Wikimedia 2024 Picture of the Year finalists

September 30, 2025

Wikimedia’s 2024 Picture of the Year finalists have been posted, and voting is now open (if you’re an active Wikimedia contributor). As ever, this is a beautiful collection images and photographs.

Here are a few of my favourites:

You can also review winners and other finalists from previous years going back to 2006.

Small aside: some of the images, like this photo of Einstein or this painting of Beethoven are newer captures of previous works. I also couldn’t find the specific image eligibility requirements, but some of the images seem to have been uploaded before 2024. I reached out to a member of the committee to ask about this, and will update if I hear back.