Wild elephants walking up a road in the area of Khao Yai National Park – Attribution: Khunkay (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Check out these incredible photos from Picture of the Year 2016 held by Wikimedia Commons!

Wikimedia Commons is an online repository of reusable media content.  They hold an annual contest for ‘The Picture of the Year’ to “identify the best freely licensed images from those that during the year have been awarded Featured picture status”.

We bring you the top 10 images from Picture of the Year Award 2016.

Prepare to be awed and amazed!

#10

Amphycribral Vascular Bundle of a Fern Rhizome – Pterídium aquilínum. – Attribution: Anatoly Mikhaltsov (CC BY-SA 4.0)

#9

Astronaut Aki Hoshide – Attribution: NASA (public domain)

#8

An aerial view of St Stephen’s Green in the centre of Dublin. – Attribution: Dronepicr (edited by King of Hearts) (CC BY 3.0)

#7

A conehead mantis (Empusa pennata) – Attribution: Redpit7 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

#6

Common Kestrel – Attribution: Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net (CC BY-SA 4.0)

#5

ABe 8/12 “Allegra” – Attribution: Kabelleger / David Gubler (CC BY-SA 4.0)

#4

Topless sitting woman. – Attribution: Patrick Subotkiewiez (via flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

 #3

Male Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) chasing a bearded seal. – Attribution: Andreas Weith (CC BY-SA 4.0)

#2

Wild elephants walking up a road in the area of Khao Yai National Park – Attribution: Khunkay (CC BY-SA 3.0)

#1

Jubilee and Munin, Ravens of the Tower of London.
Attribution: © User:Colin / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

We’ve also created a video slideshow of all the images for you!

You can view the 58 finalists here.

So, what did you think? Let us know!

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