Unveiling The Best: 35 Remarkable Photos From Wikimedia Commons

Here are the 35 remarkable collection of exceptional images chosen by the vibrant community of Wikimedia Commons. For those unfamiliar with this platform, let us provide a brief introduction. Wikimedia Commons is an integral part of the non-profit Wikimedia family, dedicated to providing freely accessible and reusable content. Much like its renowned multilingual online encyclopedia counterpart, this sister website offers a diverse range of media resources available for everyone to explore and utilize without any cost.

Wikimedia Commons serves as a creative hub, enticing numerous photographers to engage in various challenges crafted by the platform. In addition to monthly competitions centered around specific themes, participants can submit their work and vie for the prestigious annual accolade, Commons: Picture of the Year. In this collection, we’ve compiled the winning images chosen by our community from the years 2006 to 2022. We invite you to scroll down and immerse yourself in the captivating visual journey we’ve meticulously curated for your enjoyment.

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#1. Great Cormorant, Taudaha Lake, Near Katmandu, Nepal by Prasan Shrestha

2022 – 1st Place

#2. Banna children in Ethiopia by WAVRIK

2022 – 2nd Place

#3. Young stars form in ‘The Pillars of Creation’ by NASA

2022 – 3rd Place

#4. Saint John Church of Sohrol, Shabestar, Iran by Farzin Izaddoust dar

2021 – 1st Place

#5. A leaf beetle, Chitwan National Park, Nepal by Mildeep

2021 – 2nd Place

#6. Firefighter fighting a battle against a veld-fire at Ashton Bay, Republic of South Africa by StevenTerblanche

2021 – 3rd Place

#7. Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) hunting in water, Provincia di Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy by Luca Casale

2020 – 1st Place

#8. A doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic in San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy by Alberto Giuliani

2020 – 2nd Place

#9. A surgeon during the COVID-19 pandemic in San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy by Alberto Giuliani

2020 – 3rd Place

#10. Two bulls running while the jockey holds on to them in pacu jawi by Rodney Ee

2019 – 1st Place

#11. Notre Dame’s spire taken from the Saint Louis bridge by LEVRIER Guillaume

2019 – 2nd Place

#12. A village girl, Palangan, Kurdistan, Iran by Salar Arkan – سالار ارکان

2019 – 3rd Place

#13. Evolution of a Tornado: Composite of eight images shot in sequence as a tornado formed in Kansas by JasonWeingart

2018 – 1st Place

#14. Train from Antofagasta to Bolivia, pictured between San Pedro and Ascotan, Chile by Kabelleger / David Gubler

2018 – 2nd Place

#15. Frosted bubble by Danielarapava

2018 – 3rd Place

#16. Two Phyllomedusa rohdei vie for a branch, one passing over the other by Renato Augusto Martins

2017 – 1st Place

#17. Royal pavilion in Phraya Nakhon Cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand by BerryJ

2017 – 2nd Place

#18. Jubilee and Munin, Ravens of the Tower of London by Colin

2016 – 1st Place

#19. Wild elephants walking up a road in the area of Khao Yai National Park by Khunkay

2016 – 2nd Place

#20. Male Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) chasing a bearded seal by Andreas Weith

2016 – 3rd Place

#21. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of Pluto by NASA

2015 – 1st Place

#22. A view of the interior of Nasir ol Molk Mosque located in Shiraz by Ayyoubsabawiki

2015 – 2nd Place

#23. Milky Way lying above a lady, at Trona Pinnacles National Landmark, California by Ian Norman

2015 – 3rd Place

#24. Two Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles in Ecuador by amalavida.tv

2014 – 1st Place

#25. An Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) in Antarctica jumping out of the water by Christopher Michel

2014 – 2nd Place

#26. High above Tocopilla, Chile, one of SQMs Boxcabs coasts downhill to the Reverso switchback by Kabelleger / David Gubler

2014 – 3rd Place

#27. A swallow (Hirundo rustica) drinking while flying over a swimming pool by sanchezn

2013 – 3rd Place

#28. European Bee-eater, Ariège, France by Pierre Dalous

2012 – 1st Place

#29. A long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the Sun’s atmosphere, the Corona by NASA

2012 – 2nd Place

#30. A view of the lake Bondhus in Norway by Heinrich Pniok

2011 – 1st Place

#31. Cueva de los Verdes, Canary Islands, Spain by Luc Viatour

2011 – 3rd Place

#32. Sikh pilgrim at the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar, India by Paulrudd

2009 – 1st Place

#33. Elakala Waterfalls in the Blackwater Falls State park, West Virginia, United States by Forest Wander

2009 – 2nd Place

#34. The Russian military honor guard welcomes U.S. Navy Adm. by MC1 Chad J. McNeeley

2009 – 3rd Place

#35. Fire breathing “Jaipur Maharaja Brass Band” in Chassepierre, Belgium by Luc Viatour

2008 – 2nd Place