Signpost and Tree of Life

Commons Picture of the Year

Edition	Finalists
2024 Finalists 2024 Results		34th place Humpback whale calf Megaptera novaeangliae French Polynesia 80th place Greater blue-eared starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus nordmanni South Africa
2023 Finalists 2023 Results		46th place Fork-tailed flycatcher Tyrannus savana monachus Belize
2022 Finalists 2022 Results		12th place Red-headed weaver male Anaplectes rubriceps leuconotus Kenya
2021 Finalists 2021 Results		40th place Flap-necked chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis South Africa
2018 Finalists 2018 Results		12th place Oustalet's chameleon Furcifer oustaleti Madagascar 1 2 3 4 Category:Pages using multiple image with auto scaled images 13th place Red-billed oxpecker on impala Buphagus erythrorhynchus Botswana 34th place Common seal Phoca vitulina Scotland
2017 Finalists 2017 Results		49th place Garden locust Acanthacris ruficornis Ghana
2016 Finalists 2016 Results		23rd place Proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus ♂ Borneo, Malaysia 58th place Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis Indonesia

Wiki Loves Earth 2024 - Local winners

Wiki Loves Earth 2021 - Local winners

Wiki Science Competition 2025 - Finalists, Argentina

Wiki Science Competition 2019 - Finalists, United Kingdom

Image sets

1st national finalist		2nd national finalist
Green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) eats a blue pansy butterfly (Junonia orithya ocyale) in Jojawar, Rajasthan. Charles J Sharp		Rufous treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda vagabunda) courting ritual. Single images also uploaded.

Barnstar

		The Photographer's Barnstar
		Because as I said when casting this !vote, the effort you made to take that picture has to be recognized somehow. Daniel Case (talk) 20:58, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Kindness Barnstar

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		Archaeodontosaurus, Ikan Kekek, El Grafo, and Charles; you have all been very kind and helpful in showing how the VI and QI processes work (I'm nowhere near the FP level yet as you know) and giving me tips on taking better pictures. I know I have a lot to learn about photos. I do truly appreciate all your help. PumpkinSky talk 21:54, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Thank you very much for the pictures taken from Brazil! Hume42 (talk) 19:16, 26 May 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	The description on today's POTD gave me a good laugh. Thennicke (talk) 03:39, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Keep up the great work !!!!!!!!! Perumalism Chat 13:42, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	You take a lot of good pictures! qwerty6811 :-) Chat Ping me 18:49, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Africa award

	The Africa Award
	I've just been looking through your website, and see you visited Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda recently - countries I love and have spent a lot of time in. Thanks again for contributing such amazing wildlife images to enhance the articles here, it really makes a difference.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:44, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

A Dobos torte for you!

7&6=thirteen (☎) has given you a Dobos torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it. To give a Dobos torte and spread the WikiLove, just place {{subst:Dobos Torte}} on someone else's talkpage, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:42, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	I'm so impressed by your work. Thank you to share it with Wikimedia Commons. --Benoît (d) 11:00, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Amazing photos and of course extremely sharp. DreamSparrow Chat 19:37, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Gracias por su fotografía. Ciberenlace: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pied_bushchat_(Saxicola_caprata_bicolor)_female.jpg Anonymus2019 (talk) 02:25, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Those lovebirds...

Alright Charles, this isn't your usual wikimedia message, because I just wanna say, what the hell, those pictures of the lovebirds are bloody fantastic. Plus, they're so unfathomably freakin adorable too! Keep up the great work. ― Gerifalte _Del Sabana 00:15, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Thanks for take wonderfull pictures of the nature in differents countries, your work is simply awesome!! Wilfredor (talk) 21:52, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Amazing photographs. You have done a fabulous work with camera. I am really impressed with your work. This barnstar is token of gratitude for your contribution (Photographs) on commons. Vijay Barot (talk) 07:18, 24 November 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Beautiful photography !! .Nhobgood (talk)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	For tireless bird photography of awesome quality and numerous Featured Pictures - from a fellow birdwatcher (who has no quality bird photos, but appreciates them). Tupungato (talk) 22:18, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	This image... Wow! RodRabelo7 (talk) 08:06, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	WOW, You are simply outstanding. Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia and other areas of it by uploading amazing pictures. You absolutely deserve this barnstar. [by the way, I find that Indian Post thing funny] Vinizex94🌍 10:49, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Your work in general

It's possible to keep looking at Wikipedia over some time and start to take it for granted, "oh look, another photo by Charles J Sharp" - but each time that I look more closely, as I did again today, I see how incredibly well done they all are, from a buffalo to a small butterfly, showing each one in great detail so that the person viewing your photo really sees exactly how its subject looks, as if you had convinced nature to keep perfectly still while we examine everything. Thank you! TooManyFingers (talk) 15:21, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks. I am lucky (for now) to have the time, health and money to travel a lot, though others use higher-end equipment than I use. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:30, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

• Yes, seconding this. I'm jealous that you get to travel around the world to such exotic places all the time, but also of your insane photography skills... the detail on this image, for example, is incredible. Thanks for your contributions to the project.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:01, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

• Thanks. Being 74 has many downsides, but hopefully I will get another few years to up my country-count... Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:59, 4 January 2026 (UTC)