Love runs deep in the 500px community; if we’ve learned anything from our latest “Celebrate Love” Photo Quest it’s this fact! Today we reach the half-way point of the quest, and already we’re at almost 9,000 submissions! You’ve officially blown every other Photo Quest we’ve done out of the water with more beautiful photos submitted than any other quest… in half the time.

Maybe it was the amazing prize—a Canon 5D Mark III kit worth over $3,000 generously donated by our friends at Preservation & Creation—or maybe it’s this universal subject that runs so deep with everybody, but you’ve all blown us away with your stunning submissions.

What’s more, you’ve taken our advice to heart and shown what “love” means to YOU. We’ve seen everything from abstract and symbolic photos, to romantic portraits, to touching moments between parents and their children, to that special kind of love you only seem to see between animals. Every kind of love.

Love is in the air by Alberto Suárez on 500px.com

There’s still time to enter the Quest if you haven’t submitted yet. The submission period officially ends on February 29th at midnight Eastern time, and you can find out all about the quest and how to qualify for the prize here.

And if what you’re waiting on is inspiration, we’ve got you covered there as well. Scroll down to see 30 of our favorite submissions to the Quest so far!

Let

this is love. by Miki Fujii on 500px.com

True love squeeze by Marta Everest on 500px.com

Father and Son Love! by Umar Naqshbandi on 500px.com

Winter love story by Maryna Khomenko on 500px.com

I love nature by Astrid Dorey on 500px.com

Lovers by Eva Lechner on 500px.com

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Love by Andreas Fan on 500px.com

Today

Fly over Trolltunga by Zhuokang Jia on 500px.com

Starry lovers by Ivan Pedretti  on 500px.com

Best friend love by Casey Bebernes on 500px.com

Forever ............!! by Silvano Ruffini on 500px.com

Almost Sweet by Sandy Cutting on 500px.com

Bride and Groom by Calvin Ang on 500px.com

the kiss by Ludwig Winkler on 500px.com

Lionlove by Jenny Freudenberg on 500px.com

Rain by Ruslan Grigoriev on 500px.com

Winter Tale by Pedro Quintela on 500px.com

Long LOVE  (83 Year) by Sarawut Intarob on 500px.com

Autumn hugs by Iza ?yso? on 500px.com

Paris Lovers by Alberto Suárez on 500px.com

True Love by Jan vdB on 500px.com

Light My Fire by Stanislav Novak on 500px.com

Love dream in Iceland by Jenny Coppe on 500px.com

You and Me! by Alberto Suárez on 500px.com

Love by Ben Robson on 500px.com

Happy Valentine

Chasing the Sunset by Pedro Quintela on 500px.com

To find out more about the “Celebrate Love” Photo Quest or submit YOUR photos to the contest and potentially win that Canon camera kit, click here.


P.S. As a bonus to our users in the USA, use the promo code FREE500 to claim a free pack of 10 prints from Preservation & Creation! Discover a whole new type of love: the love you feel when you hold a physical print of your photo in your hand for the very first time. Click here to redeem, but act fast, this offer is only available to the first 1,000 people who claim it!