Commons is running this month’s Photo Challenge. Pick a theme, upload a photo, and add it to the matching Entries section.

Open through: October 2026 UTC

Themes:

• Traditional costume — challenge page · submit
• Heat — challenge page · submit

How to enter

1. Upload a photo you took during October 2026 UTC.
2. Use the matching submit link above.
3. Add the file to the top of the Entries gallery as Filename.jpg|Description.

Basic rules

• Submit your own work.
• The file should be newly uploaded to Commons during the challenge month.
• Check the theme page for any extra requirements.

A few examples from Commons

Traditional costume: File:230129-N-DK722-1002 - Nike-Davies Okundaye welcomes U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa Band during exercise Obangame Express 23.jpg — Petty Officer 2nd Class Cameron Edy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Heat: File:Yamuna Riverbank - Allahabad 2014-07-04 5615.JPG — Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Links

• Challenge overview
• Submission instructions
• Gallery markup help