©Piper Smith, Three, New York, NY, @pipersmithny, I am thankful for the simplicity of a beautiful flower

©Saman Mokhtary, Blessing, Tehran, Iran, @Nafirphotos

©Logan Johnson, Worms, @loganbluejophotography ,Lust rots over time…I am just thankful for all the people who wanted me for a second and for all the worms who will always want me.

© Sam Berger, Eclipsed, The path of totality 2024 eclipse (Illinois), @sambergerart, If you are ever lost, just remember to look up, the sky will guide you, there is so much in the world around us to be grateful for.

©Annemarie Deckers, Magic, @annemarie.deckers

©Ekaterina Shafieva, The Gift and The Response, @Shafieva.Kate, In the diptych «The Gift and The Response», I give thanks for the gift of creativity, which finds its response in the courage of personal expression.

©Zhilin Xiang, In my Hands, Boston, @blueeyelili, I’ve kept this photo of my mother in my wallet — it was taken when she was about my age. When I feel homesick, especially around the holidays, I take it out and hold it in my hands for a while. In those moments, home feels less like a place and more like a feeling.

©Anastasiia Baliasnikova, Glowing Flower, @catch.and.run , I am grateful for the neon flower that shines brightly in the dark forest, reminding me that even in the deepest darkness there is always a source of light and hope.

©Marni Myers, Introspection, Colorado @mmyersphoto,Introspection: looking at all parts of ourselves — the parts we’re grateful for and proud of, as well as those parts we wish we didn’t have, are ashamed of, or want to cut off or disregard.

© Noah Ferguson, Glitter, Japan, @noah.ferguson1111, Interesting capture from a trip to Japan, very grateful to everyone that made the trip happen.

© Sofia Dmitreva, Vera, Saint Petersburg, Russia, @sndmtrv

©️Giuseppe Ermes Signorile, Blue Whale, @soloermes. I’m grateful I didn’t live halfway

©John Henderson, Smiling Faces, @jkhphotogallery, The Undisputed Truth Smiling Faces

©Joseph Kayne, Thankful for those that came before us Reclamation, @kaynephoto

©Jean Ross, Mermaids, ©jeanmross, I am thankful for living on the Q train where Coney Island is just a short subway ride away.

©Dmitry Yurchenko, Laitse, Estonia, @kvakabaka_dy

©Donna Gordon, The Enigma of Innocence, @donnagordon8994.

© Shannon Maltbie-Davis, My Boys, @s.maltbiedavis,. As always, I am most thankful to have been blessed with “My Boys”.

©Fatemeh Fani, Friends, Madison, WI, fatemehhh_faniii, fatemehfani.weebly.com. For the gentle company of friends who make even silence feel full

©Brent Galen Adkins, Philly Pride 2025, @bremtgalem, I’m thankful for the queer community, where I have found so much joy, authenticity, and resilience in small gestures and big celebrations.

©Galina Sa, Russia Moscow, It was a random moment in the underground

©Anna Tymofieieva, Archipelago, @symphe.studio, Archipelago is a project about Human and God.

©Elliott Linwood, Parallels, @elliottlinwood1, A city of neighborhoods where parallel lives amplify and overlap experiences of the place, Hong Kong holds a warm place in my heart.

©Colin Ward, Begging, Venice IT, @colin_ward_photography. Thankful that I am not begging on the street like this person.

©Gild Gomes, Three Generations, One Grateful Heart, @gildgomes13,

©Peanut Lê, ?????, California, U.S.A.

©Maureen Bond, 1,095 Days, @maureenbond, Always My Girl, Always in My Heart

©Olga Verizhnikova, Pattern? @olga_mv8