2008 Picture of the year contest is finished. Please see Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results>for details. In short, Zanimun won with Image:Independents Day MG 8679.jpg<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg&g…pg>. Congratulations to all the competitors, and thanks to everyone who helped organize and participated in the contest. <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008#Results> The result of the 2008 Wikinews Picture of the year<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Picture_of_the_Year_2008>is as follows: <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg> <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Independents_Day_MG_8679.jpg> The winning image, taken by our very own, Nick Moreau (Zanimum)<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Zanimum>um>. Originally Captioned as: *University of Cincinnati hosted Independent's Day, for independent presidential candidates to debate at. Turnout was less than expected.* <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg> <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_and_sulfur_dioxide_emissions_from_the_Halema%60uma%60u_vent.jpg> Tied runner up, taken by Mila Zinkova<http://home.comcast.net/%7Emilazinkova/Fogshadow.html>ml>. Originally captioned as: *Mila Zinkova spent ten days near the Halema`uma`u crater capturing this and other images* <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg> <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/File:2008TaipeiCityNewYearCountdownParty_Firework_Taipei101.jpg> Tied runner up, this image was captioned: *In the 2008 Taipei City New Year Countdown Party, the Taipei 101 skyscraper showed the "Love Taiwan" mark during the New Year celebration fireworks.* was taken by C.D.L./ChunDer Lee<http://www.flickr.com/people/chunder_lee/> . -bawolff