This contest's challenge: Take a picture out in the *gasp* sunlight!
Must be holding a sign that says 'VampireFreaks' or a VF Sticker or flyer.
Which BTW, we just got in a large new shipment of VF Stickers in various designs, which we are practically giving away at 5 stickers for $1, with free shipping.

1st Prize:
$100 gift certificate to the VF Store, plus 1 year premium membership

2nd Prize:
VF messenger bag

3rd Prize:
VF Tshirt of your choice

How to enter:
submit your photo as a comment on this thread.

Deadline:
August 25th

Last summer picture contest winner: Minerva__Massacre13

"Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide ...
Law enforcement sources tell us the singer hanged himself at a private residence in Palos Verdes Estates in L.A. County. His body was discovered Thursday just before 9 AM.
Chester was married with 6 children from 2 wives.
The singer struggled with drugs and alcohol for years. He had said in the past he had considered committing suicide because he had been abused as a child by an older male.

Chester was very close with Chris Cornell, who himself committed suicide by hanging in May. Today would have been Cornell's 53rd birthday. Chester wrote an open letter to Chris on the day of Chris' suicide.

The band's album, "Meteroa," was one of the biggest alternative albums in music history.
Bennington was 41.
RIP"

We're so sad to see Chester go, he's a true leader of the alternative community and Linkin Park is amazing.

Sources:
TMZ
Billboard
Blabbermouth

New Feature for Premium Members :
Custom Relationships - Now you can create any relationship you want with another VF user.
About time we had a new premium feature!
Also I'll be adding more relationship options to the current list, feel free to post any suggestions!

Relationship fixes:
Added a link to 'edit relationships' from the control panel.
Fixed notifications for receiving comments on relationships

Pic Privacy fixes:
Fixed bug where if you uploaded a pic to a 'friends only' folder it showed up on 'newest pics'.
Fixed bug where if you posted a 'friends only' picture status, the pic was still public in your gallery.

Going through my list of things to-do, thanks to everyone that gives site suggestions!
VF Updates:
-Ability to edit pic comments
-Ability to subscribe / unsubscribe on pictures.

More updates coming soon!