I have images next to my ads on my profile page, and everything is fine because I have placed a visible border around the images, separating the ads from the images. So I don't know what all this bunk about being banned is all about. As long as you follow the rules as outlined by Google you're fine.
this is very risky. Read old threads on dp. And always use a visible border or contact adsense whenever you are using images next to ads.
Good neat trick is misleading people and implement javascript traps to get people clicking your ads and Google banning your account.