IPhone will not send pictures via iMessage

My iPhone 5 sends and receives text iMessages just fine, but I cannot send any pictures.  
Whenever I try to send a picture, iMessage indicates at first that the picture has been "delivered".  Then, about 10 seconds later, it changes the status to "not sent".  The picture never goes through.   I can send the picture as an MMS/Text, just not as an iMessage.
I've tried resetting my carrier/network settings, turning off/on iMessage, rebooting the phone multiple times, removing the SIM card and everything else I can think of without any success.   Has anyone else had this problem?  What did you do to fix it?

I had the same Problem with my iPad 4th Gen.
Here is the fix...
settings > iMessage > turn off
Now restart the phone, then  back to settings > iMessage > turn it on
...and wait for iMessage to activate and check  if you can send a pic.
It worked for me, I hope you get the same results.
Good Luck
Snoop...

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