To give you guys a better idea of what BlackBerry photo apps can do, we’re using this month’s Five Pic Friday to showcase some breathtaking BlackBerry app photography provided by some of our Twitter followers. You can find a handful of these pictures below – the rest are on our BlackBerry Flickr® Page. Check it out!

Photo by Etienne Steffens (@Esteffens79); taken with a BlackBerry Curve 9320 smartphone using PhotoFunia.

Photo by Simphiwe Fiwe Nkosi (@fiwe2sweet); taken with a BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone using Photo Sketch.

Photo by Harry Bow (@russg); taken with a BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone using Photo Editor Ultimate.

Photo by Michael Snasdell (@MichaelSnasdell); taken with BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone using MOLOME.

Photo by Feli Rodillas (@FeliRodillas); taken with a BlackBerry Curve 9320 smartphone using Photo Studio.

Got your own BlackBerry App Photography to share? Send us your pics by tweeting us @BlackBerry or posting on our Facebook® wall.

Photo by @annikabester; taken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 smartphone

Photo by @KJHine; taken with a BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone

Photo by @alik_oz; taken with a BlackBerry® Curve™ 9220 smartphone using Photo Studio for BlackBerry

Photo by @BhuDeo; taken with a BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone

Photo by @VinceConcep; taken with a BlackBerry Curve 9310 smartphone

What fall photography have you captured this season? Share your photos by tweeting us @BlackBerry or posting on our Facebook® wall.

It’s been challenging, yet exciting at Research In Motion® (RIM ®) as we prepare for the transition to the new (and amazing) BlackBerry® 10 operating system. No doubt, we’ve got a fighting spirit and developed some thick skin being the brunt of jokes, rumors and speculation. Hey, we’re all for competition, and a jab here and there keeps us on our toes. Not only do we believe in BlackBerry 10, but we are proud to be a part of RIM.

Time and time again you’ve heard it from us, and our position is not changing. So, listen instead to the millions in our extended #ProudToBeTeamBlackBerry family who have boldly and consistently shared their opinions here, on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and across our social communities. We’ve highlighted just a few below…

Some people think @blackberry users are the Black Sheep of the industry. I'd rather be a Black Sheep than an iSheep any day #BB10Believe—
Mike Magliocchi (@mike_mags) October 16, 2012

I'm NOT ashamed of MY BlackBerry: nytimes.com/2012/10/16/tec… @BlackBerry #TeamBlackBerry—
Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 16, 2012

Proud member of #TeamBlackBerry and team #blacksheep—
Joe Scheller (@NightRunner82) October 16, 2012

80 million+ people hold their @blackberry with pride #nytimes plays iGame.—
Fido Web Hosting (@fidowebhosting) October 16, 2012

Even if I broke it, I still love my @BlackBerry 9800. Haters gonna hate, but for #BB10 I'll wait. #BB10Believe #NotEmbarrassed—
Seb H Miller (@shebmiller) October 16, 2012

@nytimes I love my @BlackBerry #teamBlackBerry FTW let the revolution begin!!!!!—
Jackson *jackpot* (@JTVU01) October 16, 2012

We remain steadfastly devoted to each of you, appreciative of your support and honored to share what’s to come. Share why you’re proud to have your BlackBerry with us in the comments below.

Sketch by @TheRealJSpears

Sketch by @rantoniomg

Sketch by Zanzoon F.

Sketch contributed by @RunningKathy

Sketch by @AZ_JOHNNY

Feeling inspired? Send us your BlackBerry sketches by tweeting us @BlackBerry or posting on our Facebook® wall.

Lily
Photo by @LexieJovanovski; taken with a BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 smartphone

Yoshi
Photo by RIM Community Manager Kerri (^KB); taken with a BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 smartphone

Snowball
Photo by @f_asli_yilmaz; yaken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone

Neil
Photo by RIM Community Manager Carolyn (^CH); taken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone

Diesel
Photo by @rockadelly; taken with a BlackBerry Torch 9810 smartphone

Got your own adorable pet pictures to share? Share them by tweeting us @BlackBerry or posting on our Facebook® wall.

Today’s Five Pic Friday features a variety of Bold photographs sent in by fans. Check out a few of the pictures below and view the rest of the Bold Photography on our BlackBerry Flickr® Page.

Photo by @masroora; taken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone

Photo by @robertson88; taken with a BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone

Photo by @PatWallace; taken with a BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone

Photo by @nerdologist_jon; taken with a BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone

Photo by @CoolsLogan; taken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9930 smartphone

What Bold photography have you captured this year? Send your photos our way by tweeting us @BlackBerry or posting on our Facebook wall.

Bonus: Make your photography even bolder by using these top BlackBerry smartphone photography apps.

Photo by CT (@IamCalTait). Taken with a BlackBerry® Curve™ 9300 smartphone.

Photo by R.E.M. (@RosieMickasko). Taken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 smartphone.

Photo by Angelo Maurer (@Angelo_Thoughts). Taken with a BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone.

Photo by Jason Goncalves (@jasongoncalves). Taken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9790 smartphone.

Photo by Erin Kampferseck (@erinkampferseck). Taken with a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

Keep sending in your BlackBerry photos by tweeting us @BlackBerry or posting on our Facebook® wall.

To celebrate your #BlackBerryPhotography, we decided to kick off a brand new blog post series – Five Pic Friday – that features the best of the best photos from our Flickr page. Each month, we’ll showcase a different batch of five photos – from BlackBerry Sunsets and Sunrises to Team BlackBerry Pets and more!

Here’s a peek at this month’s five pics, sent in by Team BlackBerry on Twitter® and Facebook®:

Photo by Brittany (@MsBrittz); Taken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9780 smartphone

Photo by @rrrebo; Taken with a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone

Photo by Desirée (@DesireeTodd_79); Taken with a BlackBerry® Curve™ 3G 9300 smartphone

Photo by G.K. Lawson (@gklawson); Taken with a BlackBerry® Storm2™ smartphone

Photo by Ashley (@rawsharktext)

Where do YOU find your inspiration for capturing the perfect BlackBerry photo? Tell us in the comments! Keep sharing your best #BlackBerryPhotography with us on Twitter and Facebook, and you never know – your photo could be featured in next month’s Five Pic Friday.

I wanted to take some time to thank everyone for participating in our #BerryHoliday and #JanuBerry giveaways on Twitter® last month. We were overwhelmed with the response we got and had a blast giving away BlackBerry® goodies to our fans. The participation was SO high that #BerryHoliday was even a national trending topic on Twitter!

For those of you not familiar with our #BerryHoliday and #JanuBerry giveaways, we held a daily contest on our Twitter page over four weeks where we invited fans to answer various BlackBerry trivia questions. Winners received BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets, t-shirts, accessories and more!

During that time, we got a chance to ask our followers what #TeamBlackBerry means to them. We had lots of answers tweeted to us on @BlackBerry and we couldn’t help but highlight some of our favorites:

@BlackBerry #TeamBlackberry means seeing a bb owner u even don't know, but feels like a family member. #Januberry—
Sahil Rao (@s5sahil) January 27, 2012

@BlackBerry @BlackBerry #TeamBlackBerry means I'm never alone! My blackberry is my window to the world! #JanuBerry—
Wendy Barnes (@wendywoos74) January 27, 2012

@BlackBerry #JanuBerry #TeamBlackBerry means a group of people supporting and loving an innovative Company – and it's Canadian!—
Sandra O (@punkkittie) January 27, 2012

@BlackBerry #TeamBlackBerry means to me is peace of mind! I'm confident that they can answer and solve any problem I have! #JanuBerry—
Jules (@JulieGroce) January 27, 2012

@BlackBerry It means being able to capture my daughters 1st steps and share them with family #PlayBook #TeamBlackBerry #JanuBerry—
Mike de Vries (@m_devries) January 27, 2012

@BlackBerry #JanuBerry the 9900 has been the best yet, keeping me in touch with my family across the world #touchscreen #keyboard #sexy—
Carolyn Velasqueɀ (@infiniteCVbliss) January 27, 2012

@BlackBerry #TeamBlackBerry means a shared passion for a product that changed our lives for the better!! BBM rocks my world!! #JanuBerry—
Rachel (@Rae81Rae) January 27, 2012

"@BlackBerry: To me, #TeamBlackberry=the awesome group of people who make life "berrytastic" and provides us with new info erday #JanuBerry—
Martin Ro (@RoMsicle) January 27, 2012

@BlackBerry #BlackBerry #TeamBlackBerry #JanuBerry it means we get to support a wicked #Canadian company! The #Playbook is a Powerhouse!!!—
Brian A (@B_Oilers) January 27, 2012

What does Team BlackBerry mean to us? It means millions of fans worldwide who share ideas with one another, help one another and stand with BlackBerry. We are YOUR biggest fans. Thank you all for showin’ us the love and proving to us that Team BlackBerry is a force to be reckoned with.
For more details on our contests and giveaways, be sure to follow us on Twitter (@BlackBerry) and ‘like’ BlackBerry on Facebook®.

When I started as the Editor-In-Chief of Inside BlackBerry more than two years ago, I had no idea what to expect. That’s only half true: I knew it would involve BlackBerry® smartphones and “weblogging” in some form or fashion. While I was very familiar with RIM and BlackBerry prior to my arrival, I was also very new to the corporate world and social media was still pretty new to RIM. It was the start of an adventure.

And what an adventure it’s been! The social media team has added three additional Inside BlackBerry Blogs (Dev, Help, and Business) with a combined total of 1,164 posts across all four blogs; we have more than 20 million members of #TeamBlackBerry following BlackBerry every day on Facebook®, Twitter®, foursquare and every social network in between; and I’ve been able to jet around the world to bring #TeamBlackBerry the latest news or connect in person at dedicated events like Meet the PlayBook and #BB7FanNight. I’m proud of these accomplishments, and especially proud we earned them as a team.

So, why am I leaving? I crave new adventures and trying new things. I’m not sure what those new adventures will be or where they’ll take me, but there are a few things I am sure of that I’d like to share before I go. First, I will miss my wonderful colleagues at RIM, only a few of whom are pictured above (there are many more!). Second, that my great coworkers were only part of the reason why this job has been so special. Without you, #TeamBlackBerry, engaging with us every day — giving feedback and letting us know what’s important to you — Inside BlackBerry would not be possible, or as much fun. For that, you have my heartfelt thanks.

Lastly, that whatever path my next adventure takes me on, you can be sure I’ll have a BlackBerry smartphone, or a BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, pointed to Inside BlackBerry, to stay connected with this amazing community I have been truly fortunate to be a part of. I suggest you do the same; there are so many great things on the horizon.