“Keep up the good work Monica and don’t forget to browse others’ work to get inspired…”

Several years ago, not long after I’d submitted a photo to Your Shot, I received the above comment from another member of the community. This person had no idea that I was a picture editor at National Geographic but liked my photo and wanted to pass on a helpful hint—learn from looking. This could easily be the tagline for the community.

“Looking at the pictures on Your Shot is a really wonderful way to see a lot of really great pictures and learn something. I think that we learn how to take better pictures by looking at better pictures … If you spend the