This past year I took an art class and we worked with oils. I took this picture because my art teacher only let us use the primary colors. "Brown is cheating" she would say, "you won't learn to mix colors if you cheat!" =) Photo taken by Laura Brooke (United States) - Artistic/Creative

Elephants at Aanakotta, Guruvayur. This one was getting its daily morning bath. The elephant was 10 years old and seemed to be enjoying this part of the day. Kerala is my favorite destination in India. The way this state in India is created makes me think of a green life. I love elephants and seeing them cared for well made me feel even happier. Photo taken by Pavithra Ramasubramanian (United States) - Travel/Vacation

A typical day in San Francisco isn't a typical day for most places. For some reason I always find the site of the trolleys a good stress reliever! Photo taken by Ed Puskas (United States) - Travel/Vacation

Editor's Announcement: Congratulations to Jennifer Hsieh, Kodak Gallery's "KODAK Moment" Winner for January.
Photo Story: The sun was setting and our shadows were cast against the brick wall. We started making shadow puppet and I started taking pictures of them. All of a sudden, he reached over and kissed the side of my head, and I happened to be snapping a shot. This photo was taken at Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ). Photo taken by Jennifer Hsieh (United States) - People/Family/Friends

A photo of a Dutch windmill in the January snow. Taken in a little place called Diever, in the provence Drenthe, Holland. Photo taken by Marius Visser (Netherlands) - Nature

My friend's son and his football buddies were hamming it up for the camera at a football scrimmage. I love how each and every one of them look so entirely different from the others. Photo taken by Carolyn Foster Spano (United States) - People/Family/Friends

The local museum in Grand Rapids, MI stayed open after hours one night. The whale skeleton has been a "huge" part of the museum since I was a child. Photo taken by Kristine Carpenter (United States) - Holidays/Events

This is a photo of my son who selflessly gives of his time to pose for me when ever I ask. I am blessed to have such a wonderful son. This is one of my favorite pictures of him. Photo taken in my garage using only natural light. Photo taken by Robyn Terrell (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This picture was taken in Katmai National Park, during a bear viewing trip to Alaska in 2008. There were plenty of photo ops watching the brown bear run back and forth eating salmon.

Editor's Choice: Comment on this picture in Kodak's "A Thousand Words" blog. Photo taken by Thomas Lawless (United States) - Animals/Pets

I really like the expression on the face on the wall and then the look on her face :) Sooo cute ! Photo taken by Cindy Harter (United States) - People/Family/Friends

This snowy fence with the yellow house behind looked just like a painting.

Editor's Note: Just wishing Christine a Happy Birthday! We hope you have a great day. Photo taken by Christine Czernin (Austria) - Artistic/Creative

This is so special because it shows my daughters excitement and a sparkle in her eyes. I like that his "gift" is the wildflowers. It was taken just at dusk in July 2009. Photo taken by Rick Taylor (United States) - People/Family/Friends

A Valentine card just for you. Happy Valentine's Day. Photo taken by Evy Johansen (Denmark) - Holidays/Events

Just playing in the snow. Photo taken by Adriana (United States) - People/Family/Friends

Horses being mustered through a creek at Glenworth Valley, Central Coast, NSW, Australia. Captured with Nikon D3X DSLR and Nikkor 70 - 200mm VR lens. I have converted the original RAW image with NIK Silver Efex. I've chosen Nature rather than Animals/Pets, as my category, because the image, to me, is not just about the horses themselves, it's about the raw nature of their actions/reactions, their interaction with drovers (musterers) and the environment, tones and textures in a cacophony of sound and energy. Photo taken by Graham Weiss (Australia) - Nature

To me, this is a perfect display of why they do what they do... This firefighter is with his brand new baby girl. He's velvet over steel. Photo taken by Teresa Lee (United States) - Artistic/Creative

This picture is of my son bending strings on his SG guitar, was taken in our living room. It was shot on Kodak TMax and enhanced a little with Photoshop. Photo taken by John Molligo (United States) - Artistic/Creative

This is the Wollman Rink in Central Park, NY. It's nice to see the skaters enjoying winter activities against the backdrop of the city buildings. Photo taken by Agnes M. Fegan (United States) - Holidays/Events

The play of the lighting on the tree combined with the full moon are very compelling. Photo taken by Stephen Harmon (United States) - Nature

I captured this action during a camel race competition at the Desert Festival, Jasalmer, Rajastrhan, India on 9.2.09. Photo taken by Mukesh Srivastva (India) - Travel/Vacation

My son was quietly sitting at the table drawing with his new markers and I asked him what he was drawing. "Just an eagle," he said. It was a moment that just had to be captured. Photo taken by Rosalba Berardi (United States) - Artistic/Creative

This is the closest representation of what I actually saw! This is a color photograph, but the January fog zapped most of the color from what the eye sees. Taken in January, 2009, Barksdale AFB, Shreveport, LA. For me, this is nature at it's most mysterious and beautiful state.

Editor's Choice: Comment on this picture in Kodak's "A Thousand Words" blog. Photo taken by Katherine Thomas (United States) - Nature

A photo capturing people with old Netherlands clothing on. Photo taken by Els Bax (Netherlands) - People/Family/Friends

Editor's Note: Enjoy today's International Picture of the Day selection from Poland! Photo taken by Marcin Pasternak (Poland) - Nature

A topical photo considering the amount of people currently looking for work. Taken in Boise, ID by a currently unemployed photographer (myself) and a visual artist soon to enter service in the US Coast Guard. Photo taken by John Molligo (United States) - Artistic/Creative

Wagons returning to the farm following a Sunday meeting. Taken December 2009, near Waterloo Canada. Photo taken by Tony R. Wagstaff (Canada) - People/Family/Friends