Our last Flickr Friday theme was #TheFinalFrontier, and here is the weekly selection of your submissions.

A characteristic trait that makes us all human is to explore and strive to reach above and beyond. Whether this is shown on TV when Kirk, Picard, Sisco, Janeway and their crews boldly go where no-one has gone before, or personal challenges in our daily life, we always strive to extend our knowledge and learn new things, to surpass limitations and overcome our personal boundaries, to develop ourselves.

You shared photos of your challenges and frontiers you breached through. You painted with light and colors, interpreting the theme in a more abstract way, and you explored ideas and inventions that help humanity go beyond what was the accepted reality for centuries. Explore all of your submissions for this theme in the Flickr Friday group.

The new Flickr Friday theme takes us back to our childhood. Do you remember the first time you were taught how to make a paper plane and let it soar through the air? We want you to remember and are already looking forward to your #PaperPlanes, no matter if you catch them in the making, while flying or in any other state that fits the theme. Happy handicrafting! We’ll present the next selection of photos right here next Friday.

Photos from Ángela Burón, Bente.Basel, Ellie Skye, Janice!, Pittypomm, Aloog2013, and TKBou.

#FlickrFriday is a weekly photography project that challenges your creativity. For a chance to be featured on Flickr Blog, follow @flickr on Twitter & like us on Facebook and look for the weekly theme announcement every Friday. Browse the Flickr Friday category for more.