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Artist of the Month: Sam Girgenti

Our artist of the month is the wonderful Sam Girgenti, a health and earth-conscious oil painter with exceptional talent. Check out her stunning paint mixing tutorial-meets-artist interview on our YouTube channel, and be sure to follow her journey on Instagram! Watch Here

Giving Spotlight: One Tree Planted

In an effort to spread the word about the incredible organizations we give back to and the work

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iStockPHoto and ONE.org Announce “One Thing We Agree On” Photo/Video Contest to Fight Poverty

ONE Thing We Agree On We’re partnering with ONE.org for a contest called ONE Thing We Agree On, and we’re looking for video and print submissions that bring opposites together to stamp out extreme poverty.So get creative. Be edgy, funny, ridiculous — but whatever you do, make it kick-ass. And if you’re chosen as one of the 12 finalists, you’ll get:

• A piece of the $20,000 prize–pie • Tons of free iStock credits (35,000 total to be split between winners) • The chance to see your work appear in the ONE’s next big awareness campaign • Pride in knowing you’re making a difference in the world

The first 500 registrants to submit a brief before Jan. 23, 2013 will get up to 250 free iStock credits to put towards photos, illustrations, video or music for their submissions. Contest ends Feb. 26, 2013. Learn more

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