I love the look in the eyes of the judge - and - I just noticed her name! This photo reminded me of the now infamous photo of the election worker checking the hanging chad ballots with the magnifying glass. I can't, however, figure out what she is doing.

This treatment is maybe a little too close to over controlled with artificial light. I like what John Gibbing is trying to do. He is using light in a creative way to solve a challenging visual problem. Ive always thought that the best artificial lighting should look like natural light.

One of the many great things about living and working in the Pacific Northwest is that you never know when wildlife will pop up somewhere slightly unexpected. This fella came to visit us and has been perched outside our window at MSNBC.com for the past hour. Can anyone identify what kind of owl he is?

Photographing grief is so difficult. I've had to do it, and believe me I'd rather do anything else. It is difficult to not feel like you're invading people lives at their worst moments. I've dealt with this in different ways, but it often boils down to the fact that my news organization is reporting on the news of the day. Much of that is about policy, statistics and quotes from political leaders. Photographs put a human face on the news. It helps us understand why it all matters. So, it is hard. It's probably the most difficult thing photojournalists have to do. I respect Mahmud's respect for his subject here. In photographic terms he is using light and lines very well.

Square pictures. While browsing through our photo database here at MSNBC.com, a set of nine square pictures caught my eyes. They were shot with medium format camera. I really like the mood of this set. Its refreshing to see there are some photographers are still picking up their film cameras for some of their assignments.

We've looked at a number of volcano images this year, but what strikes me about this one is the surreal quality of the smoke. These images are usually about the lava flow - which does create an interesting focal point, like a doorway of light into the mountain. But the movement of the smoke reminds me of watching clouds changing shape on a summer day. Against the backdrop of stars, this violent act of nature seems like something you could watch while drifting off to sleep.

I appreciate the photographer's efforts here, in making a good image by working with the light, using light and dark to help separate out the key action, catching a bit of intensity in one of the players, despite the fact that the campiness of the event could make you approach making images here in a pretty casual way. Did you know that there is a World Rock Paper Scissors Society, that, according to its web site: "The World RPS Society is dedicated to the promotion of Rock Paper Scissors as a fun and safe way to resolve disputes."

Staged. Fake news. Posing. PR. Setup. Those are supposed to be my immediate reactions to this photo (or one like it) when I see it in our database. But in this case there was something intrinsically compelling to me about the picture each time I came across it. Maybe its the clean composition. Maybe its the cartoon-meets-real-world aspect. Its one I cant put my finger on exactly, but I enjoy looking at it its provenance notwithstanding.

I can't imagine how difficult and competitive it must be to be a photojournalist in Washington D.C. It looks like a tough gig to me.

This photo just made me laugh. With all the people and things in this world that need blessings, why taxi cabs???

I like the fact that you cant quite make out the shape of the body of this laborer except for the hands and part of the arms.

I do hope space travel will be affordable to people throughout the world during my lifetime. I would love to make a self portrait in space.

Its great to see technology is helping people reunite with long lost loved ones, especially from such a terrible event in human history.

One of the things we will do with MSNBC.com's Photoblog is talk about our own work. We were working a story on roller derby's comeback. We did a text story and a video, but I felt like we were missing something. I became interested in the transformation the women would go through as they put on their game faces. So, I created a slideshow that illustrated this transformation process.