Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.

Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except for one point: If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).

Shortcuts

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Featured picture tools:

Step 1: Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2: Create a subpage

For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.

For Delists

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

For Delist and replace

To create a subpage for your delist and replace, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3: Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.

Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.

Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.

Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

Is my monitor adjusted correctly?

In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting.

Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting.

On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.

Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.

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Current nominations

Self-Portrait (Rubens, Antwerp)

Voting period ends on 13 Oct 2025 at 17:04:21 (UTC)

Reason: High quality scan of a famous self-portrait by a famous painter
Articles in which this image appears: Peter Paul Rubens, Self-Portrait (Rubens, Antwerp), Rubenshuis, Marie de' Medici cycle, Rubens' Europe
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists
Creator: Peter Paul Rubens

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 17:04, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Patagurus rex

Voting period ends on 12 Oct 2025 at 01:21:28 (UTC)

Reason: Encyclopedic value and high quality.
Articles in which this image appears: Patagurus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Crustaceans
Creator: Arthur Anker

Support as nominator – Mbdfar (talk) 01:21, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support for the high EV Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:16, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Eponymous 123-word article, which is mostly technical, details a new genus that may be obscure for general readers. There's no section on distribution and only one ("sole") specimen is mentioned. – Sca (talk) 18:25, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Correct, the pictured specimen is the only individual of this species ever found. Known distribution is limited to the single collection site. Mbdfar (talk) 18:49, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Herman van Rompuy

Voting period ends on 11 Oct 2025 at 20:26:16 (UTC)

Reason: high quality, well composed portrait
Articles in which this image appears: Herman Van Rompuy, 1947, +7
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Michiel Hendryckx [nl]

Support as nominator – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:26, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1991 United States Grand Prix

Voting period ends on 10 Oct 2025 at 21:27:09 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: 1991 United States Grand Prix
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land
Creator: Stuart Seeger

Support as nominator A early good use of the lead room. – ArionStar (talk) 21:27, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Strange nomination. Nothing in focus and far too dark. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:30, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Highest quality in a 1991 photo? Good for its time. ArionStar (talk) 11:50, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Murky, to say the least. – Sca (talk) 15:49, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp, Sca: do you consider this one better? ArionStar (talk) 20:05, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Much better, but not FP. Viewpoint far too high for F1 photo. Harsh shadows. Charlesjsharp (talk) 09:19, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe demanding too much for a 90s photo? ArionStar (talk) 11:04, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose; per Charles & Sca. Sorry! — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:48, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Museu da Inconfidência

Voting period ends on 10 Oct 2025 at 13:38:27 (UTC)

Reason: EV and HQ; the Tiradentes Square was where, on April 21, 1792, Tiradentes's head (place named after him) was publicly exposed after he (as leader of the Inconfidência Mineira, "Minas Gerais Conspiracy") was quartered, which later became a holiday throughout Brazil. In addition, the museum is considered a country's historic heritage site.
Articles in which this image appears: Museu da Inconfidência
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Otávio Nogueira

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 13:38, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Image is tilted. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:05, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agree. Also, a tighter crop of the bldgs. on the sides, and of the empty sky, would have made a more interesting composition. (Image not used in eponymous article's infobox.) -- Sca (talk) 18:09, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp, Sca: the museum is located on steep terrain (as the surrounding buildings are not). ArionStar (talk) 19:49, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Image is tilted. Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:25, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ngozumpa Glacier

Voting period ends on 10 Oct 2025 at 11:24:13 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality aerial image showing most of the glacier; emerging FP on commons
Articles in which this image appears: Ngozumpa glacier
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Megaurab09; edited by UnpetitproleX

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:24, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Top quality. ArionStar (talk) 13:58, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very high EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:03, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:40, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 19:09, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support; very good quality & high EV. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:53, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

New Croton Dam

Voting period ends on 10 Oct 2025 at 00:29:18 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image showing the dam's distinctive spillway and bridge. FP on Commons, used in five articles on enwiki
Articles in which this image appears: New Croton Dam, New Croton Reservoir, Croton Watershed, Croton River watershed, Croton River
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: Acroterion

Support as nominator – Acroterion (talk) 00:29, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment It's a nice photo, but it is the spillway, not the dam itself. A photo of a high volume of water might have higher EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:39, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:26, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Aesthetically speaking, artful lighting and v. good detail, though. The lowering sky is a complementary aspect. – Sca (talk) 18:21, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Catholic Church in Brazil

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 19:46:56 (UTC)

Reason: EV and HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Catholic Church in Brazil
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: Rosino

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 19:46, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I can't see how this adds EV to the article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:53, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: it's place containing many Catholic statues of saints in a Brazilian town, showing the faith in the Catholic Church in Brazil = EV. ArionStar (talk) 21:38, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Even if they were all saints (and many are not), it would not add much EV. You could indicate the names of all the saints and if they are a roll call of the saints relevant to the Catholic Church in Brazil, that might be of value. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:46, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You can see Our Lady of Aparecida, Francis of Assisi, Our Lady of Fátima, Sacred Heart, etc… ArionStar (talk) 12:53, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thérèse of Lisieux… ArionStar (talk) 21:04, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – It's certainly colorful enough, and a glimpse into a culture with which many Anglophones may not be familiar. OTOH, the subject is religion, typically a touchy one. I don't find it objectionable, but some might. – Sca (talk) 18:41, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: every Brazilian (Catholic or not) would recognize these symbols if the photo is seen by, since it's part of the national culture and we have the largest Catholic population in the world. Highly educative image. ArionStar (talk) 02:03, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels (Vienna)

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 17:31:37 (UTC)

Reason: Another HQ Teniers painting.
Articles in which this image appears: Gallery of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in Brussels (Vienna), David Teniers the Younger
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: David Teniers the Younger

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 17:31, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:45, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 19:59, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:55, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels (Prado)

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 15:45:40 (UTC)

Reason: HQ scan of an outstanding Baroque painting.
Articles in which this image appears: Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in his Painting Gallery in Brussels (Prado), David Teniers the Younger
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: David Teniers the Younger

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 15:45, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:33, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:46, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 20:00, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Jay Cubby 02:04, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:35, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Smooth-billed ani with stick

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 11:56:58 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article even though not lead image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Smooth-billed ani
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:56, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:26, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Fantastic detail, and a choice example of a tool-using animal. – Sca (talk) 18:48, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Only used in a gallery. Josh Milburn (talk) 14:30, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This type of behaviour image is never used in the infobox Josh Milburn. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:42, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not saying it should be used in the infobox. I'm just saying that at present the image is only used in a gallery. It's longstanding practice at FPC to question whether images only used in galleries meet featured picture criterion 5. At present, this is a relatively short but highly illustrated article; many of the images in the article will be of comparatively low EV for that reason. Josh Milburn (talk) 20:12, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

European golden plover

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 12:06:37 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears: European golden plover
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:06, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:47, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:36, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Plated leaf chameleon

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 12:13:01 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article
Articles in which this image appears: Brookesia stumpffi
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:13, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:27, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:48, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:38, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First black hole image

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 11:27:31 (UTC)

**Original** – The first simulated image of a black hole, created by Jean-Pierre Luminet, 1978

Reason: Low resolution due to technological limitations, but high EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Black hole, Timeline of gravitational physics and relativity, Jean-Pierre Luminet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out
Creator: Jean-Pierre Luminet

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 11:27, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Question Is this the best resolution available? UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:28, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are some higher resolution versions online, though if this is the original image uploaded by Luminet himself (upload details say so) then this one surely has the most EV? JJARichardson (talk) 17:18, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose, way too small

10ploopy10 (talk) 20:02, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Im dumb, I forgot to read the caption, Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 20:03, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1936 map of Tibet

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 03:43:43 (UTC)

Reason: high resolution, historical map; FP on commons
Articles in which this image appears: Tibet (1912–1951)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Survey of India (restored by Yann)

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 03:43, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

First camera phone photo

Voting period ends on 8 Oct 2025 at 17:09:15 (UTC)

Reason: Low resolution due to technological limitations, but high EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Philippe Kahn, Camera phone, List of photographs considered the most important
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Photographic techniques, terms, and equipment
Creator: Philippe Kahn

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 17:09, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support but I wonder whether the original photo was dithered. The image res is too small for my dedithering methods. Jay Cubby 20:12, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Question What was the phone in case? ArionStar (talk) 12:34, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@ArionStar, some early Casio camera (QV series). See PetaPixel Jay Cubby 16:39, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support, cool 10ploopy10 (talk) 20:09, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support Extremely strong EV Nick-D (talk) 01:45, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support; historically important; great, strong EV. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:49, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Eddie Adams

Voting period ends on 8 Oct 2025 at 12:00:12 (UTC)

Reason: HQ portrait of an accomplished photojournalist.
Articles in which this image appears: Eddie Adams (photographer)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists
Creator: Bernard Gotfryd

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 12:00, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice pose. ArionStar (talk) 17:30, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 21:00, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:07, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:50, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:50, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Devonshire Lodge

Voting period ends on 8 Oct 2025 at 09:47:38 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Devonshire Lodge
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:47, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Useful and crisp. ArionStar (talk) 17:31, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 03:22, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:08, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:51, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great capture! Unfortunately, I missed supporting this on Commons, so I am adding my support here. -- Radomianin (talk) 20:25, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:51, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Little owl

Voting period ends on 8 Oct 2025 at 09:45:18 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Little owl
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Максат79

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:45, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 17:32, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:09, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:51, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:51, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hindenburg disaster (Murray Becker photo)

Voting period ends on 6 Oct 2025 at 22:34:46 (UTC)

Reason: Not the most iconic image of the disaster, but a dramatic and impressive photo.
Articles in which this image appears: Hindenburg disaster
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: Murray Becker

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 22:34, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 17:32, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support An iconic photograph of contemporary history. -- Radomianin (talk) 21:02, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:10, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 11:52, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Image has been updated to a more HQ version. JJARichardson (talk) 21:51, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support the new version. – Yann (talk) 15:53, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yellow-Red-Blue

Voting period ends on 6 Oct 2025 at 21:37:51 (UTC)

Reason: HQ example of Kandinsky's artwork. Already a quality image on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Wassily Kandinsky, List of paintings by Wassily Kandinsky
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Wassily Kandinsky

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 21:37, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 17:37, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 20:05, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:38, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of ancient Israel and Judah

Voting period ends on 5 Oct 2025 at 17:25:55 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of ancient Israel and Judah and Kingdom of Judah
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Edward Weller

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:25, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of Slovenia

Voting period ends on 5 Oct 2025 at 17:23:44 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of Slovenia and its respective template-added articles; Duchy of Carniola, Lower Carniola, Windic March and History of Istria (as a directly-used image)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Johann Homann, following the work of Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:23, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why not? ArionStar (talk) 12:50, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support; I'm gonna say "yes". — Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:22, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of Cuba

Voting period ends on 5 Oct 2025 at 17:29:17 (UTC)

Reason: High resolution and EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of Cuba, +… (template navbox)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Johannes Vingboons

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:29, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Taku Forts (1860)

Voting period ends on 4 Oct 2025 at 20:57:46 (UTC)

Reason: Shocking and impressive 165 years old picture of a important historical event, very good quality for its time (previous nom.: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Battle of Taku Forts)
Articles in which this image appears: Battle of Taku Forts (1860), Second Opium War, War photography, Felice Beato, Taku Forts, 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot, John Michel, Russia in the Opium Wars
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator: Felice Beato, restored by User:Yann

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 20:57, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jay Cubby 22:22, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 23:10, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:41, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good quality for a 1860 photo. ArionStar (talk) 17:34, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:11, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations — to be closed

Nominations in this category are older than ten days and are to be closed. New votes will no longer be accepted.

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

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Closing procedure

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Armbrust/closeFPC.js

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.

When promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~
Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:

Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG

Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Add the image to:
- Template:Announcements/New featured content - newest on top, remove the oldest so that 15 are listed at all times.
- Wikipedia:Goings-on - newest on bottom.
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs - newest on top.
Add the image to the proper sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on top.
The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "Description at Article, by Creator". For a non-Wikipedian, it should be similar, but if the creator does not have an article, use an external link if appropriate. For images with substantial editing by one or more Wikipedians, but created by someone else, use "Description at Article, by Creator (edited by Editor)" (all editors involved should be clear from the nomination). Additionally, the description is optional - if it's essentially the same as the article title, then just use "Article, by Creator". Numerous examples can be found on the various Featured Pictures subpages.
Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the October archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedure

Note that delisting an image does not equal deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article/s.

If consensus is to KEEP featured picture status, and the image is used in at least one article, perform the following:

Check that the image has been in the article for at least one week. Otherwise, suspend the nomination to give it time to stabilize before continuing.
Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Kept|}} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Optionally leave a note on the picture's talk page.

If consensus is to DELIST, or the image is unused (and consensus is not for a replacement that is used), perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Delisted|}} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
Remove the image from the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs.

If consensus is to REPLACE (and at least one of the images is used in articles), perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Replaced|}} with File:NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

Replace NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG with the name of the replacement file.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
Update the replacement picture's tag, adding the tag {{Featured picture|delist/image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/image_name). Remove any no longer applicable tags from the original, replacement and from any other alternatives. If the alternatives were on Commons and no longer have any tags, be sure to tag the description page with {{missing image}}.
Replace the delisted Featured Picture in all articles with the new replacement Featured Picture version. Do NOT replace the original in non-article space, such as Talk Pages, FPC nominations, archives, etc.
Ensure that the replacement image is included on the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs. Do this by replacing the original image with the new replacement image; do not add the replacement as a new Featured Picture.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the archived delist nominations. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the bottom of the appropriate section of the archive.
If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Recently closed nominations

Nominations in this category have already been closed and are here for the purposes of closure review by FPC contributors. Please do not add any further comments or votes regarding the original nomination. If you wish to discuss any of these closures, please do so at Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates. Nominations will stay here for three full days following closure and subsequently be removed.

Martin Scorsese

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 3 Oct 2025 at 13:37:01 (UTC)

Reason: EV and HQ. Already a valued image.
Articles in which this image appears: Martin Scorsese, Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: User:Harald Krichel

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 13:37, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Non-promotional, by the way. ArionStar (talk) 15:01, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:32, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Radomianin (talk) 21:55, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:12, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Martin Scorsese-68749.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:01, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Blue-nosed chameleon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2025 at 17:36:00 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image.
Articles in which this image appears: Calumma linotum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:36, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Eponymous article is a 24-word mini-stub. – Sca (talk) 19:57, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Very little is known about some Madagascar species. A picture is worth a thousand words. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:37, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support An encyclopedia article need not go beyond basic description of a species. Jay Cubby 16:59, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:52, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent as usual. ArionStar (talk) 17:38, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:13, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Blue-nosed chameleon (Calumma linotum) male Montagne d’Ambre.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:26, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Samoan blue tiger female

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2025 at 13:45:15 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons. Butterfly adds EV
Articles in which this image appears: Tirumala hamata
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:45, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would support if this is used as lead, alongside the male picture. Yann (talk) 15:36, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Yann.Good suggestion. Charlesjsharp (talk) 19:13, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Yann (talk) 20:48, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:49, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 17:39, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:24, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Samoan blue tiger (Tirumala hamata melittula) female underside Upolu.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:05, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amber Mountain chameleon

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2025 at 13:51:48 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Calumma amber
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:51, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jay Cubby 16:58, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:35, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent photo with strong EV Nick-D (talk) 04:06, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:48, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:25, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Amber Mountain chameleon (Calumma amber) male Montagne d'Ambre 2.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:58, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rheingrafenstein Castle

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2025 at 10:50:01 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Adds value to article, namely depicting the rock formation on which the castle is built.
Articles in which this image appears: Rheingrafenstein Castle
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Jörg Braukmann

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:50, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Nice photo but little EV as the castle is obscured. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:07, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:13, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lesser yellowlegs

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Oct 2025 at 10:26:52 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Lesser yellowlegs
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:26, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:06, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:35, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 17:39, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:44, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Lesser yellowlegs (32690).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:45, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Formula One World Drivers' Champions

Voting period ends on 9 Oct 2025 at 19:40:02 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions and 1985 Dutch Grand Prix
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Fotopersbureau de Boer

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 19:40, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Rather poor compositon with the barrier intruding. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:52, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Why poor composition? ArionStar (talk) 21:39, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Foreground barrier as I said. Also, cropped words, cropped person on left. Also tilted and needs restoration. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:42, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Charles. Haphazard snapshot, poor detail. – Sca (talk) 18:25, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination ArionStar (talk) 21:27, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:27, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:27, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Robert De Niro

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2025 at 17:05:01 (UTC)

Reason: HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Robert De Niro and Heart of Sarajevo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Harald Krichel

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:05, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Promo pick by professional fotog of actor, 82. Not used at 2025 Cannes Film Festival. EV? – Sca (talk) 19:34, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Promotional? Source? ArionStar (talk) 21:05, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
German fotog Harald Krichel.
Nothing-to-add statement. ArionStar (talk) 22:10, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Where does it say that his photos are promotional? ArionStar (talk) 00:58, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Still waiting for your answer… De Niro's personal fotog? Official fotog hired for the 2025 Cannes Festival? ArionStar (talk) 21:48, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:32, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Old Faithful

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2025 at 14:40:09 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, high EV, featured/valued media on several wikis.
Articles in which this image appears: Geyser, Old Faithful
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Others
Creator: Dietmar Rabich

Support as nominator – ^EF⁵ 14:40, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:28, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:08, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:38, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, describes the subject well 10ploopy10 (talk) 19:26, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Yellowstone National Park (WY, USA), Old Faithful Geyser -- 2022 -- 2599.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:58, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hutsul Madonna triptych

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Sep 2025 at 00:38:38 (UTC)

Reason: HQ and EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Kazimierz Sichulski, Art Nouveau
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Kazimierz Sichulski

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 00:38, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Colorful and arresting gallery of this perhaps not widely known Polish artist's work. – Sca (talk) 19:44, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:04, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, quite impressive. Brandmeister ^talk 00:35, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, Beautiful paintings 10ploopy10 (talk) 23:12, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kazimierz Sichulski - The Hutsul Madonna triptych, 1909.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:48, 28 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Sep 2025 at 16:00:31 (UTC)

Reason: The people don't removed the EV, IMO
Articles in which this image appears: Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Chinese palace, Palace and List of palaces
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: N509FZ

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 16:00, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Good EV but too many people for FP. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:10, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: do people remove the EV? ArionStar (talk) 12:39, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:03, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: ChildLabor1910.png

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Sep 2025 at 12:38:04 (UTC)

Reason: Superior copy of the image.
Articles this image appears in: Social services, Labor rights, Fundamental rights in India
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/ChildLabor1910.png
Nominator: Jay Cubby

Delist and replace — Jay Cubby 12:38, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace Nice picture. A few spots to be cleaned, but already good. Yann (talk) 19:33, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R. I added the new version to Child labor in the United States, which, oddly, had never had a lead image in its history. blameless 23:46, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:04, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist I've just removed this from the Fundamental rights in India article given it depicts a child in the US. Child labour unfortunately remains a problem in modern India, so that article didn't need to be illustrated by a 110 year old photo from the US. More broadly, I don't think that even the improved version of this image meets modern FPC standards - it's a shocking photo and EV is solid, but there's lots of empty space around the poor girl. There are a range of better photos from the same collection at Commons ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Photographs_of_child_laborers_by_Lewis_Hine ) and a vast number of other photos of the same topic there. At the risk of getting a bit wonky, a photo of a single child with farm produce also isn't a good choice for illustrating child labour, given that in most countries the legislation banning child labour includes provisions that allow the children of farmers to do a small amount of work on their parent's farm outside of school hours. Nick-D (talk) 01:04, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, you're right it was a poor fit for the India article, but I think it's an excellent one for Child labor in the United States; that article is not restricted to illegal labor (and if the caption is correct that this was taken during the school year, it would have eventually been illegal in the US anyway). I take your point on the aesthetics, but I think the composition lends it an effective bleakness, and I tend to give Lewis Hine the benefit of the doubt. blameless 01:45, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replace. MER-C 09:35, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:11, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:ChildLabor1910.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:38, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My Lai massacre

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2025 at 22:27:55 (UTC)

Reason: Image is used in many places that mention this massacre, and is the most known image of this tragic event. High EV
Articles in which this image appears: My Lai massacre, Vietnam War, 1968, List of photographs considered the most important
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator: Ronald L. Haeberle

Support as nominator – 10ploopy10 (talk) 22:27, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support JJARichardson (talk) 23:06, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 17:45, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – P. S. Burton (talk) 22:08, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom - this is a famous image, and continues to be a shocking one. EV is very high. Nick-D (talk) 01:29, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:05, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:56, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:My Lai massacre.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:28, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Porto Alegre

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2025 at 23:22:11 (UTC)

Reason: As we have several FPs of nigh urban places; FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, List of cities in South America and List of largest cities in the Americas
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Felipe Valduga

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 23:22, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Daylight shot gives more EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 12:11, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: we have several featured night urban photos… why? ArionStar (talk) 12:40, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:25, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mac DeMarco

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2025 at 21:40:21 (UTC)

Reason: Taken at a concert in Houston, HQ and overall an expressive photo. Featured on the rock music portal in the Galego Wikipedia.
Articles in which this image appears: Mac DeMarco discography
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Ralph Arvesen

Support as nominator – 10ploopy10 (talk) 21:40, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This image might be a better candidate. Higher res and cleaner visuals. JJARichardson (talk) 14:40, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:24, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Sep 2025 at 19:58:49 (UTC)

Reason: Renowned landscape photograph.
Articles in which this image appears: Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, Ansel Adams, List of photographs considered the most important
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Ansel Adams

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 19:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — 10ploopy10 (talk) 21:47, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I uploaded a new hi-res version at File:Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico Christies.jpg. Yann, would you be able to match the toning? Jay Cubby 12:47, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
New version – Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico by Ansel Adams.

~~I support this version as the nomination. JJARichardson (talk) 14:46, 17 September 2025 (UTC)~~[reply]

While the higher res is great, the colour balance is better in the original. The new version also needs cropping slightly as scanning is visible on the upper left-hand side. JJARichardson (talk) 16:48, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Great to have found this high resolution version. I would support this after restoration. Also I think that the edited version, should be uploaded separately, i.e. File:Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (cropped).jpg, so I reverted to the uncropped version. Yann (talk) 17:38, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The uncropped version would be better suited to Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others if Ansel intended its display as such. JJARichardson (talk) 18:05, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the fixes Yann. I have a little time this afternoon which I will put into the crop. Jay Cubby 18:27, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I already started. ;o) Here is the PNG file: File:Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (cropped).png. I also created a category on Commons. Yann (talk) 19:54, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've overwritten the cropped JPEG (accidentally from the JPEG, not the PNG, but oh well). My PSD is at https://wormhole.app/pAQ7xO#LTzcFyGMLGtUOGWyTNDo1A (this expires in a day) or here if that expires (will expire in 3 days). Jay Cubby 02:47, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This cropped version is the one I would support nomination for. I cannot overwrite the file of the original crop though. JJARichardson (talk) 11:17, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support original version as nomininator. New crop but practically the same nom as before. JJARichardson (talk) 16:09, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So are we gonna nominate the cropped one or the original one? 10ploopy10 (talk) 14:56, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support original version – I completely restored the image. While there was a lot of dust, it is really worth it. It is very sharp, even at full resolution, and the quality is excellent. Yann (talk) 18:34, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Original Version —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:05, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support either ArionStar (talk) 04:53, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support original. MER-C 09:51, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support original. Yann did good work. Jay Cubby 17:00, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:28, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Artwork/Others instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:28, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Panama Canal

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 30 Sep 2025 at 23:51:07 (UTC)

Reason: HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Panama Canal
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Others
Creator: Tomascastelazo (please consider renominating on Commons)

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 23:51, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - too noisy for a day time shot. MER-C 09:55, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can't see any noise… ArionStar (talk) 12:38, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Did you view the image at full resolution? MER-C 19:31, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes… Any image gets noisy if you zoom in too much. At full resolution, it looks ok. ArionStar (talk) 00:56, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - This could well have been shot at ISO 100 and 1/400 sec, not at the noisier ISO 400 and 1/1600 sec as here. --Janke | Talk 11:48, 22 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I withdraw my nomination ArionStar (talk) 17:18, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:01, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawn nomination. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:01, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Beauty Out of Damage

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 Sep 2025 at 23:04:46 (UTC)

Reason: Self-portrait that appeared in TIME's 100 Photographs that Changed the World.
Articles in which this image appears: Matuschka, List of photographs considered the most important
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists
Creator: Matuschka

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 23:04, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 21:48, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 17:47, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 18:21, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Saw this at Commons and was going to nominate if not already nominated here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:13, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jay Cubby 22:05, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:05, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:47, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Beauty Out of Damage, 1993.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:20, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Out of Afghanistan

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 Sep 2025 at 22:27:04 (UTC)

Reason: High EV.
Articles in which this image appears: September 11 attacks, List of photographs considered the most important, Chris Donahue (general), 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, 2021 Kabul airlift
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: Alexander Burnett

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 22:27, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:03, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support, really powerful image 10ploopy10 (talk) 00:51, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support I think it being off-center is beneficial. Jay Cubby 13:11, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - high EV but the quality is terrible. ^EF⁵ 15:25, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It is unremarkable technically speaking but remarkable historically. JJARichardson (talk) 17:23, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@EF5, it's a photo taken with (or possibly through) a night vision device. For that, it's pretty high quality. Jay Cubby 15:30, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support High EV and for a night vision military camera, that is really high quality. The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 15:43, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very high EV. From a military history point of view, this illustrates an important event and also depicts an important tradition in the military where senior officers are the last ones out during evacuations. The image is perfectly OK technically given it was taken using night vision equipment from the interior of a military cargo aircraft during a very risky military operation. Nick-D (talk) 03:25, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 18:26, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:05, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:42, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Last American Soldier leaves Afghanistan.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:17, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Potential FP on Commons too, IMHO. ArionStar (talk) 05:15, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kissing the War Goodbye

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Reason: notable picture, restored
Articles in which this image appears: V-J Day in Times Square, List of photographs considered the most important, Victor Jorgensen, Victory Day (United States), Victory over Japan Day, Unconditional Surrender (sculpture), History of Manhattan, Greta Zimmer Friedman, August 1945
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: Victor Jorgensen, restored by User:JayCubby

Info U.S. Navy photojournalist Victor Jorgensen captured another view of the same scene taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt that was published in The New York Times the following day. Eisenstaedt's picture is still under a copyright, while Jorgensen's is in the public domain.
Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 17:14, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support and thanks for nominating! Jay Cubby 17:19, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:56, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:07, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:36, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Kissing the War Goodbye.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:12, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tawny-bellied hermit

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Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Tawny-bellied hermit
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:54, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jay Cubby 00:26, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Redthreadhx (talk) 02:06, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:03, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:05, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:40, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tawny-bellied hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) in flight San Isidro.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:06, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Andean emerald male

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Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Andean emerald
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:47, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jay Cubby 00:26, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Redthreadhx (talk) 02:07, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:03, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ―Howard • 🌽³³ 10:40, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:07, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:45, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Andean emerald (Uranomitra franciae viridiceps) male Paz de las Aves.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:04, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alpine heath

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Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Coenonympha gardetta
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:50, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jay Cubby 00:26, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Redthreadhx (talk) 02:08, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 20:04, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:07, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:31, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Alpine heath (Coenonympha gardetta) male underside Wengen.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:01, 26 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Valley of the Shadow of Death

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Reason: notable picture with its own article, restored
Articles in which this image appears: Valley of the Shadow of Death (Roger Fenton), List of photographs considered the most important, Roger Fenton, Crimean War, War photography
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/War
Creator: Roger Fenton, restored by User:JayCubby and User:Yann

Info Albumen print photograph by Roger Fenton, taken on April 23, 1855, during the Crimean War. These were one of the first cases of war photography, with Valley of the Shadow of Death considered "the most eloquent metaphor of warfare" by The Oxford Companion to the Photograph.
Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 15:53, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- Jay Cubby 16:21, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 16:36, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:46, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very strong EV in its own right, as well as in relation to a famous event. Nick-D (talk) 03:28, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:07, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 09:39, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 14:50, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Valley of the shadow of death.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:01, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Claude Mellan

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Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: Claude Mellan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists
Creator: Claude Mellan

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 14:00, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:46, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:08, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A little bit of spots here and there, but overall, Support. 10ploopy10 (talk) 14:37, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty HQ as well. 10ploopy10 (talk) 14:38, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:13, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 15:13, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A pity… Renomination of course. ArionStar (talk) 17:28, 25 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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