if you simply want to add image content to your drupal nodes etc, the array of options can be baffling. here's a quick overview of some options you might want to consider.
Being fallible (not being the pope) I learned some things from my Drupal installation. Dries asked me to keep a list of things, and this is a record of what I still remember.
I was impressed of my progress in using Drupal. Even though I bought 2 books about Drupal on Amazon, I did not want prior knowledge to spoil my first impression.
Drupalcon Barcelona 2007 was a totally awesome experience, a great venue, tons of stuff to do and people to see, and was clearly the biggest and best Drupalcon ever! :) However, unfortunately, only about 430 of us could come!
Sometimes the relevance of a technology only becomes apparent after examining it's origins. For the uninitiated, I'll drop back a few sentences here to help understand Drupal's roots, before talking about some of the interesting things people are