Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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

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

Promoting an image

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

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

All users may comment. However, only those who have been 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

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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

Agassiz and the radiates

Voting period ends on 11 Mar 2026 at 23:03:31 (UTC)

Reason: Fascinating period photo of a 19th century biologist and a taxonomic rank he proposed for the animal kingdom. Technical quality is a bit rough, but the source is from c. 1870 and I think Materialscientist's restoration cleans it up as much as possible without impacting the historical detail.
Articles in which this image appears: Radiata, Louis Agassiz, The eclipse of Darwinism
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator: Photographer unknown, restoration by Materialscientist

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 23:03, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Voting period ends on 11 Mar 2026 at 11:38:43 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Adds value to article.
Articles in which this image appears: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator: Agnes Monkelbaan

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:38, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:55, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Tomato clownfish

Voting period ends on 11 Mar 2026 at 11:19:01 (UTC)

Reason: Featured on Commons, infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Tomato clownfish
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:19, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Awkward POV, should not be infobox img —kallerna 12:20, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ramadan

Voting period ends on 10 Mar 2026 at 04:26:53 (UTC)

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: Ramadan
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: Gabby Canonizado

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 04:26, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support, though I think this would also have great EV at iftar. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:59, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Nice photo (especially as it illustrates how iftar dinners often bring people of diverse backgrounds together), but the composition is a bit awkward as the food isn't clearly shown - this limits the EV. A photo not taken at ground level seems superior. Nick-D (talk) 23:19, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Quadeca (2024)

Voting period ends on 10 Mar 2026 at 04:11:18 (UTC)

Reason: This black-and-white portrait is of exceptional quality, creating good black-and-white contrast, clearly has the main subject in focus as he passionately performs with his guitar under good lighting, capturing Quadeca's spirit.
Articles in which this image appears: Quadeca, Vanisher, Horizon Scraper
FP category for this image: People/Entertainment
Creator: Benmode2012 (original uncropped photo)

Support as nominator – RTSthestardust (talk) 04:11, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – I'm not sure this uses the full dynamic range. Even the places where the light reflects directly off metal, like his ring and the guitar frets, look light gray rather than white. Moonreach (talk) 22:40, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Delist: Sitting Bull

Voting period ends on 9 Mar 2026 at 23:35:15 (UTC)

Reason: Below FP resolution standards, superseded by better lead image at the main article, and at this point its only used in one semi-related article now.
Articles this image appears in: Isaiah Dorman
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Sitting Bull
Nominator: User:Spikebrennan

Delist — ―Howard • 🌽³³ 23:35, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Delist file under time marches on.©Geni (talk) 17:53, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Delist. MER-C 19:28, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Delist — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:57, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Miguel Nicolelis

Voting period ends on 9 Mar 2026 at 16:29:22 (UTC)

Reason: HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Miguel Nicolelis
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Campus Party Brasil

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 16:29, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Useful photo, but provides no indication at all of why this person is notable - it's just a generic academic-style head shot. There's also an odd blur just above his head. Nick-D (talk) 22:32, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Ruins of Oradour-sur-Glane

Voting period ends on 8 Mar 2026 at 16:21:00 (UTC)

Reason: Interesting snapshot of a town destroyed in World War II. The abandoned car in the foreground helps date it, and the photo is used to illustrate not only the page of the town but the page for modern ruins as a whole. Awarded first prize in the national contest of France in Wiki Loves Monuments 2017.
Articles in which this image appears: Oradour-sur-Glane, modern ruins
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Davdavlhu

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 16:21, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support– Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 14:24, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:27, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:58, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Blair (2010)

Voting period ends on 7 Mar 2026 at 02:10:51 (UTC)

Reason: The image is of exceptional technical standard, it is of acceptable resolution, it is very eye-drawing, Creative Commons Licensed, and the description is acceptable. It provides good encyclopedic value as it comes from when Blair was working with The Quartet for negotiations over Palestine, something he has been consistently involved with throughout his life.
Articles in which this image appears: Tony Blair
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Pavel Golovkin

Support as nominator – Gamerwierdo100 (talk) 02:10, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support JJARichardson (talk) 02:14, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – a photo from during his premiership (1997 to 2007) is preferable. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:46, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The composition is good but the subject is overlit; the highlights are blown out and his skin looks almost greasy because of it. Moonreach (talk) 16:14, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Pink Pills for Pale People

Voting period ends on 6 Mar 2026 at 14:45:50 (UTC)

Reason: Good specimen image of the product (a now-extinct patent medicine) in its packaging. If I had to nit-pick, it would have been nice to get focus-stacked images, since the box in the background is slightly soft, but the bottle and its contents are the main subject and they look great.
Articles in which this image appears: Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, Iron supplement, List of patent medicines, Iron preparation
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Other, I think. Although taken orally, the Pink Pills are not food, so they don't belong in /Food and Drink, and as they weren't a true medicine, they don't belong in /Science, either. When I nominated the Bile Beans bag, I recommended /Culture, but that was a piece of advertising, whereas this is the actual product.
Creator: Science Museum, London; via the Wellcome Collection website. The Wellcome page has been deleted, but the source, including license, is archived here. The credit citation given there is: "Dr Williams' 'Pink Pills', London, England, 1850-1920. Credit: Science Museum, London. CC BY"

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 14:45, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Very clear photo, and the inclusion of the original box gives this particularly strong EV. Nick-D (talk) 09:39, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support MER-C 19:25, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:58, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

USS Zumwalt acceptance trials

Voting period ends on 6 Mar 2026 at 05:40:42 (UTC)

Reason: Engaging contrast between the sharp lines of Zumwalt and the ocean with a visually interesting wake behind her.
Articles in which this image appears: USS Zumwalt, Zumwalt-class destroyer, Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Trump-class battleship, List of destroyer classes of the United States Navy, List of equipment of the United States Navy, List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water#Military
Creator: US Navy

Support as nominator – GGOTCC 05:40, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 14:59, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Excellent image that clearly depicts this ship's radical design upon delivery. It's been modified a fair bit since then. Nick-D (talk) 03:36, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 15:20, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
comment lot of noise on the hull for a 5D Mark III at 250ISO.©Geni (talk) 17:17, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Geni. MER-C 19:19, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:00, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Eternal Flame Falls

Voting period ends on 6 Mar 2026 at 01:14:33 (UTC)

Original – Eternal Flame Falls is a small waterfall complemented with a naturally fueled flame located in Chestnut Ridge Park in New York.

Reason: This video adds a lot of depth to the article and is of great quality.
Articles in which this image appears: Eternal Flame Falls
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Others
Creator: G. Edward Johnson, uses Lorax

Nominated by – RedRampageRuckusRaider (talk) 01:14, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — I think the camera is slightly crooked in the second shot, given that the drops seem to fall diagonally, but overall this is great EV. I'd never heard of the Eternal Flame Falls; now I feel like I understand exactly what they are. Moonreach (talk) 14:58, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 16:05, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Glad people like it. Also I'll note that this is an 8k video, so if monitors ever get above 4k this will still look good. Lorax (talk) 21:24, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much for the support and for creating this beautiful video! RedRampageRuckusRaider (talk) 03:14, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Northern-Virginia-Photographer (talk) 15:21, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:27, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support slightly annoying fly above the flame around the two second mark but otherwise great. Don't have an 8K monitor to hand to check that though but holds up fine up to 4K.©Geni (talk) 17:45, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Nobody has an 8K monitor, so I wouldn't worry too much about that. Moonreach (talk) 23:05, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:17, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva

Voting period ends on 5 Mar 2026 at 14:26:01 (UTC)

Reason: Good quality image of a painting from 1630s, currently at the Met.
Articles in which this image appears: The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: Payag

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 14:26, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ―Howard • 🌽³³ 16:57, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:00, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:28, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:24, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Abbey Road

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]
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]

Yellow longnose butterflyfish

Voting period ends on 4 Mar 2026 at 19:16:27 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Yellow longnose butterflyfish
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 19:16, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:50, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Strong bluish tint. —kallerna 16:35, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I've looked at this on two different monitors and I don't see a bluish tint. If you're referring to the lower part of the fish's head, which feels like it could maybe be white, a Google search turns up images that all have the same (or at least similar) tinge. Either the fish just looks like that, or else it's a consistent artifact of photographing the fish in its environment. Moonreach (talk) 14:51, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, the tint it obvious if you compare it to other Google search images. —kallerna 08:24, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The WH

Voting period ends on 3 Mar 2026 at 12:21:21 (UTC)

Reason: HQ image
Articles in which this image appears: Executive Residence, List of first ladies of the United States, List of presidents of the United States.
FP category for this image: WP:Places
Creator: Cezary p

Support as nominator – وسيم (talk) 12:21, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Needs perspective correction; the verticals are not vertical. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:23, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Unimpressive photo of a very famous and frequently photographed building. I'm unsure why this image is being used in any articles. Nick-D (talk) 00:20, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations — to be closed

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

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

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

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

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

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

When promoted, perform the following:

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

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

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

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

Delist closing procedure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

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

Recently closed nominations

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

Adam Savage in his workshop

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 1 Mar 2026 at 17:08:07 (UTC)

Reason: Well-composed photo of a man known for project builds in his workshop. There's a portrait-style photo by the same photographer at the top of Savage's page, but I think this one has higher EV by dint of showing him in his environment.
Articles in which this image appears: Adam Savage
FP category for this image: Either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment depending on whether his work on MythBusters and Tested is more one or the other.
Creator: Christopher Michel

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 17:08, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Oh, those Hasselblad cameras are gorgeous. Great shot. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:13, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment If you spend 10k you can expect some Quality. But i think his Infobox picture is better option as portrait. While here, i would crop some above. --Petar Milošević (talk) 11:10, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
a lot this is about posing and lighting. Adam's positioning means you could also use the Brenizer method if you wanted the medium format look.©Geni (talk) 17:42, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Agree with PetarM, the crop should be tighter —kallerna 16:39, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Excellent portrait with strong EV, but I agree that this would benefit from a crop - everything to the right of the drill seems like wasted space, for instance. Nick-D (talk) 00:22, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not an expert with the crop tools but I'd happily support an alt if someone else wanted to have a crack at it. Moonreach (talk) 18:40, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I've posted a cropped version at File:Adam Savage 416506 by Christopher Michel 1172025 02 - cropped.JPG. I found that cropping by more than that removes too much of the workshop, which is what gives this image such charm and EV. Unfortunately the software I used for some strange reason has removed a lot of the colour in the photo, despite me only using the crop features, so this is indicative only. Nick-D (talk) 03:51, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support uncropped version as on Commons Jay Cubby 23:01, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support its a style I wish we had more of.©Geni (talk) 17:38, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support original – crop is unnecessary and would add nothing. an FP does not need to be a lead image, strictly speaking. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 23:40, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support (uncropped). MER-C 19:16, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support JJARichardson (talk) 14:45, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Adam Savage 416506 by Christopher Michel 1172025 02.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:09, 1 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Bengal Bushlark (Plocealauda assamica)

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 28 Feb 2026 at 07:03:02 (UTC)

Reason: Featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Bengal bush lark
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Tisha Mukherjee

Support as nominator – Paramanu Sarkar (talk) 07:03, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:12, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:52, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Gstaveeiffel314 (talk) 20:41, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – ―Howard • 🌽³³ 00:04, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:31, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Bengal Bushlark in Baruipur October 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:07, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Trinity

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Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: Trinity, + …
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Andrei Rublev

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 22:59, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:04, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Petar Milošević (talk) 11:11, 20 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:11, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support excellent image of an artwork of enormous cultural value and theological import. Jahaza (talk) 17:26, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 04:46, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support but should probably go to the "Religion and mythology" gallery. --UnpetitproleX (talk) 14:36, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:02, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – probably the best scan possible ―Howard • 🌽³³ 11:47, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Andrey Rublev - Св. Троица - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:02, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

PS: It should probably replace all instances of File:Angelsatmamre-trinity-rublev-1410.jpg. Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:03, 28 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Buddy Holly Brunswick Records

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 27 Feb 2026 at 02:22:30 (UTC)

Reason: No artifacts as far as I can tell, very high resolution, good quality, just generally seems to capture the vibe of Buddy Holly very well. It truly brings him to life on his page. Falls under public domain, obviously adds value to his article, verifiable per Brittanica. I improved the description. No inappropriate manipulation.
Articles in which this image appears

Buddy Holly
~~Ray-Ban Wayfarer~~ It has since been removed from this article due to there being no source that he was wearing Ray-Bans.
List of tenors in non-classical music

FP category for this image: People/Entertainment
Creator: James J. Kriegsmann; restored by Hohum

Support as nominator – 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 02:22, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — The focal plane is about an inch and a half too far forward, so that his nose is perfectly in focus while his face is a touch soft, but all the other technical qualities are good and I love the style. Moonreach (talk) 14:40, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
~~Oppose~~ – url at source is dead. which version of the file does it even refer to? ―Howard • 🌽³³ 18:10, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at the revision history, it appears @GDuwen provided the original scan of the front of the photo and provided the source link. Later @К.Лаврентьев uploaded a HQ scan of the same photo but didn't provide the source. The current version of this file is an edit of that upload by @Hohum. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 18:13, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Out of curiosity, why does it need to have a live link? The full version of the photo identifies it as being of Buddy Holly, and taken by Brunswick Records, and Britannica uses it which I would say satisfies the verifiability requirement. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 19:11, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The source link doesn't need to be live, it is just needed to know where К.Лаврентьев (K. Lavrentiev) got the HQ scan from per criteria 7 of WP:WIAFP. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:13, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral — @Howardcorn33: Thanks for the ping. Indeed I uploaded the original damaged publicity picture with the writing on the bottom to show that it fulfilled the description for works "in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice". Then someone replaced it with a file of a higher resolution. I'm now trying to locate some archival version of the website that the uploader used so that we at least get to replace that dead link. I'll do some search for its use in press articles in the 1950s since these portraits usually pop up right away.--GDuwenHoller! 20:17, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Looking through TinEye, I found that Lavrentiev's upload exactly matches this version of the file by Hulton Archive via Getty Images (also published on this BuzzFeed article where I got the credit and file from). The image is provided for licensing here at the Getty Images website, and the resolution data there exactly matches the upload by Lavrentiev. Therefore I will add the Getty link to the file description. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:41, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support: the matter has now been resolved. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 20:47, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Good job. I expanded the permission field including examples of the use of the picture in the press (besides of the generic explanation as to why that type of works are usually PD). That should suffice.--GDuwenHoller! 22:05, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much! I'm sorry, I would've done this myself if I fully understood the criteria. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 02:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Any idea why it says someone has made a copyright claim? It was added in @Howardcorn33's edit but I don't see in the wikitext or the diff. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 13:29, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The template I added is merely there to mark that Getty Images has previously made copyright claims on Wikimedia Commons which have been rejected. Similar notices are there, for example, on images sourced from the National Portrait Gallery. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 13:33, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, okay. Thank you. 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 13:44, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - There is a watermark in the lower left corner that reads "James J. Klegman" (if I'm not mistaken). Any idea who that was? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:08, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It's a very faint watermark so it didn't catch my eye until you mentioned it now. No clue who "Klegman" (I also read "Klugman") is. The usual sources don't provide any information on this name regarding a photographer. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 05:13, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Given how faint it is, is it worth just removing? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:58, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Criteria says FP have to be Wikipedia's "best work", so I suppose so. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 14:25, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Alright. Hohum, do you perhaps have a lossless version from which we can work, to avoid any further compression? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:03, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I'd say it refers to photographer James Kriegsmann 2, who is likely the actual author of the picture (as it is also the case with this classic portrait of Buddy Holly, see the watermark on the bottom-left). I got the feeling I would be able to prove that that portrait is also in the public domain for the same reason. I was curiously recently thinking about engaging in a second attempt to bring Holy's article to GA, probably a sign to get to work some time this year!--GDuwenHoller! 18:44, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely him, their logos have the same shape (Two extended Js, loopy k, etc.) 𝓕𝓵𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓲𝓷 (Talk to me! · My contribs) 19:13, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yup, that's enough, I added the credit. Now, leaving his watermark as an original part of the work itself or removing it would be something of an interesting discussion...--GDuwenHoller! 19:20, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
In the past, we kept the watermark for File:Roosilawati, Tati Photo Studios, c. 1960.jpg, File:Suzzanna, c 1963, Tati Photo Studio.jpg, File:Roosilawati, Tati Photo Studios, c. 1960.jpg, File:Indriati Iskak in a promotional still (c. 1960), by Tati Photo Studio.jpg, and File:Gordon Tobing (c. 1960), by Tati Studios.jpg. Mind, these were all embossed and readily visible even at thumb, rather than just barely lighter than the background. I am not aware of any other images with watermarks. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:22, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
With those precedents, I'd leave it in. It's part of the image, and it's not like it's a distraction. Moonreach (talk) 17:10, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
support As per discussion above. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:21, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:54, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Buddy Holly Brunswick Records.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 07:37, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Elvis in the army

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Feb 2026 at 15:54:31 (UTC)

Reason: Interesting snapshot from an unusual but significant time in the life of one of the most famous people of the 20th century.
Articles in which this image appears: Military career of Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley, 3rd Armored Division (United States), 32nd Cavalry Regiment, Bad Nauheim
FP category for this image: Depending on whether you focus on what Elvis did for most of his life or what he's doing here, either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment. (I personally favor /Military but I could see it either way.)
Creator: Vittoriano Rastelli

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 15:54, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Love it, but there is some significant dust. JayCubby, as you uploaded this, would you prefer to do a restoration? I can work on it later if you can't. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:16, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492, I have the PSD somewhere... Jay Cubby 17:29, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thankfully, I didn't put it anywhere inconvenient. It has been made available at https://files.catbox.moe/133jhf.psd Jay Cubby 18:52, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks muchly. It turns out there were only a few bad things - two large scratches and a large hair on his collar, so restoration wasn't too bad. Uploaded and offered here as an ALT. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:01, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Great. Feel free to overwrite the non-restored copy. Maybe a Commons admin could just do a merge. Support either version. Jay Cubby 02:08, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: as it is, the licensing info is incomplete. Are we supposed to be going off of PD-Italy plus PD-1996; or, if the photo was published in the US within 30 days of its publication in Italy, PD-US-not renewed? ―Howard • 🌽³³ 17:59, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
- Honestly, that's a a good point... I'll work on a restoration, but we should clear up the copyright status of this image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:39, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Materialscientist, you were the uploader of the first version of this photo. Do you remember why you marked it public domain? We're trying to figure out if it really is. Moonreach (talk) 14:28, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I've asked on his talk page. Jay Cubby 22:30, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:17, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mandarin orange

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 26 Feb 2026 at 04:16:06 (UTC)

Reason: EV and HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Mandarin orange
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Fruits
Creator: Iifar

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 04:16, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 16:06, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I prefer a lighter background, but this definitely meets the criteria. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:07, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 21:50, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 05:41, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 19:10, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ―Howard • 🌽³³ 16:55, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mandarins - whole and halved.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:46, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Joan Osborne

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Reason: HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Joan Osborne
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Patrick.suechan

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 04:22, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — I'm borderline on this. The composition is solid but the detail at full magnification shows JPEG artifacts. The full-size image is under a megabyte. The source image it's cropped from is also small in terms of storage size. Moonreach (talk) 16:11, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:42, 26 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Potato chips

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Reason: High quality; excellent representation of potato chips
Articles in which this image appears: potato chips +2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Food and drink
Creator: Evan-Amos

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:15, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment — These are unquestionably potato chips, but they're oddly noisy up close considering how well lit the picture is. I also wonder if this image alone would provide full context to the hypothetical viewer who had never seen them before; there's no packaging or scale indicator. Moonreach (talk) 16:05, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
- Could it be the texture? My go at a similar image also has some noise-looking elements. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:03, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  Hmm, could be. Moonreach (talk) 18:55, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:42, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Northern emerald toucanet

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 25 Feb 2026 at 11:48:20 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Northern emerald toucanet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Giles Laurent

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:48, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thank you very much for the nomination! ― Giles Laurent (talk) 12:03, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:15, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:53, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Paramanu Sarkar (talk) 07:05, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jay Cubby 15:58, 19 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Gstaveeiffel314 (talk) 20:39, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Liandrei (talk) 22:25, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:063 Northern Emerald-toucanet in Los Quetzales National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:12, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Spotted hawkfish

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Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Infobox image.
Articles in which this image appears: Spotted hawkfish
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 11:44, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:15, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:54, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 22:54, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 09:57, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Gstaveeiffel314 (talk) 20:35, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Pez halcón moteado (Cirrhitichthys aprinus), Anilao, Filipinas, 2023-08-23, DD 186.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:08, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The San Francisco Oracle

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Reason: HQ, and overall an interesting piece of psychedelic art, and 1960's counterculture.
Articles in which this image appears: Art Nouveau, Psychedelic art, San Francisco Oracle, Timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Cinosaur

Support as nominator – 10ploopy10 (talk) 22:34, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Very cool, but seems to be rotated; seems because it also seems to be cropped a bit tight. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:45, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — per nomination. This image had to be scanned from a facsimile edition, which explains the tight cropping. Regards, Cinosaur (talk) 03:34, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:55, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Just because it's an excellent image. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:09, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose — I've been looking at this occasionally for the last few days and trying to make up my mind. I like it a lot, both as a historical document and as a work of art. This digital copy is high resolution and captures detail well. But I can't get over the fact that it's crooked, and that artwork is getting cropped off at the edges. I've found other (technically inferior, in other respects) digital copies that don't have these problems. The source document run seems to have been made with ample margins on at least three sides (the exception being the fold, on the left), and whatever hard copy produced this digital version could have been scanned or photographed straighter than it was. In my heart of hearts, I don't think this image meets the technical threshold for FP status, no matter how cool the artwork is. Moonreach (talk) 17:29, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:08, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

DJI Mini

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 24 Feb 2026 at 17:37:43 (UTC)

Reason: HQ
Articles in which this image appears: DJI Mini
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator: Jacek Halicki

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:37, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 21:52, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:10, 18 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:54, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:54, 24 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Churchill takes aim

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Feb 2026 at 21:40:11 (UTC)

Reason: EV. Widely publicized image of Churchill.
Articles in which this image appears: Winston Churchill, Winston Churchill in the Second World War
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Capt. Horton, War Office

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 21:40, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:56, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:41, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:41, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Winston Churchill on VE Day

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Feb 2026 at 21:22:17 (UTC)

Reason: EV. Iconic image of Churchill.
Articles in which this image appears: Winston Churchill, Victory in Europe Day, Winston Churchill in the Second World War, Post-war Britain (1945–1979)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: Major W. G. Horton

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 21:22, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:58, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Gstaveeiffel314 (talk) 20:32, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:23, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 21:23, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Joe Biden Official Portrait

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 23 Feb 2026 at 20:32:45 (UTC)

Reason: It is a high-resolution, high-quality image.
Articles in which this image appears: Joe Biden
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: Adam Schultz

Support as nominator – وسيم (talk) 20:32, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Struck vote as user doesn't has the required number of edits (has only 91 instead of 100). Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:39, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Armbrust, Wait! Don't close the nomination; I'll try to increase the number of my edits to reach 100. وسيم (talk) 11:41, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Armbrust, Yay! I made it!😄😄😄 وسيم (talk) 12:00, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Great, I undid the striking. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:19, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose: his face looks way too shiny and clean for that not to be edited. ―Howard • 🌽³³ 23:32, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It's the official portrait, though. It was presented to the world this way by the White House. I would imagine every single official portrait of anyone famous is likely to have some before-the-upload editing; do Wikipedia or Wikimedia have a stance on that? Moonreach (talk) 20:55, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There is no requirement that the official portrait be used to illustrate a political biography. It's moreso tradition and on-wiki precedent. Even so, we also have precedent against using the official portrait as in Kim Jong Il if it is edited to an unrealistic degree and the criteria 8 of WP:FP? specifically rules out "Any manipulation which causes the main subject to be misrepresented". ―Howard • 🌽³³ 08:36, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The main image on Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election might be a better candidate. More candid and captures Biden during a landmark moment in his presidency. JJARichardson (talk) 22:42, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:42, 23 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Cruise

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Feb 2026 at 22:46:18 (UTC)

Reason: HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Mike Cruise
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Lucinda Douglas Menzies

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 22:46, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support وسيم (talk) 20:48, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ―Howard • 🌽³³ 14:46, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:00, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 15:57, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support: cool. 10ploopy10 (talk) 02:01, 21 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mike Cruise.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:47, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Swamp Legend by Paul Klee

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Feb 2026 at 21:54:24 (UTC)

Reason: high resolution and good reproduction of a notable painting
Articles in which this image appears: Swamp Legend
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Paul Klee

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 21:54, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:44, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 22:01, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:36, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ― Giles Laurent (talk) 12:08, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:12, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Klee - Sumpflegende PA291156.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:26, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hassan Tower

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Feb 2026 at 18:40:36 (UTC)

Reason: High quality, featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Hassan Tower +1
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Petar Milošević

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:40, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support--باسم (talk) 08:43, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thanx for nom. I think its worth to be on Infobox. Colors, compo are just fine. --Petar Milošević (talk) 09:50, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 20:06, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 11:33, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ― Giles Laurent (talk) 12:08, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:13, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Moonreach (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hassan Tower, Rabat, Marocco (صومعة حسان ).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 22:24, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste - Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Feb 2026 at 17:22:41 (UTC)

Reason: Gigapixels reproduction of a notable painting
Articles in which this image appears: Bal du moulin de la Galette, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Comment Previous nominations which didn't succeed: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Auguste Renoir - Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette - Google Art Project.jpg, Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Le Moulin de la Galette.jpg. I uploaded a downscaled version: File:Auguste Renoir - Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette - Google Art ProjectFXD.jpg.
Support as nominator At last, we have a copy with the proper colors and a very high resolution. – Yann (talk) 17:22, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support as on Commons. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:22, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Question — Are we being asked to choose between the two versions, or is one simply a rescaling of the other? Moonreach (talk) 19:30, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Moonreach: Only rescaling. Some people have difficulties downloading or viewing the large version. Yann (talk) 21:50, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support. MER-C 11:34, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ― Giles Laurent (talk) 12:07, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ― Moonreach (talk) 20:49, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:15, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Renoir, Pierre-Auguste - Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 17:45, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Carp Banners in Kyoto

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Feb 2026 at 16:06:52 (UTC)

Reason: Saw this in yesterday's featured article (Adolfo Farsari) and was quite struck by it. The painting's physical dimensions are quite small, so I think this resolution does it proper justice. It's a minor element on Farsari's wiki page but a major one on that of the artist who painted it, Louis-Jules Dumoulin, so I've favored that as the place of maximum EV.
Articles in which this image appears: Louis-Jules Dumoulin, Adolfo Farsari
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Louis Dumoulin

Support as nominator – Moonreach (talk) 16:06, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Don't think I saw it when I went to the MFA... would have been happy to! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:51, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Support ―Howard • 🌽³³ 14:47, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support 10ploopy10 (talk) 22:37, 14 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support ― Giles Laurent (talk) 12:07, 15 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:53, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Carp Banners in Kyoto.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:08, 22 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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