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    WikiPortraits

    A project to get more quality Creative Commons-licensed portrait photos taken for Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons!

    Led by Wikimedia photographers with support from the Wikimedia Foundation and individual donors. Releases powered by Harbour.

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  • 1 billion

    That's the number of page views Wikipedia and its sister projects get per month. Getting a quality photo onto Wikipedia is an easy way to raise visibility.

    115 million

    The Wikimedia Commons is home to over 100 million freely licensed media files. WikiCommons media is used across Wikipedia, news sites, and more.

    100+ million

    The number of monthly views that WikiPortraits photos on articles across 180 wikis.

    8,000+

    Number of original photos uploaded from WikiPortraits to Wikimedia Commons since the beginning of 2024

    180+

    Number of different Wikipedias WikiPortraits have been added to, including Vietnamese, Greek, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Spanish, Thai, and more!

    7,500+

    Number of different Wikipedias WikiPortraits have been added to, including Vietnamese, Greek, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Spanish, Thai, and more!

  • Gallery

     

    A selection of our photos from the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

     

    Photos by Adam Chitayat, Jay Dixit, Sara Komatsu, Jennifer 8. Lee, Kevin Payravi, John Sears, and Frank Sun.

    Selena Gomez
    Ana de Armas
    Elizabeth Olsen
    Yura Borisov and Mikey Madison
    Paul Rudd
    Chloe Sevigny
    Lupita Nyong'o
    Henry Golding
    Ben Stiller
    Zoe Saldana
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    Tom Hiddleston

  • Venice Film Festival 2024

     

    A selection of our photos from the 2024 Venice Film Festival.

     

    Photos by Harald Krichel and Ariela Ortiz.

    Ncuti Gatwa
    Zhang Yiyi
    Winona Ryder
    Cate Blanchett
    Taylor Russell
    Jenna Ortega
    Jung Ho Yeon
    Camille Cottin in Venice
    Brad Pitt

  • Cannes 2024

     

    A selection of our photos from the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024.

     

    Photos by Kevin Payravi, Ariela Ortiz, Frank Sun, and John Sears.

    Meryl Streep interview Cannes
    Uma Thurman at Cannes
    Greta Gerwig at Cannes
    Actress Nataly Rocha at Cannes
    Chris Hemsworth at Cannes
    Francis Ford Coppola at Cannes
    George Lucas at Cannes
    Richard Gere at Cannes

  • SXSW 2024

     A selection of our photos from SXSW in March 2024.

     

    Photos by Andrew Lih, Ariela Ortiz, and Jay Dixit.

    Meghan Markle at SXSW 2024
    Dev Patel at SXSW 2024.
    Conan O'Brien at SXSW 2024.

  • International Journalism Festival

    A selection of our photos from the International Journalism Festival in April 2024.

     

    Photos by Jay Dixit.

    Maria Ressa
    Tyler Shultz
    Frances Haugen
    Ebele Okobi

  • Sundance

    A selection of our photos from the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024.

     

    Photos by Frank Schulenburg and Jason Weinrich

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  • Contact Us

    Questions? Comments? Want to be a sponsor? Want to be a photographer? Contact us at hello@wikiportraits.org or by using the form below (which goes to the same address).

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