Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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

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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FPCs needing feedback



Current nominations

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Voting period ends on 27 May 2026 at 10:06:57 (UTC)

OriginalHeliofungia actiniformis, Anilao, Philippines. This species is no sea anemone but, in fact, a mushroom coral, with very large polyps. It's found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region and is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Heliofungia actiniformis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Cnidaria
Creator
Diego Delso

Voting period ends on 27 May 2026 at 09:29:42 (UTC)

Original – The crown of Margaret of York. Donated in 1474 by Margaret of York to the Aachen Cathedral Treasury as a votive crown.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears
Margaret of York
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Tuxyso

Voting period ends on 25 May 2026 at 18:08:58 (UTC)

OriginalMausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi is a mausoleum in the city of Turkestan (Kazakhstan). The structure was commissioned in 1389 by Emir Timur, who ruled the area as part of the expansive Timurid Empire
Reason
Historic, under UNESCO, good IQ, FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Kazakhstan, Timurid architecture, ...
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Petar Milošević

Voting period ends on 23 May 2026 at 13:33:34 (UTC)

OriginalSulak River meandering through Sulak Canyon near Dubki, Kazbekovsky District, Dagestan
Reason
Headline image
Articles in which this image appears
Sulak Canyon
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Sobolev Alexander

Voting period ends on 23 May 2026 at 02:08:42 (UTC)

Original – The Gordon House, the oldest building in the town of Amherstburg; built in 1798, it was saved from demolishment in the 1970s, though after a decade of litigation it was moved to its current site.
Reason
High technical quality, aesthetically pleasing depiction of this historical house in its current environment showing its entire facade.
Articles in which this image appears
Gordon House (Amherstburg), Amherstburg, List of oldest buildings in Canada
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
  Chris Woodrich (talk)

Voting period ends on 22 May 2026 at 14:02:21 (UTC)

Original – From the file description: "A gigantic jet photographed from the International Space Station by astronaut Nichole Ayers. The phenomenon took place at roughly 29°N 101.5°W over Coahuila, Mexico. The station's Canadarm2 is visible in the foreground."
Reason
A truly rare combo: an uncommon weather phenomenon (the jet) captured from above, rather than below. Commons' third-place Picture of the Year for 2025.
Articles in which this image appears
Upper-atmospheric lightning, Nichole Ayers
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather
Creator
Nichole Ayers

Voting period ends on 22 May 2026 at 13:50:33 (UTC)

Original – From the file description: "Baby cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) sleeping at Cape cross, Namibia "
Reason
High EV for the species. Adorable. Awarded second place in Commons' 2025 Picture of the Year (their #1 is already a featured picture here.)
Articles in which this image appears
Arctocephalus pusillus
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Giles Laurent

Voting period ends on 22 May 2026 at 10:21:13 (UTC)

Original – The Makatote Viaduct spans the Makatote River in the centre of New Zealand's North Island. Crossing the viaduct is Glenbrook Vintage Railway's DBR 1254 and DC 4818 diesel–electric locomotives with the "East West Rail Tour".
Reason
Good quality picture of the Makatote Viaduct with high EV; FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Makatote Viaduct
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator
Kabelleger

Voting period ends on 20 May 2026 at 10:32:34 (UTC)

Original – In Bruderwald forest, Bamberg, Germany.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears
Entoloma conferendum
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Fungi
Creator
Reinhold Möller

Voting period ends on 20 May 2026 at 10:30:21 (UTC)

Original – The Bow Fiddle Rock outside of Portknockie, Moray is a natural formation noted for its resemblance to a fiddle bow.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Bow Fiddle Rock, Portknockie, List of outlying islands of Scotland
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Lucas Kendall

Voting period ends on 20 May 2026 at 09:50:04 (UTC)

Original – Golden Madonna of Essen, part of the Essen Cathedral Treasury. Dated around the year 980, it is both the oldest known sculpture of the Madonna and the oldest free-standing medieval sculpture north of the Alps.
Reason
Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears
Golden Madonna of Essen
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Tuxyso

Voting period ends on 20 May 2026 at 02:42:13 (UTC)

Original – The Mount Zion Full Gospel Church, a historic Black church in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Reason
High technical quality, best potential view of the church (three-quarter view is blocked by a traffic light, lateral view has little architectural detail). Article is new, but image can reasonably be expected to be stable.
Articles in which this image appears
Mount Zion Full Gospel Church, List of historic places in Essex County, Ontario
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
  Chris Woodrich (talk)

Voting period ends on 19 May 2026 at 22:53:05 (UTC)

Original – An eastward view over the village of Hohenschwangau and the Alpsee (Alp Lake) towards the Tyrolean Alps, with the two castles of Neuschwanstein (white; left) and Hohenschwangau (yellow; right). Also visible is the smaller Schwansee (Swan Lake), to the right.
Reason
A flawless, high-res, unmanipulated (I assume) aerial photo of the setting of the famous castle. The scenery is a combination of wild and tame, flat and mountainous, and outstandingly beautiful.
Articles in which this image appears
Neuschwanstein Castle
FP category for this image
Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
BDAttitude (no user page)

Voting period ends on 19 May 2026 at 21:07:09 (UTC)

Original – A right handed train meets a left handed road
Reason
The image fits all criteria. It provides great encyclopedic value in Left- and right-hand traffic#Rail traffic. Indonesia is the only country in the world with Right-handed roads and Left-handed rails, which this image demonstrates in a single picture.
Articles in which this image appears
Left- and right-hand traffic#Rail traffic
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator
Atmawinanda
  • Support as nominatorGamerwierdo100 (talk) 21:07, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Main reason: the direction of the train(s) is not clear in the picture. There are commuter trains whose fronts look just like their backs. Worse, these trains look right-sided to me! Secondary reason: I don't see anything notable about the picture itself. It may illustrate the article well, but the picture doesn't seem special. Minor complaint: The caption is wrong; right and left are reversed. - Zaslav (talk) 23:29, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • In the UK at least, white lights mean front and red lights mean back on both cars and trains. As you can see, the train is heading towards the photographer because its lights are white. If you look at the electrification above, you can see that there is one space to the left of where this train is. Therefore, we know that it is on the second track along. Now this doesn't necessarily mean that it's left-hand running (see Quadruple-track railway#Layouts). It is only necessarily left-hand running if the track is quadrupled by speed. JacobTheRox(talk | contributions) 13:07, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period ends on 19 May 2026 at 11:14:55 (UTC)

OriginalRain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway by J. M. W. Turner, showing a GWR locomotive crossing the Maidenhead Railway Bridge over the River Thames.
Reason
I think this is a very historically important and beautiful painting. It depicts a broad-gauge GWR train crossing the Maidenhead Railway Bridge. Brunel's design of the bridge was deemed impossible and after structural defects was left with scaffolding on it, a seemingly humiliating defeat for him. However, the scaffolding was in fact unnecessary, and one night it blew away in a storm, revealing the "impossible" bridge flawlessly executed behind it. J. M. W. Turner, known for his beautiful but almost violent watercolour paintings, depicts the balance and contrast between the engineering marvel and industrial powerhouse of the Great Western Railway and its powerful broad gauge locomotives against the beauty of the bridge and this section of the River Thames. The picture was nominated for FP in October 2012, and while people were supportive, there were colouring issues. I personally have no preference as to which of the various files are used, but the one I have selected here is the finest in my opinion in colour and quality. A photo of the paintng in its frame may also be helpful in this respect. I also think that the two currently-used images should have one chosen for usage on enwikipedia for consistency.
Articles in which this image appears

File:Rain Steam and Speed the Great Western Railway.jpg:

File:Turner - Rain, Steam and Speed - National Gallery file.jpg:

FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Current version uploaded by Aavindraa (talk · contribs). The painting is by J. M. W. Turner

Nominations — to be closed

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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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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.

Closing procedure

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

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

  1. 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.
  2. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Add the image to:
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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}}.
  8. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the May archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
  3. If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedure

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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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
  3. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
  3. 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}}.
  4. 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.
  5. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Recently closed nominations

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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.

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 May 2026 at 23:47:09 (UTC)

OriginalCalifornia roll sushi with imitation crab, avocado, and tobiko roe
Reason
EV
Articles in which this image appears
California roll and List of regional dishes of the United States
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator
Tim Reckmann

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:37, 18 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 May 2026 at 08:25:45 (UTC)

OriginalThe Kelpies are a pair of steel sculptures designed by Andy Scott at The Helix in Falkirk, Scotland. The horse-heads represent kelpies, and are 30 metres (98 ft) high and weigh 300 tonnes (660,000 lb).
Reason
Good quality picture of The Kelpies with high EV; FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
The Kelpies, The Helix (Falkirk), Falkirk
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Sculpture
Creator
Steven Straiton

Promoted File:The Kelpies at The Helix in Falkirk, Scotland, June 2014.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:48, 17 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 May 2026 at 03:51:22 (UTC)

OriginalGrand Canyon Railway No. 4960 2-8-2 steam locomotive traversing at the Grand Canyon Village during a layover of a round-trip passenger excursion between Williams, Arizona and the village.
Reason
A high quality photo of Grand Canyon Railway steam locomotive No. 4960 that adds great EV to its home page.
Articles in which this image appears
Grand Canyon Railway 4960 (uncropped), Grand Canyon Railway (cropped), Grand Canyon National Park (uncropped), Mid-Continent Railway Museum (cropped)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land#Civilian
Creator
Grand Canyon National Park

Promoted File:Grand Canyon National Park seeks public comment on the Grand Canyon Railway wooden ballast bridge.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:36, 17 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 17 May 2026 at 03:51:32 (UTC)

OriginalWestern Maryland Scenic Railroad No. 734 2-8-0 steam locomotive hauling a photo freight train out of Brush Tunnel and through winter fog.
Reason
A good representation of Western Maryland Scenic Railroad steam locomotive No. 734 hauling a photo charter freight train in gentle weather conditions. While there are way better images (angle-wise) of this locomotive out there, this is the only one available on Commons with a very high quality to it and features the subject at a presentable angle.
Articles in which this image appears
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 734, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Land#Civilian
Creator
Rich Roberts

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:29, 17 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 May 2026 at 10:38:03 (UTC)

OriginalChurch of Saint Sava in Belgrade (Serbia) with the monument to Karađorđe, leader of first Serbian uprising against the Turks in 1804
Reason
QI and FP on Commons, best view from the park
Articles in which this image appears
Religion in Serbia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator
Petar Milošević

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:45, 16 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 15 May 2026 at 08:11:07 (UTC)

Original – Lagoon and sand dunes in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Reason
High-quality picture, beautifully composed. High EV: clearly shows one of the main features (temporary lagoons) of a little-known World Heritage Site.
Articles in which this image appears
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Paulo Cattelan

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:33, 15 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 14 May 2026 at 19:21:21 (UTC)

Original – Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, in the dry (top) and wet seasons.
Reason
Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, turns out to be one of the most photogenic and surreal places on Earth. During the dry season, the flat is a wasteland made of white hexagons; during the wet season, it forms a shallow layer of brine that serves as an enormous mirror. We already have a featured picture from this location (reproduced below), and I propose to add three more, the third of which (the Toyota Land Cruiser) is already a featured picture on Commons. The article itself is filled with many more incredible photos, although sadly they are below the resolution cutoffs on one or both axes.
Articles in which this image appears
Dry: Salt flat; Wet: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia; Land Cruiser: Salar de Uyuni
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
Dry: Dan Lundberg; Wet: Otávio Nogueira; Land Cruiser: Christopher Crouzet
Already featured – Nomination here.
I can't find any rules on what makes up a set. There are guidelines on Commons, but that's not relevant here. I've added to my oppose vote. Charlesjsharp (talk) 14:58, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, that makes sense. If it makes a difference, I'm not proposing to feature the salt-piles photo twice, but simply to group it with the others in the set. Moonreach (talk) 19:30, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I understand; though the salt piles would have had more chance of forming a set than the car! Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:01, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 19:29, 14 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – At Fort Worth Army Air Field, Major Jesse A. Marcel (looking left) of Houma, LA - holding foil debris from Roswell, New Mexico, UFO incident, July 08 1947
Reason
One of the more famous pictures to have come out of the 1947 Roswell incident, this photograph purports to show the wreckage of the UFO recovered by the military outside of Roswell New Mexico. Its often sited, along side the newspaper headline, as part of the history of the event, and as such is a well known photograph to Americans and UFO researchers.
Articles in which this image appears
Roswell incident, Jesse Marcel, UFO conspiracy theories, UFO reports and disinformation, 1947 flying disc craze
FP category for this image
Most likely Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air (since that covers both UFO and Weather Balloon), however a case could also be made for either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Scans are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. You are free to share and/or adapt these materials provided the use is for non-commercial purposes, and you provide attribution: "Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Photograph Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas.")

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:39, 14 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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Original – Front cover of Abbey Road by The Beatles. The view really is Abbey Road, London, NW8 looking north. The gates of the Abbey Road Studios are behind the white VW Beetle on the left.
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)