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The polls may be closing soon for the Unity event, but we are well on our way to our next big event. Now it’s time for you to vote on Pushing the Limits!

Once again I am floored by all the amazing submissions we received. Below are the ten nominees selected by our esteemed judges. Choosing only 10 was, to say the least, quite an arduous task for them. They strove, the struggled, they perspired profusely, but in the end were able to push through the pain and achieve the goal.

Now, it’s up to you to vote for the top three that you think represents the theme best. Vote soon because the polls close Monday, August 18 at 10pm PDT.

The third and final event just opened for submissions today and the competition is already revving up. Submit your favorite images that depict how you conceive Speed. But hurry, event closes on Tuesday, August 19 at 10pm PDT.

Anyone can vote, so make sure to include your friends, family and anyone else in on the action!

To join in the fun and find out more about the contest, visit the Imagekind Summer Games information page.

Artwork 1: Silence !!! Artist Working by Dragos Prioteasa

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: I consider this artwork the embodiment of theme “Pushing the Limits”. After all this is the most important feature of human kind. People always wanted to know more, to discover more, to be explorers. People always pushed the limit to discover new frontiers(material or spiritual). That’s what we do in this community. We explore new frontiers. The only limit we have is the one we set our self.

Artwork 2: Hang On! by Jennifer Manganello

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: This is a twist on pushing the limits. It does appear to be a very precarious position and he is displaying determination and a little bit of fear.

Artwork 3: This Wonderfully Wicked Little Town by Jeff Adkins

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: I feel this image pushes the limits of perspective and also the limits as to what is scary and what is beautiful.

Artwork 4: We Three Kings Part II - Lion by Michelle Wrighton

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: This image is a good fit for the “Pushing the Limits” theme as this is exactly what I did while creating this. Using artists color pencils I wanted to push to the absolute limit what could be achieved in this medium, to prove that color pencil as a medium can stand alongside acrylic or oils in Fine Art.

Artwork 5: Peeking Through by Sondra Sula

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: This tiny squill has pushed through the limits of several layers of tough oak leaves to kiss the life-giving sun.

Artwork 6: Pushing the Limits by Donna Corless

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: This shows a hiker who is pushing on to reach the destination.

Artwork 7: Shoes by Rebekah McGrady

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: The idea behind this piece is that achieving beauty and skill often costs some blisters, blood, and callouses.

Artwork 8: Javelin by Greg Simanso

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: The grace of the athlete in this image I created shows the form and strength it takes to perform.

Artwork 9: Bridge by Regina Lafay

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: Still holding on…

Artwork 10: Dear God, Please Don’t Let them Find Me… by tanyabond

How it Represents Pushing the Limits: This little hamster is definitely pushing the limits - hiding on a cheese shelf in the kitchen!

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The submissions are in, the nominees have been chosen, now it’s time for you YOU to vote for your top three favorites!

Here are the top 10 nominees that our esteemed judges thought best represented unity for the Imagekind Summer Games! We received a ton of amazing submissions and narrowing it down to these ten was by no means an easy task. The judges argued, they debated, they thought long and hard about which images should be chosen, and by the end of it, they were able to come together, reconcile and compromise. I think they all learned a lesson in the importance of unity from this event!

Here are the 10 nominees. Now, YOU get to vote for which THREE you think are best suited to represent the theme of unity. Vote at the bottom of the post and we will then take the top three images with the most votes and award them with their respective prizes.

Vote soon because the polls are closed on Friday, August 15 at 10pm PDT.

If you don’t see the image you submitted below, know that the competition was fierce. Also, don’t give up! Our Pushing the Limits event is well underway and you have up until 10pm PDT tomorrow, Thursday, August 14 to submit your favorite images that best represent the theme.

Anyone can vote, so make sure to include your friends, family or even the stranger on the corner in on the action!

To join in the fun and find out more about the contest, visit the Imagekind Summer Games information page.

Artwork 1: Tomato Clownfish Tropical Fish Pet by Sally Kuyper

How it Represents Unity: This clown fish and anemone are a cool example of unity. The anemone’s tentacles protect the Clown fish from predators and the clown fish helps the anemone by cleaning it.

Artwork 2: After School by Kate Wilhelm

How it Represents Unity: Visually, this photo shows four boys unified by their focus on a single book. As well, mosaics are made of disparate fragments unified by art. The photo was made in the courtyard of the Gugu S’thebe Arts and Culture Centre in South Africa, 13 years after the end of apartheid. These boys are younger than the country’s new democracy, the product of years of united, hard work.

Artwork 3: Circle of Souls by Ken Zen

How it Represents Unity: Art inspired by a traditional Tohono O’odham weaving design. This composition depicts a person entering a pathway that has only one outcome. Symbolically, this is the maze of life that we all travel through from birth to death. The outer ring of linked figures represents the circle of souls who unite to assist in the dramatic process of lowering spirit into the realm of land dwellers.

Artwork 4: Unity by Holly Kempe

How it Represents Unity: Lessons from Nature - stay close and help each other ‘Unity’

Artwork 5: Generations by Brae Oktober

How it Represents Unity: This is a photo of my great-grandmother, my grandmother, my mother and me. I believe we all build on what the previous generations taught us, and even though my great-grandmother and grandmother are no longer living, I still feel their presence and know they guide me through life.

Artwork 6: Sky Heart by BuffaloWorks Photography

How it Represents Unity: It takes 4 planes working together to create the almost perfect heart in the sky that you see here.

Artwork 7: A Magical Walk by Juli Ryan

How it Represents Unity: What greater unity is there than the bond between sisters? Sisters share hopes, dreams and secrets. “A Magical Walk” was created from the fond memories I have of being the big sister watching over my little sister.

Artwork 8: Crew Hike by Terra Fondriest

How it Represents Unity: This is a picture of a forest fire fighting crew hiking into work for the day. They have to work as one in order to survive the day, and to help others. Without unity, they would be unsuccessful.

Artwork 9: Síocháin (Peace) by Pegeen Shean

How it Represents Unity: Peace is the ultimate unifier! Síocháin is the Irish word for peace and this painting was conceived while Senator George Mitchell was negotiating and ultimately achieved a peace accord, between Northern and the Republic of Ireland in 1998. Green, white and orange are the colors of the Irish Flag, green represents the Irish Catholics, the orange represents Northern Ireland and Irish Protestants.

Artwork 10: Reflection of a Shell by Jennifer Manganello

How it Represents Unity: A shell and its reflection become one, symbolizing unity.

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The Challenge: Take one self portrait each day for a year.

Do you think you have what it takes?

Emily recently told me about this social phenomenon happening over at Flickr where members try and do just that. Their goal is to take at least one photograph of themselves each day and submit it to the Flickr group. Sure, it might sound easy at first. I mean, how hard is it to take a picture of yourself? But do you think you can do that every day, for a year?

Well, that is exactly what the instigator of this task set out to do. Steven Poff, who also sells his artwork on Imagekind, decided to take up the challenge well before there was even a Flickr group dedicated to the craziness. After starting the project in 2006, there are now over 9,000 members of the group. If you are working on your own 365 day set, then leave us a comment with the links!

Travis, Emily and I found this quite fascinating and decided to try it out ourselves. However, let’s be honest, we soon realized we don’t all have the resilience necessary for this extreme challenge. So instead, we decided to change things up a bit, and now we need your help!

Instead of one self portrait everyday for a year, we decided to do one self portrait for one day of the year; today! Also, to make things even more crazy (since it is Friday), we changed the medium from photography, to illustration, and have all drawn our self portrait.

We had quite the argument around here as to whose was the best, so we thought we’d elicit your opinions, to help us determine without bias, who has the best mug. Check ‘em out below.

Make sure you vote for which one you think is the best!

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We heard some fantastic news the other day.

Imagekind was recently nominated as one of the most innovative companies in the world by FastCompany.com. Now, we need your help to get us in the top 50!

On July 15, the editors of FastCompany.com will select the 50 most innovative companies worldwide based on participants’ overall feedback and rating.

You can read the submission, vote and comment about why you think Imagekind is innovative at FastCompany.com.

Every year Fast Company magazine highlights the most innovative companies around the world that take business to new creative heights. Imagekind was nominated as one of those companies because of how Imagekind is revolutionizing the way people experience, interact with and enjoy art.

The more comments we get and the higher the votes we receive, the better our chances are of getting into the top 50 most innovative companies worldwide. Read, vote and comment and show why Imagekind is the best community for buying, selling and creating art.

- Nate

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