For many of us in the Corner community (and around the world), we’re right smack in the middle of the holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus, whatever). Of course, around the Corner that also means that we’re in the middle of our annual Photograph of the Year contest. I’ve received hundreds on entries so far (I’m still working my way through them, so you will get a response from me eventually to let you know if your entry was accepted or not) and I can’t wait to show them all to you when voting starts in a couple of weeks.

One of the neat things about the contest this year is that Premiere Members can grab some bonus prizes (take a look at the prize list here)! If you want to have the opportunity to win some of the prizes, you have to be a Premiere Member. Lucky for you, from now until January 6th (when entries are due for the 2011 Photograph of the Year contest), you can get a Lifetime Premiere Membership (either level 1 or level 2), for HALF PRICE!! Not only are you giving yourself an opportunity to win bigger and better prizes (not only in the Photograph of the Year contest, but also in the Contest Corner Challenges and the Photograph of the Month contests), but you’re also supporting the site!

So if you’re not a Premiere Member yet, now is the best time to become one - at HALF PRICE! Click here to become a Premiere Member today.

Thanks to all those that continue to support the Corner with donations, and thanks to those who are already Premiere Members - you are really the heart of the community, and I am very thankful for each and every one of you. If you’re not part of the Premiere Member fold yet, I encourage you to become one today. Happy Holidays from all of us at the Corner.

Believe it or not, it’s quite a busy day around the Corner, despite it being a holiday in a lot of places around the world. Santa Claus stopped by the Corner earlier this morning and gave the members of the Corner a Christmas present (visit the thread Santa started to find out more), the Corner Christmas logo is up and will be up for the next week, voting starts for the January 2008 Photograph of the Month later today, as does the voting for Contest Corner Challenge #43: Holiday Alphabetography, and, of course, the PhotographyCorner 2007 Photograph of the Year contest is still on-going. Phew! I’d better get back to work!

Thanks to all those Corner members who sent me cards and presents this year - I really appreciate all the kind words. For those of you that have not received thanks from me yet, I’m out of town for the holidays, and when I get back, I’ll be sure to send you a note as well.

We have a lot to be thankful for around the Corner this year. Think how far we’ve come since last year.