I was really surprised when I saw this picture. The GOP is usually very good about creating political visuals. I wonder what they were thinking when they thought, "Let's have Cheney stand in front of a big WHITEMAN sign."

So many elements in this image by Karel Prinsloo convey a feeling of desolation. But while some viewers may see that, was she feeling it? So often with photojournalism, how the viewer reacts to the image may not reflect the real mood of the situation.

While this was an interesting event, the images are a little disappointing, perhaps because of its difficult-to-reach location. All of the images I saw were either from too long a distance to see the individual instruments, or too close which makes you lose the loftiness of the event.

This woman's face draws me into this photo. Her expression and face pierces something in me and makes me want to know more about this woman.

Sometimes the art world intrigues and even mystifies me, but other times I have to say that I just don't get it. Aren't there other things we could be spending creative energy on? For example, why are all hybrid cars ugly? Couldn't we solve that before we touch purple things at art exhibits?

Beginning is hard. I've been reluctant to begin blogging, but then I saw Mario's picture and my reluctance just fell away. I've looked at a lot of 9/11 anniversary pics. Many of them are good, but this is one of the few that hints at the scale. It suggests what this might mean in the long run.

I never thought that dirt could make for such an interesting photo but this photo changed my mind. It has a great visual appeal and the cracks draw the eye through the photo to the village in the background.

Space, the final frontier... This photo of an astronaut fixing the space station looks so serene. There will soon be sub-orbital flights taking the general public to (the edge of) space, it's just a matter of time before we can take a trip to the Moon.

What's next, hat shoes?

Beautiful image, but Im compelled because while Israelis are pictured, this doesnt say good, evil, pro, con. This was the beginning of an interesting time as an editor where it was difficult to choose an image without being seen as biased by supporters of either side. While people looked at our edit and said thats "for" or "against," all I could see was "war".

I was drawn to this image at first because of the lighting in the image. After taking a closer look I liked the fact that there was this image that had a peaceful feel to it despite the fact that the nation is surrounded in controversy right now.

I have loved this picture ever since I laid eyes on it. The graphic quality of the image is what drew me in, but on a personal level, it reminded me of nights spent watching wicked lightning and listening to deafening thunder in my grandmothers Kansas home after a day of visiting with her over some homemade goodie in her always welcoming kitchen.

I'm drawn to this image and the woman's offering to the volcano. I find myself rooting for the gift to make it past the scavengers and into the fumes. I imagine it's how I would feel if there were someone waiting at the bottom of a wishing well, ready to steal my penny before my wish could come true.

Michael just doesn't get it, and I guess a few of his fans don't either. I count myself among his older fans. I still have his 'Off the Wall' and 'Thriller' albums, but at some point he just drove the Michael Jackson bus into the ditch. I can't imagine him ever getting it back on the road. It's starting to feel like the last days of Elvis.

MSNBC picture editors talk a lot about what makes a great news picture. We obviously have very diverse opinions, but there are some things that seem to ring true for most of us. Good composition helps. Interesting light is always a huge plus. Good access to the subject is paramount, but for me most of all there needs to be a good moment. That is the essence of an engaging still photograph.

Some pictures give me hope. There are a lot worse things a kid could be doing than adding to the world's largest painting done by children.

There are moments when I'm pretty sure that if there really is a right and wrong, if there really is some cosmic power that keeps track of everything then I'm pretty sure we're all going to hell. First we hunt the whales to near extinction, and then we take the remaining few, put them on display and make them wear Santa hats. Shame on us.

The deadpan mask is absurd in the context of a somber moment of silence.

If it were a savage kick, it would destroy the humor that underscores the irony of a modern military using a donkey. The distant bucket brigade reinforces the idea.

I love how all the lines in this picture lead to the doorway with the light pouring through. It looks as though the man carrying the plywood is going to cover the doorway.

What a bummer. After editing pictures all week for our Fashion Week slideshows, I got used to seeing the models as superhuman with their perfect posture, perfect looks, and grace. This picture really humanizes them. I wonder how damaging this can be to a models career.

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.

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.

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.

Ms. Harris won the GOP nomination for the Senate election in Florida, so I was searching for a photo that documented her victory when I came upon this one. I wonder what became of the possum.