Our first steps help file and our FAQ will help you a lot after registration. They explain how to customize the interface (for example the language), how to upload files and our basic licensing policy. You don't need technical skills in order to contribute here. Be bold contributing here and assume good faith for the intentions of others. This is a wiki - it is really easy.
Thanks for uploading Image:Karin A weapons.jpg. I notice the image page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikimedia Commons (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page. If the content is a derivative of a copyrighted work, you need to supply the names and a licence of the original authors as well.
If the media also doesn't have a copyright tag, then you must also add one. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then you can use {{self|cc-by-sa-3.0}} to release it under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license or {{PD-self}} to release it into the public domain. See Commons:Copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
Note that any unsourced and untagged images will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have uploaded other media, please check that you have specified their source and copyright tagged them, too. You can find all your uploads using the Gallery tool. Thank you. 80.230.33.10 01:16, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
Preliminary answer: I downloaded the pic from the congressman's page, assuming he or his staff took the photo (making it PD-US by law). I will try to verify this, so please give me some time. DGtal 21:55, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Dear friend please come to «שמועס» to see if we can use this channel as a place for Yiddish chats. This form should work at װיקיװערטערבוך when you are using Firefox, Konqueror or Opera. Unfortunatelly if does not work yet in Internet Explorer.
Please search in װיקיװערטערבוך:הויפט זייט at the seventh item in נאוויגאציע. It is «שמועס». I assume that you agree to add such an «שמועס» item at װיקיפּעדיע to נאוויגאציע as soon as our friends m:n:en:user:bawolff ... have fixed the code. Please do not hesitate to write your comments in the comment section.
Please make proposals about translating of the text / help: Only Latin characters and Latin numbers are allowed as «Your Nickname:» . Exceptions are «tekhniker|avek» , «ales-viser» etc. Please add some explanations about accessing the channel «#kavehoyz» by using the page chatwikizine: One should select the channel «#kavehoyz» from the channel list, select a Nickname and hit enter. All other fields are optional.
Thanks in advance and Good luck! Best regards
·לערי ריינהארט·T·m:Th·T·email me· 07:06, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, I can't really speak Yiddish. DGtal 18:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
Image:Ardon Windows JNUL.jpg has been marked as a copyright violation. The Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content, that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You can ask questions about Commons policies in Commons:Help desk.
The file you added will soon be deleted. If you believe this image is not a copyright violation, please explain why on the image description page.
This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!
If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.
Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!
Thanks for uploading File:Neta Riskin Portrait.jpg. This media is missing permission information. A source is given, but there is no proof that the author or copyright holder agreed to license the file under the given license. Please provide a link to an appropriate webpage with license information, or ask the author or copyright holder to send an email with copy of a written permission to VRT (permissions-commons@wikimedia.org). You may still be required to go through this procedure even if you are the author yourself; please see Commons:But it's my own work! for more details. After you emailed permission, you may replace the {{No permission since}} tag with {{subst:PP}} on file description page. Alternatively, you may click on "Challenge speedy deletion" below the tag if you wish to provide an argument why evidence of permission is not necessary in this case.
Please see this page for more information on how to confirm permission, or if you would like to understand why we ask for permission when uploading work that is not your own, or work which has been previously published (regardless of whether it is your own).
The file probably has been deleted. If you sent a permission, try to send it again after 14days. Do not re-upload. When the VRT-member processes your mail, the file can be undeleted. Additionally you can request undeletion here, providing a link to the File-page on Commons where it was uploaded ([[:File:Neta Riskin Portrait.jpg]]) and the above demanded information in your request.
2012 Picture of the Year: A pair of European Bee-eaters in Ariège, France.
Dear Wikimedians,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the second round of the 2013 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the eighth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2013) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked. The top 30 overall and the most popular image in each category have continued to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just one image to become the Picture of the Year.
The 2013 Picture of the Year competition has ended and we are pleased to announce the results:
We shattered participation records this year — more people voted in Picture of the Year 2013 than ever before. In both rounds, 4070 different people voted for their favorite images. Additionally, there were more image candidates (featured pictures) in the contest than ever before (962 images total).
In the first round, 2852 people voted for all 962 files
In the second round, 2919 people voted for the 50 finalists (the top 30 overall and top 2 in each category)
We congratulate the winners of the contest and thank them for creating these beautiful images and sharing them as freely licensed content:
We also sincerely thank to all 4070 voters for participating and we hope you will return for next year's contest in early 2015. We invite you to continue to participate in the Commons community by sharing your work.
Thanks, the Picture of the Year committee
You are receiving this message because you voted in the 2013 Picture of the Year contest.
Thanks for uploading File:Efrat Abramov courtesy photo.jpg. This media is missing permission information. A source is given, but there is no proof that the author or copyright holder agreed to license the file under the given license. Please provide a link to an appropriate webpage with license information, or ask the author or copyright holder to send an email with copy of a written permission to VRT (permissions-commons@wikimedia.org). You may still be required to go through this procedure even if you are the author yourself; please see Commons:But it's my own work! for more details. After you emailed permission, you may replace the {{No permission since}} tag with {{subst:PP}} on file description page. Alternatively, you may click on "Challenge speedy deletion" below the tag if you wish to provide an argument why evidence of permission is not necessary in this case.
Please see this page for more information on how to confirm permission, or if you would like to understand why we ask for permission when uploading work that is not your own, or work which has been previously published (regardless of whether it is your own).
Warning: unless the permission information is given, the file may be deleted after seven days. Thank you.
Hi DGtal. I saw this image: . Isn't it the ribbon? If not, sorry:-( I'll require the delation of the image. --Yiyi (Dimmi!) 10:16, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
The award is a large ribbon with a medal (See image of medal in hewiki). To the best of my knowledge, there is only one version to this award as oppossed to many other awards which have several parrallel forms to be used as appropriate (e.g. File:Presidential-medal-of-freedom.jpg). DGtal (talk) 13:45, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
A file that you have uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, File:Ruth Gonzalez courtesy pic.jpg, was missing information about where it comes from or who created it, which is needed to verify its copyright status. The file probably has been deleted. If you've got all required information, request undeletion providing this information and the link to the concerned file ([[:File:Ruth Gonzalez courtesy pic.jpg]]).
If you created the content yourself, enter {{Own}} as the source. If you did not add a licensing template, you must add one. You may use, for example, {{self|GFDL|cc-by-sa-all}} or {{Cc-zero}} to release certain rights to your work.
If someone else created the content, or if it is based on someone else's work, the source should be the address to the web page where you found it, the name and ISBN of the book you scanned it from, or similar. You should also name the author, provide verifiable information to show that the content is in the public domain or has been published under a free license by its author, and add an appropriate template identifying the public domain or licensing status, if you have not already done so. Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
Please add the required information for this and other files you have uploaded before adding more files. If you need assistance, please ask at the help desk. Thank you!
This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!
If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.
Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!
שלום דיגיטל, אני לא מבינה את הערכיה שלך. הקישור לויקידטה לא צריך למנוע לקשור ישירות את הקטגוריה לערכים השונים בוויקיפדיות השונות. לפי הגיון זה לא צריך בינוויקי בערכים בוויקיפדיה העברית לערכים בשפות אחרות כי אפשר להיכנס לויקידטה. . זאת טירחה מיותרת ולא נדרשת. אני חושבת שעשית טעות ולא ברור לי על סמך מה אתה מבסס את העריכה שלך. מה שהיה רק הואיל ולא הפריע. אני מתייגת את גיאה שהוא מפעיל מערכת בוויקישיתוף ועורך בוויקיפדיה העברית לשמוע מה דעתו. User:GeageaHanay (talk) 07:39, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
שלום, למיטב ידיעתי הכללים בוויקינתונים הם שמחברים ברמת הבינוויקי בין קטגוריה לקטגוריה ובין מרחב ערכים למרחב ערכים אבל לא בין מרחב ערכים למרחב הקטגוריות וכיוון שבמקרה הזה ובמקרים אחרים יש קטגוריה הן בויקיפדיה אחת או יותר והן בויקישיתוף אז מקשרים ביניהם. אני יודע שדנו בבעייתיות של זה כי בפועל לרוב הערכים יש קטגוריה מקבילה בויקישיתוף אבל לא דף רגיל בויקישיתוף (וגם לא קטגוריה בויקיפדיה הרגילה) אבל למיטב ידיעתי החליטו להיצמד להפרדה בין מרחבים. בברכה, DGtal (talk) 08:09, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
PeopleByName
עברית: ראיתי שאתה מעדכן את Wikidata person ואת PeopleByName. זה מעולה. רק שאת PeopleByName צריך להטמיע. גם אני הוספתי את זה בהחלה כמות שזה אבל תיקנו אותי. בכל אופן Wikidata person לוקח את שנת ומקום לידה ופטירה מוויקינתונים. כך שלא צריך להוסיף ידנית. אם צריך עדיף לעדכן שם. ההטמעה {{subst:PeopleByName|||M}}. מקווה שלא סיבכתי. -- Geagea (talk) 10:34, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2018 is open!
Dear DGtal,
You are receiving this message because we noticed that you voted in R1 of the 2018 Picture of the Year contest, but not yet in the second round. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2018) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
There are two total rounds of voting. In the first round, you voted for as many images as you liked.
In the final (and current) round, you may vote for a maximum of three images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2018.
Category:Israeli_legislative_election,_2019 has been listed at Commons:Categories for discussion so that the community can discuss ways in which it should be changed. We would appreciate it if you could go to voice your opinion about this at its entry.
If you created this category, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for discussion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it. If the category is up for deletion because it has been superseded, consider the notion that although the category may be deleted, your hard work (which we all greatly appreciate) lives on in the new category.
In all cases, please do not take the category discussion personally. It is never intended as such. Thank you!
File:טיילור מנחה את התוכנית the box ביחד עם בן זוגה, בן זיני.png has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise,everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that.
The file you added has been deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you believe that the deletion was not in accordance with policy, you may request undeletion. (It is not necessary to request undeletion if using VRT; the file will be automatically restored at the conclusion of the process.)
This file is a copyright violation for the following reason: COM:SS per original version
Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!
If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.
Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!
File:עו"ד מיכל גרא מרגליות מנכ"לית שדולת הנשים .jpg has been marked as a possible copyright violation. Wikimedia Commons only accepts free content—that is, images and other media files that can be used by anyone, for any purpose. Traditional copyright law does not grant these freedoms, and unless noted otherwise,everything you find on the web is copyrighted and not permitted here. For details on what is acceptable, please read Commons:Licensing. You may also find Commons:Copyright rules useful, or you can ask questions about Commons policies at the Commons:Help desk. If you are the copyright holder and the creator of the file, please read Commons:But it's my own work! for tips on how to provide evidence of that.
The file you added has been deleted. If you have written permission from the copyright holder, please have them send us a free license release via COM:VRT. If you believe that the deletion was not in accordance with policy, you may request undeletion. (It is not necessary to request undeletion if using VRT; the file will be automatically restored at the conclusion of the process.)
This file is a copyright violation for the following reason: COM:SS per original version
Warning: Wikimedia Commons takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
This is a deletion request for the community to discuss whether the nominated page should be kept or deleted. Please voice your opinion in the linked request above. Thank you very much!
If you created this file, please note that the fact that it has been proposed for deletion does not necessarily mean that we do not value your kind contribution. It simply means that one person believes that there is some specific problem with it, such as a copyright issue. Please see Commons:But it's my own work! for a guide on how to address these issues.
Please remember to respond to and – if appropriate – contradict the arguments supporting deletion. Arguments which focus on the nominator will not affect the result of the nomination. Thank you!
אינני יודע איפה אפשר לכתוב ולהציע זאת, אבל כיוון שראיתי שאתה administrator, אז אני כותב לך ישירות.
1. להוסיף בחלונית שפות צמוד לשם השפה, גם את שם הערך .
2. משהו עיצובי, לא יודע למה עכשיו ראשי הפרקים מופיעים על הצד, אבל אם ככה, לפחות לשים אותם ראשונים, לפני כל הלינקים שקשורים לויקיפדיה עצמה, והטכניים.
תודה על הרעיונות אבל אין קשר בין להיות מפעיל מערכת להתעסקות בגרפיקה. אלו תחומים שונים לגמרי וגם אני לא יודע איפה מציעים דברים כאלה. שווה לשאול בhe:ויקיפדיה:דלפק ייעוץ. אולי מישהו יידע ויכול אפילו להיות שיש אופציה בהעדפות שנותנת מה שביקשת. DGtal (talk) 11:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2022 voting is open!
2022 Picture of the Year: Saint John Church of Sohrol in Iran.
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2022 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year will be the seventeenth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2022) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and the two most popular images in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just three images to become the Picture of the Year.
להבא שים לב ש-DEFAULTSORT עובד כמו מיון רגיל בויקיעברית - קודם שם משפחה ואז פרטי. בפועל לרוב אפשר לוותר על זה לגמרי אם בוויקינתונים הכניסו שדות של שם פרטי ושם משפחה. בהצלחה, DGtal (talk) 06:25, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
שלום, אני אסיים את הטיפול במהלך היום. אני ממליץ שאחרי הטיפול תשווה בין מה שיצרת לגרסה שלי כדי ללמוד מה עושים. שני תיקונים בולטים: במיון רגיל צריך לשים שם משפחה לפני פרטי ולא להיפך ובנוסף בכמה מקרים הזנת שם משפחה באות ראשונה קטנה במקום גדולה אז העברתי את הקטגוריה לשם הנכון. בהצלחה, DGtal (talk) 07:33, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
תודה רבה. חשוב לי לדעת איך עושים זאת טוב ואחרי שכתבתי לי ניסיתי לעשות את מה שאמרת עם תיקייה חדשה שפתחתי Category:Haim Osadon
משהו בכל זאת לא עבד לי אשמח שתגיד לי מה לא עבד במקרה זה כדי שאדע להבא. שעה טובה (talk) 09:14, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
אודה לך שתסביר לי איך מקשרים את הקטגוריה בתוך ויקינתונים כפי שעשית עם הקטגוריה של חיים אוסדון. ניסיתי לעשות את זה ולא הבנתי איך זה עובד.
יש קיצור דרך מתוך ויקישיתוף כשאתה בדף הקטגוריה מימין למטה יש "דף זה בשפות אחרות" ואז "הוספת קישורים ומקלידים פנימה את השפה של העמוד בוויקיפדיה, למשל עברית, ואז את שם הדף ואז הוא מקשר בין הדף לקטגוריה דרך ויקינתונים. בלי קשר, סיימתי את הקטגוריות. בברכה, DGtal (talk) 12:24, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
תודה רבה. מה שאתה אומר זה אפשרויות שמופיעות
כשעורכים דרך המחשב או גם מהטלפון? כי כשאני נכנס לקטגוריה מהטלפון שלי לא מוצגות לי אחת מהאפשרויות האלה. שעה טובה (talk) 08:50, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
אני חושב שהאופציה של קיצור הדרך רלוונטית רק מהמחשב. DGtal (talk) 08:54, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
תודה רבה עשיתי את זה מהמחשב וזה עבד מעולה.
רק שעל שלוש קטגוריות קיבלתי מין אזהרה לא ברורה, תוכל הסביר לי מה זה אומר בדיוק? אם יש איזה בעיה שצריך לסדר בהם. שעה טובה (talk) 09:39, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
If you believe the content does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, you may replace the speedy deletion tag with a regular deletion request (if the content has not been deleted) or request undeletion (if the content has already been deleted).
All your uploads, including deleted ones, are listed in your upload log.
If you need help, please read our frequently asked questions or visit the help desk. Please do not remove this message from your talk page. You may set up archiving instead.
If you believe the content does not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, you may replace the speedy deletion tag with a regular deletion request (if the content has not been deleted) or request undeletion (if the content has already been deleted).
All your uploads, including deleted ones, are listed in your upload log.
If you need help, please read our frequently asked questions or visit the help desk. Please do not remove this message from your talk page. You may set up archiving instead.
הי. העליתי תמונות לויקישיתוף ופתחתי מספר תיקיות על שמם אודה לך שתסביר לי בבקשה איך אני יכול לעדכן תמונות בתוך ויקינתונים בכאלה שלא היו בהם תמונות בעבר. כמו אצל טל מאיר, מגי אזרזרדניאל גרינברג ועוד.
תודה שעה טובה (talk) 17:16, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
שלום, אתה נכנס לפריט הוויקינתונים של האדם, מוסיף קביעה "תמונה" (P19) ואת שם הקובץ בוויקישיתוף. DGtal (talk) 09:56, 26 February 2024 (UTC)
it's definitely NOT the same street. these are two differents streets. 100% sure. Djampa (talk) 11:25, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, what a strange thing to do. They didn't even update the linked guide to say there are two seperate similarly named streets in Jaffa. DGtal (talk) 12:53, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
OK, I got help and the second street is named after a little known "Rabbi Pinhas of Jaffa". Thanks, DGtal (talk) 12:59, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2023 voting is open!
You are receiving this message because we noticed that you previously voted in the Picture of the Year contest. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2023) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
In this second and final round, you may vote for a maximum of three images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2023.
This picture of the procession commemorating the 1921 riots in Petach tikva fits in the Hebrew article מאורעות תרפ"א in the section on Petach Tikva. Since you blocked me from editing the Hebrew Wikipedia, you may want to post it there. יעקב (talk) 07:30, 31 August 2025 (UTC)
Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2024 voting is open!
2023 Picture of the Year: Incense plays an important role in Vietnamese life. It is considered as a sacred bridge to connect the visible life of human beings and the world of heaven, earth, and gods. Photo taken in Quang Phu Cau village, on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam. In this picture, incense sticks are being set out to dry, after being dipped in the incense solution.
Dear Wikimedian,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2024 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year is the nineteenth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2024) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and top 5% of most popular images in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just three images to become the Picture of the Year.
Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee
You are receiving this message because you voted in the 2023 Picture of the Year contest.
Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2024 voting is open!
Dear Wikimedian,
You are receiving this message because we noticed that you previously voted in the Picture of the Year contest. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2024) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
In this second and final round, you may vote for a maximum of three images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2024.
Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee
Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2025 voting is open!
2024 Picture of the Year:Mundari man polishing the horns of one of his Watusi cows using a mixture of cow urine and ash as a ritualistic and protective practice in a temporary cattle camp in Terekeka, South Sudan.
Dear Wikimedian,
Wikimedia Commons is happy to announce that the 2025 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This year is the twentieth edition of the annual Wikimedia Commons photo competition, which recognizes exceptional contributions by users on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favourite images featured on Commons during the last year (2025) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year are all entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topical categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you may vote for as many images as you like. The top 30 overall and the top 5% of most popular images in each category will continue to the final. In the final round, you may vote for just five images to become the Picture of the Year.
Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2025 voting is open!
Dear Wikimedian,
You are receiving this message because we noticed that you previously voted in the Picture of the Year contest. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favourite images featured on Commons during the last year (2025) to produce a single Picture of the Year.
Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.
In this second and final round, you may vote for a maximum of five images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2025.
Announcing the Winners of Picture of the Year 2025!
Hi everyone,
Wikimedia Commons is pleased to finally announce the winners of this year's Picture of the Year 2025 contest! We had some truly incredible finalists to choose from, but the community has spoken.
Here are your top three winning images:
First place: The aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023, leaving widespread destruction in the Rimal area. Attribution: WAFA (Q2915969) / CC-BY-SA 3.0
Second place: Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia. Attribution: Giles Laurent / CC-BY-SA 4.0
Third place: A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers. Attribution: public domain
You can view the full results and see where all your favorite images placed here: Full 2025 Results
I also want to highlight what an incredible turnout we had. In the second round, we saw a massive jump in both the number of users voting and the total votes cast. We had exactly 13,979 votes cast by 3,509 users! To put that in perspective, last year we had 7,403 votes from 2,837 users. It is amazing to see that level of growth and community engagement.
Thank you to everyone who voted, helped organize, and generally made the contest such a huge success this year!