This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.
Featured pictures are images that addsignificantly 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 onWikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to thefeatured 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 theconsensus is in its favor, it can be added to theWikipedia: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 ofsockpuppets.
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.
Thearchive 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 atCommons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all otherWikimedia projects as well.
Delisting an image
Afeatured 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 theconsensus is in its favor, it will be delisted fromWikipedia: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 iscurrently 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, itmust 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 thatdelisting an image does not meandeleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).
Evaluate the merit of a nomination against thefeatured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.
Step 2: Create a subpage
For Nominations
To create a subpage ofWikipedia: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.
WriteSupport, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
WriteOppose, 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 canweak support orweak 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, writeSpeedy 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 atfull size (high-resolution) in animage editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed atthumbnail 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
WriteKeep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
WriteDelist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
WriteDelist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You canweak keep,weak delist orweak 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.
You may find theglossary 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 donot 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 isproperly 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 bevery 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.
Original – Aljona Savchenko performs at Art on Ice in 2014.
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsAljona Savchenko, ten-time German national champion inpair skating, six-time World Championship gold medalist, four-time European Championship gold medalist, and 2018 Olympic gold medalist. The composition and juxtaposition of black and white make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Madison Chock and Evan Bates compete at the 2019 Internationaux de France.
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsMadison Chock andEvan Bates, six-time U.S. national champions inice dance, three-time World Championship gold medalists, and 2022 Olympic gold medalists. The composition, symmetry, and X pattern make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Delist: Vittore Carpaccio - Young Knight in a LandscapeReplacement: same image with colors corrected
Reason
The image inYoung Knight in a Landscape was changed 2 years ago, so I think the FP should be updated. I uploaded an even larger version with the same settings.
Original – Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin compete at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships.
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsMinerva Fabienne Hase andNikita Volodin, two-time German national champions inpair skating, and the European gold medalists. The composition and pyramidal form make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Niina Petrõkina competes at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsNiina Petrõkina, three-time Estonian national champion and the 2025 European Champion. The composition, pose, and lighting of this photograph make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Katarina Witt competes at the 1988 European Figure Skating Championships.
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsKatarina Witt, a true icon of figure skating. Two-time Olympic gold medalist, four-time World Champion, six-time European Champion, and eight-time East German Champion. This stunning black-and-white from the East German archives was released into the public domain following the reunification of Germany. The composition, pose, and lighting of this photograph make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier compete at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsPiper Gilles andPaul Poirier, four-time Canadian national champions inice dance, and the World silver medalists. The composition and pyramidal form make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Mikhail Shaidorov competes at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsMikhail Shaidorov, five-time Kazakh national champion and the reigning World silver medalist. The composition, pose, and lighting of this photograph make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP. I particularly like the juxtaposition of the pattern on his pants to the tracings on the ice.
Original – Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov perform at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships.
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsAlisa Efimova andMisha Mitrofanov, the reigning U.S. national champions inpair skating. The composition, pose, and lighting of this photograph make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Ilia Malinin performs at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsIlia Malinin, two-time World Champion, three-time U.S. national champion, and the favorite to win the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The composition, pose, color, and lighting of this photograph make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Roman Sadovsky performs at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships.
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsRoman Sadovsky, two-time Canadian national champion. The composition, pose, and lighting of this photograph make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Amber Glenn performs at the 2024 Grand Prix de France
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsAmber Glenn, the reigning U.S. national champion. The composition, pose, and lighting of this photograph make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps perform at the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships.
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsDeanna Stellato-Dudek andMaxime Deschamps, three-time Canadian national champions inpair skating, and the 2024 World Championships gold medalists. Stellato-Dudek won the World Championships at age 40, making her the oldest woman to win a World Championship gold medal. She also recently secured Canadian citizenship, which will allow her to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and due to her age, she will be getting a lot of attention. The composition and symmetry of this photograph make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps perform a death spiral at the 2024 Skate Canada International
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsDeanna Stellato-Dudek andMaxime Deschamps of Canada performing adeath spiral. The composition and symmetry make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara perform at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships.
Reason
We are approaching that time when public interest in figure skating is heightened (the Olympics), and I think it is important to showcase some of the best photographs that the Figure Skating WikiProject has available. This showsRiku Miura andRyuichi Kihara, two-time Japanese national champions inpair skating, and the reigning World Champions. The composition and symmetry make this, in my opinion, one of the best skating photos we have on WP.
Original – Gigantic jet taken with automatic camera at the International Gemini Observatory's Gemini North, at 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The phenomenon was estimated to reach 50 to 90 kilometres (31 to 56 mi) in height.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates articles well.
Lean support: although I preferALT 1 for having a better uncropped composition, but that photo isn't currently used on any enwiki articles. ―Howard •🌽3310:22, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp, to be fair, my monitor of two decades has never been calibrated. I tried on a different device, and I still found slight highlight+contrast reduction beneficial.JayCubby17:17, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Too many repetitious images. Suggest two or three of theBrigadeiros up close to draw reader interest. However, theimages used in the eponymous info box are outta focus (due to shallow DOF). –Sca (talk)20:06, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like film grain to me. JPEG artifacting tends to be more square. The 30s, while not as bad as, say, the 1910s, are still from the transitional period where you got the ability to not have the very long exposures of early photography, but the talent (and sometimes desire - a lot of this was for very small or newspaper quality reproduction) and, in the early parts, technology wasn't at the level of the older photography methods.Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.8% of allFPs.18:41, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: it would be better to have a photo from during his mayoralty as Wikipedia generally prefers photos of politicians in office. This photo will most likely be replaced when he is inaugurated. ―Howard •🌽3321:07, 19 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - a beautiful image, but hard to say it "adds significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article" - the beach is not mentioned at all in the single article in which the image appears.TSP (talk)21:06, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist: Lower-res, obsolete version.Replacement: The reworked image
Reason
Higher res and more natural lighting without playing with the shadow detail.
Articles this image appears in
I will carry out replacement after/if the new version is featured. If someone else wants to run the GR script, please do! (I run a bootleg version.) Old is used at:
I realy can't see much difference - the old image seems to have better contrast but I've no idea how it is supposed to look. The new one hasn't been restored, has it? I wonder what our expert restorers think?Charlesjsharp (talk)19:04, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp, theLibrary of Congress file from which this is derived is a scan of a copy of the original photograph (which mucks up the levels). The current FP version has been downsampled (which obscures dust), but both have been restored. I've reworked the levels and contrast (you may need to purge your cache).JayCubby19:54, 18 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Original –Isotelus rex (TMP 2009.003.0003),Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13; cast, Late Ordovician, from Churchill River Group; length 70 centimetres (28 in).
Oppose This image should be in the dunnock article for some days as a potential infobox replacement to be considered as FP. There is an existing FP so you should point this out in the nomination so voters can choose.Charlesjsharp (talk)12:59, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I didn´t know that this is for the english Wikipedia only and my intension is not to replace the very good photo on english Wikipedia. Taking pictures (mostly of birds) is my hobby. I have a lot to learn, sorry for confusing.HobbyfotowikiHobbyfotowiki (talk)07:05, 17 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
These nominations have been moved here because consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from those who participated in the discussion. Usually this is because there was more than one edit of the image available, and no clear preference for one of them was determined. If you voted on these images previously, please update your vote to specify which edit(s) you are supporting.
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Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes.Voting period ends on25 Nov 2025 at18:42:47 (UTC)
Original – The first self-made African-American female millionaire,[1]Madam C. J. Walker. See article for all of her notable achievements, philanthropy, and activism.
Reason
A fine photograph, and there don't seem to be many other options, so that's very lucky.
No, it's probably a glass negative that's lifting from the glass, or some other severe damage. It certainly wasn't stored well! Remember it's a negative, so the actual colours are inverted.Adam Cuerden(talk)Has about 8.8% of allFPs.23:11, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Slight oppose - a good, useful image; but rather tightly-cropped at the sides, a bit fuzzy at full resolution, and the white van is not ideal. A credit to Wikipedia, but standards for architectural photos are rightly very high, and I think this is a little short of Wikipedia's best.TSP (talk)21:03, 24 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: The file has a very good quality itself; but, as Sca mentioned, there are so many pictures, so that not all faces are necessarily of high quality as an FP. —Hamid Hassani (talk)03:02, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
High quality large image. Illustrates article well with high EV. FP on Commons. Note that on the discussion page forSouth American cougar I tried to get this page moved to Puma without success after some weird arguments from Wikipedia users.
Support There’s some motion blur and the editing could be improved a bit: it looks like there was an attempt to isolate the subject by blurring the background more, but this ended up making it seem as if the animal’s fur had been cut, especially noticeable around the top of the head and the left side. That said, it’s a valuable image taken in the puma’s natural environment, which is very different from zoo photos where you don’t have to wait hours or even days for a single shot. I’m sorry if this sounds a bit harsh — my intention is only to help improve the editing, and I’m happy to offer any help or suggestions you’d like.Wilfredor (talk)13:22, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I originally chose that one but this one became FP at Commons. It was a toss up! The stance of this one is more natural and the POV slightly better; but the sunlight is better in the other one.Charlesjsharp (talk)13:07, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – regardless of copyright status (I doubt that is an issue), this is just not a FP-level photo. The composition is subtly asymmetrical, and the electric fan especially looks out of place. ―Howard •🌽3323:33, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Taken 12 years after he left his native Germany, never to return. A fine portrait among the many taken in the U.S. –Sca (talk)22:30, 11 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh dear. The tool I formerly used to reduce JPEG artifacts is down, and I don't have the means to run it locally. If you have aCUDA capable GPU on hand then the artifacts could be reduced.JayCubby23:21, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This section is for Featured Picture (or delisting) candidacies whose closure is postponed for additional editing, rendering, or copyright clarification.
^At least, provably so: there's a few earlier people whomay have been millionaires