{"id":9322,"date":"2025-03-10T20:03:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wikipedias-celebrity-headshots-get-a-free-fix\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T20:03:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:03:31","slug":"wikipedias-celebrity-headshots-get-a-free-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wikipedias-celebrity-headshots-get-a-free-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Wikipedia’s celebrity headshots get a free fix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n
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Visit the profile of any celebrity on <\/a> and you may be greeted by a low-quality photo of them. These images are often outdated, blurry, or taken candidly on a smartphone at a public event. However, a group of volunteer photographers has embarked on a mission to improve this, as reported by <\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Any media uploaded to Wikipedia must be made freely available for anyone to use, which is a challenge since professional photographers typically want to monetize their work and thus don’t share their photos on the platform.<\/p>\n

This is where <\/a> comes in – a team of amateur photographers who have been attending festivals, award ceremonies, and other events to capture Creative Commons-licensed shots of high-profile attendees. Some celebrities seem more than happy to have a replacement headshot on their Wikipedia page, which is often the first point of reference for people looking to learn about them.<\/p>\n

One photographer, Jay Dixit, shared that Succession<\/em> star Jeremy Strong was more than willing to pose for <\/a>. Dixit recalled, “His publicist said no, but Jeremy said, ‘Wait, you’re from Wikipedia? For the love of God, please take down <\/a>. You’d be doing me a service.'”<\/p>\n

The Wikimedia Foundation and donations are funding WikiPortraits’ efforts, and you can read more about their mission at <\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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