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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 registered on the English 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

Featured content:

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

Old Iron Bridge at Brežice

Voting period ends on 31 Jul 2026 at 09:34:26 (UTC)

**Original** – Old Bridge at Brežice, passing Sava and Krka rivers, built in the year 1906 in Austro-Hungary. It is 527 metres long. Renovated between 1991-1996.

Reason: QI, FP on Commons, good colors and composition to represent Old Iron bridge
Articles in which this image appears: Brežice
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: the creator of the image, where possible using the format Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – Petar Milošević (talk) 09:34, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Doubtful EV as there is only one short sentence about the bridge in the article. Not fond of a 2023 photograph being black and white. Not fond of the perspective either – File:Brežice Iron Bridge 01.jpg has a better perspective albeit partially obscured. Redthreadhx (talk) 10:37, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support for the same reasons listed as Redthreadhx, but I actually love the perspective. Agree that a photograph from 2023 should probably be in color opposed to B&W, even if I think the B&W makes a good composition. A good composition doesn't always mean good EV though. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:19, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

2026 FIFA World Cup final

Voting period ends on 30 Jul 2026 at 18:00:58 (UTC)

Reason: Good EV (quick shows who won the event), high res, infobox image and used on several articles
Articles in which this image appears: 2026 FIFA World Cup final, FIFA World Cup, Spain national football team, 2026
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Sport
Creator: Bryan Berlin

Support as nominator – RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 18:00, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:17, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Great win for Bryan and WikiPortraits. - Jenny8lee (talk) 00:22, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Perfectly captures the moment and the color! Jesse Kornblum (talk) 03:15, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent, superb, and crisp photo as usual from Bryan Berlin's coverage of the current edition of the World Cup. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 03:44, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support great event captured the essence of the tournament. Owula kpakpo (talk) 03:57, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support An excellent team photo by Bryan. Enwiki is better for having this photograph. Abzeronow (talk) 05:00, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:32, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose Framing is off kilter, and there's a ton of empty space in the top right third of the picture; if the team had been centered (or if there were an edit of this existing photo), it'd resolve those issues, but, the photo has an incredibly low resolution if you zoom in even a hair. I know we're probably going with this photo because of the rights and such, but I'm certain there are better photos out there. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:49, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Altar Bell with a Mudfish-Legged King

Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2026 at 14:07:16 (UTC)

**Original** – Front view of *Altar bell with a mudfish-legged *Oba* ('King')*, an eighteenth- or nineteenth-century brass work made by artists of the royal brass-casting guild in the Kingdom of Benin. The *Oba* ('King') wears beaded regalia; his legs terminate in fish and he holds a crocodile in each hand. This imagery usually associated divine kingship with the supernatural power of Olokun, the deity of the sea. The object is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Reason: A high-resolution studio photograph of an unusual eighteenth- or nineteenth-century brass altar bell from the Kingdom of Benin. The complete object is sharply focused and evenly illuminated against a neutral background. It has a conical form and surface patina.
Articles in which this image appears: Ohen
FP category for this image: Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Artists of the Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n brass-casting guild (bell); Peter Zeray / Metropolitan Museum of Art (photograph)

Support as nominator – Vanderwaalforces (talk) 14:07, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:18, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:36, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:49, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Benin Altar Tusk

Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2026 at 12:22:12 (UTC)

Reason: The photograph presents the complete altar tusk in an unobstructed profile, clearly showing its sweeping form and densely carved registers of royal figures, attendants and animals. The subject is in focus, evenly exposed and separated from its plain display background.
Articles in which this image appears: Benin Altar Tusk, Oduwa
FP category for this image: Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: Members of the Igbesanmwan guild (sculpture); Sailko (photograph)

Support as nominator – Vanderwaalforces (talk) 12:22, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:18, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:37, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:49, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Idia Ivory Mask

Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2026 at 11:00:30 (UTC)

**Original** – Sixteenth-century ivory pendant mask portraying Idia, created by Edo court artists. Made for her son, *Oba* Esigie, it has iron-inlaid eyes and forehead markings and openwork borders of stylised mudfish and bearded Portuguese faces. Looted from the royal palace during the British expedition of 1897, the mask is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Reason: High quality ivory mask of Iyoba ('queen mother') Idia.
Articles in which this image appears: Idia, Benin ivory mask, Iyoba of Benin
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Edo court artists

Support as nominator – Vanderwaalforces (talk) 11:00, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:18, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:37, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:49, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Windeck Castle (Bühl)

Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2026 at 10:03:06 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Windeck Castle (Bühl)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: H. Zell

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:03, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Well composed and high quality image. Checking on Google Maps indicates that this is the best possible angle of the castle remanants, and also shows the modern structures on the same site, so EV is strong. Nick-D (talk) 11:10, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:02, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:19, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:38, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 09:16, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Olive sparrow

Voting period ends on 29 Jul 2026 at 10:00:06 (UTC)

Reason: Featured on Commons without opposition. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Olive sparrow
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Chuck Homler

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:00, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:02, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:19, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:38, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

World's Columbian Exposition Souvenier Map, 1893

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2026 at 20:51:59 (UTC)

**Original** – A souvenir map of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair. The fair spread across three adjoining parks; the main park is the lakeside Jackson Park, while the salient to the west is Midway Plaisance, and the one to the south is Washington Park.

Reason: Very high resolution image of a map detailing the grounds of the World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair. Excellent EV. The source document is complete and has only slight wear; the one fault I can find with the digitization is that the focal plane seems to have been very slightly off, so that the finest details blur together. Nevertheless, the text is all legible, and the only real loss of detail is in places where the engraving lines were especially close, such as the concentric rings of blue on bodies of water.
Articles in which this image appears: World's Columbian Exposition
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Heinze, Hermann; A. Zeese & Co., engravers; Assisted by: D.H. Roberts, H.M. Schnepff, Heinze Bro's.; Draughtsmen, Surveys & Grades Dep't. W.C.E.

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 20:51, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:31, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:03, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:19, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Massacre at Chios

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2026 at 18:14:00 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: The Massacre at Chios, + ...
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Eugène Delacroix

Support both as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 18:14, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose File:Scène des massacres de Scio.jpg as it clearly cuts off the painting. No opinion yet on File:Scène des massacres de Scio, Eugène Delacroix - Musée du Louvre Peintures INV 3823 ; C3.jpg. MER-C 20:07, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@MER-C: you mean do you support the original version? ArionStar (talk) 23:07, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I do not have anything to say on the image I did not oppose. MER-C 16:07, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Hay Wein

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2026 at 17:50:53 (UTC)

**Original** – *The Hay Wain* by John Constable, oil on canvas, 1821

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: The Hay Wain, + ...
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: John Constable

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:50, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:04, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:41, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:20, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Orhogbua

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2026 at 14:12:55 (UTC)

Reason: High quality cast-brass of Oba ('king') Orhogbua.
Articles in which this image appears: Orhogbua, Oba of Benin, Ehengbuda, Benin Dialogue Group
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Unknown artist from the Kingdom of Benin, photographed by Valerie McGlinchey, and uploaded by User:Mike Peel.

Support as nominator – Vanderwaalforces (talk) 14:12, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 15:11, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, but the focus is off. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 22:22, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Mike Peel can it be improved by editing means? Vanderwaalforces (talk) 04:51, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
No, focus cannot be corrected retroactively in a way that is true to reality. The information simply isn't there in the picture, and any sharpening attempt (such as an editing pass by generative AI) would involve guesswork. To get a true sharper image, a new picture would have to be taken. Moonreach (talk) 17:14, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Moonreach @Mike Peel But to be very honest, focus being off should not be the only reason I picture canny be featured, especially when the only obvious depiction here is the subject. I stand to be corrected, btw. But that’s just my opinion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:18, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but I think being in focus is important, and sadly it's not something that can be recovered afterwards - the photo would have to be retaken... Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 16:42, 16 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Vanderwaalforces: Actually, checking, I did take a photo of this one - at File:Benin Bronzes, Horniman Museum 7.jpg - which may be useful? Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 16:43, 16 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Mike Peel ah, this is the deal. @Moonreach wdyt?

Do I just switch the image or…? Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:24, 16 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
That second image is better, but since you only added it to the article today, you should wait a week before nominating it. I suggest you close this nomination, wait the week and then start a new one. Alternative images don't usually require that, but in this case it's a wholly new photo, so I think waiting for page stability is wise. Moonreach (talk) 18:01, 16 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Xuande Emperor

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2026 at 04:37:51 (UTC)

**Original** – Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum in Taipei

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Xuande Emperor, Ming dynasty, +
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Unknown Ming artist

Support as nominator – Min968 (talk) 04:37, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:55, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:24, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:22, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:40, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:20, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hongxi Emperor

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2026 at 04:36:00 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Hongxi Emperor, +
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Unknown Ming artist

Support as nominator – Min968 (talk) 04:36, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:55, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:25, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 18:23, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:40, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:21, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko

Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2026 at 09:49:21 (UTC)

Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko, Lokobe National Park, Nosy Be, Madagascar
Side view

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox images.
Articles in which this image appears: Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:49, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:17, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:56, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:40, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:14, 16 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:06, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:21, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Springbok jumping

Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2026 at 09:42:02 (UTC)

**Original** – Juvenile springbok stotting in Etosha National Park

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Stotting, Springbok
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Giles Laurent

Support as nominator – MER-C 09:42, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 10:53, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thank you very much for the nomination! — Giles Laurent (talk) 14:57, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support; Nice, professional photo! — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:18, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent photo with lots of character. Nick-D (talk) 09:59, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
support omigodiloveit that is such a nice photo well done for taking it Jabba550 | ✉ in solidarity 13:34, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:57, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:40, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:10, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:05, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:21, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Folarin Balogun

Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2026 at 07:21:52 (UTC)

**Original** – Balogun with the United States men's national soccer team in 2026

Reason: Headline image
Articles in which this image appears: Folarin Balogun
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Sport
Creator: Bryan Berlin

Support as nominator – Redthreadhx (talk) 07:21, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Excellent portrait. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 15:11, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support, high-quality picture. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 15:27, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great World Cup photo. ArionStar (talk) 17:52, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:57, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:30, 14 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:40, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Suppoert --Seewolf (talk) 16:07, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Lensbirdie (talk) 16:09, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – WikiPortraits FTW. Jenny8lee (talk) 17:27, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:10, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:22, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata)

Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2026 at 06:50:46 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Brown boobook
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Tisha Mukherjee

Support as nominator – Paramanu Sarkar (talk) 06:50, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 07:22, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The image was added to the article today. Please wait at least seven days before nominating. MER-C 09:34, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@MER-C: I am sorry, I was not aware of this. Will follow it from next time surely. - Paramanu Sarkar (talk) 07:58, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:19, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:41, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:15, 16 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:10, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:22, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2026 at 06:47:14 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Indian leopard
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Tisha Mukherjee

Support as nominator – Paramanu Sarkar (talk) 06:47, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 07:21, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The image was added to the article yesterday. Please wait at least seven days before nominating. MER-C 09:35, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:20, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:41, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 13:15, 16 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:10, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:23, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mount St Michael, Cornwall

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2026 at 05:24:14 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: Mount St Michael, Cornwall, Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, St Michael's Mount, Royal Academy Exhibition of 1830 and 1830 in art
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Clarkson Frederick Stanfield

Support as nominator – The English counterpart of France's Mont-Saint-Michel. ArionStar (talk) 05:24, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 21:19, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:22, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 15:12, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 20:58, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:41, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:05, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:24, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wadi Rum

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2026 at 04:37:10 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: Wadi Rum
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: BarabaszO

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 04:37, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:23, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:41, 15 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 17:53, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – 🌺 MEASINA 💌 22:58, 20 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 00:24, 21 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations — to be closed

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When NOT promoted, perform the following:

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

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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 --~~~~
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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}}.
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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.
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If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

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Ewuare

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Jul 2026 at 17:44:12 (UTC)

Reason: High quality cast-brass of Oba ('king') Ewuare.
Articles in which this image appears: Ewuare
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Unknown artist from the Kingdom of Benin, photographed by User:Mike Peel.

Support as nominator – Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:44, 9 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support as photographer. Note that the uncropped version at File:Benin Bronzes, Horniman Museum 4.jpg is a Quality Image on Commons. Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 09:00, 10 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:38, 11 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great picture and crop. ArionStar (talk) 01:11, 12 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:23, 13 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Oba Ewuare I, Benin Bronzes, Horniman Museum 4 (cropped).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:05, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Unisphere in 1964

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Jul 2026 at 19:21:04 (UTC)

**Original** – The Unisphere as it appeared during the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Unisphere was constructed as a centerpiece of the fair, and survives today in what is now Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City.

Reason: A really lovely period photo of the Unisphere in its original context, the 1964 New York World's Fair. Wikipedia has many good photos of the Unisphere, but I believe this is the best one of its time in the fair.
Articles in which this image appears: 1964 New York World's Fair, Unisphere, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, several others
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator: From the file description: "Anthony Conti; scanned and published by PLCjr", to whom the original photographer was an uncle

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 19:21, 8 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Really excellent photo. Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 14:46, 9 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 13:28, 10 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Great photo, with lots of interesting details. Nick-D (talk) 01:24, 11 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hounaam (talk) 08:38, 11 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Dragonhawk12 (talk) (Guestbook) (Wikicats) 07:25, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – DreamSparrow ^Chat 11:05, 18 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:New York World's Fair August 1964.jpeg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 03:04, 19 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

2026 Venezuela earthquakes

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 Jul 2026 at 17:17:45 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: 2026 Venezuela earthquakes
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: U.S. Marines 24MEU by Lance Cpl. Allison White

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:17, 7 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose poor quality photo with poor file name. Little EV. Charlesjsharp (talk) 04:28, 8 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, but I would support a higher-resolution copy of the same image. Moonreach (talk) 19:10, 8 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose; per Charles. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 13:30, 10 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:19, 17 July 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Suspended nominations

This section is for Featured Picture (or delisting) candidacies whose closure is postponed for additional editing, rendering, or copyright clarification.

Abbey Road

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 4 Mar 2026 at 19:27:29 (UTC)

Reason: Featured on Commons, was opposed on quality reasons but would be a better fit here for obvious EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Abbey Road, The Beatles etc
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator: John Kosh (album design), Iain Macmillan (photograph)

Support as nominator – MER-C 19:27, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support A high quality render of the The Beatles (album) cover would also make a good FP candidate. JJARichardson (talk) 20:03, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Extremely high EV, obviously, but I'm doubtful of the claim that this is out of copyright in the US given that the source cited on Commons is a random Ebay listing for LPs of the album. As the image was a commercial shot for the album and was used as its cover, a much better source seems necessary. Nick-D (talk) 22:35, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
No deletion discussions so far (somehow), but image appeared to pass the Commons FA nom without anybody raising doubts about the PD status. If you personally have serious doubts it may be worth considering nominating for deletion. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 18:01, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Even within that listing, I don't see anything that says this image is out of copyright. Moonreach (talk) 19:53, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Moonreach: the rationale is that since the US publication of the cover was simultaneous with the UK publication, and the US cover did not bear a valid separate copyright notice for the cover, it is in the public domain in the US. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 23:44, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have any direct evidence to the contrary, ~~so I won't vote against it,~~ but on a gut level I feel like this fails WP:SNOWBALL. I can't seriously believe that one of the most famous images connected to the most famous rock band was accidentally published without copyright. The problem is that I don't know what the image's official name was at the time it was taken, or who the copyright would have gone to (the photographer, the album designer, the record label, the producer?) which precludes me from looking it up in the copyright records. As a picture from 1969, it wouldn't have been subject to the 27-year renewal, which means any records (if they exist) would be in hard-to-search book records. Moonreach (talk) 22:52, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that's also my concern here. The image may well be out of copyright in the US due to a stuff up by the record company or whoever originally owned the photo, but this needs to be properly established. Relying on a single Ebay listing as the source for being out of copyright doesn't seem OK for FP status. For instance, how can we be sure that the image hasn't been edited to remove the copyright notice?, how do we know for sure that it's actually a US edition of the album?, etc. Nick-D (talk) 23:48, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Like I said, if you either of you have concerns regarding copyright, you should nominate the image for deletion as there doesn't appear to have been a previous deletion nomination. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 14:18, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I have concerns but I can't think of a way to verify them, short of Wikipedia getting a cease-and-desist order. I don't like that the permission is still an eBay listing; even if that were a trustworthy resource, which it's not, I couldn't find anything on there that said "the cover of Abbey Road is public domain." Additionally, the copyright tags that have been added since this nomination was made conflict with each other. One says copyright was in South Africa first, another says that it was in the UK and South Africa simultaneously. All of this feels dubious to me, I just don't think I can meet the burden of proof for a deletion nomination. Moonreach (talk) 21:31, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
For what its worth, on Commons the burden of proof for keeping a file typically lies with those supporting to keep the file in the first place. Per c:COM:PCP, even a "significant doubt" about the freedom of the file warrants its deletion. Personally I'm on the fence about the freedom of the album cover, and I don't feel confident in giving my opinion one way or the other about it. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 21:59, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I've nominated this for deletion at Commons. I hope that this leads to a strong source establishing that the image is out of copyright becoming available, but if not there are some risks around Commons hosting this image that need to be considered by the community there. Nick-D (talk) 10:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for that, I've weighed in there. Moonreach (talk) 15:32, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:49, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Gstaveeiffel314 (talk) 18:08, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 00:19, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support as nominator on Commons. heylenny (^talk/_edits) 22:53, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose – image seems quite pixelated looking closely. is this the best scan possible? ―Howard • 🌽³³ 23:51, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – RTSthestardust (talk) 03:56, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:30, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Due to my concerns over copyright as noted above. Nick-D (talk) 23:25, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose due to the same concerns as Nick. I think the technical quality is acceptable, but I worry about legal exposure. Moonreach (talk) 21:33, 2 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Postpone closure until the deletion request on Commons concludes. Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:04, 4 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]