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Submitting an image to Wikipedia is EASY.

Step 1. Is this your work?

This page is only for uploading your own work - pictures that you have created and where you hold the copyright. To upload pictures created by someone else, please use the general form.

Step 2. Help people find this picture.

Change the destination filename to something descriptive. Don't use default filenames! Good: Item X viewed from the front.jpg    Bad: IMG0592.JPG Write a clear description for the image you are uploading in the "edit summary" box. Indicate what the picture is of, who took it, and when it was taken as accurately as possible. Include the name of the article it should be in

Step 3. Release your work under the GFDL and CC-BY-SA licenses.

When you use this upload page you must release your work under GFDL and the Creative Commons share-alike licenses which allow everyone to use, alter, and redistribute your work for any purpose. This release is not revocable. If you have not done so before, you should read the text of the GFDL.

Step 4.Add your image to the article.

Once you have uploaded your image, go to the article you want to put it in. Click the "edit" tab and replace "Image:Replace this image.svg" with the name of your image.