User blog comment:TNT LotLP/Images vs. Photos -- Community opinion wanted/@comment-1665698-20101017065622

There's really no difference other than what some people have come to infer from each word. Fact is, anything that can be called an image can also be called a picture, and vice-versa. If anything, the word "image" would be less desirable simply because it has alternative meanings that do not relate to pictures, therefore it has the potential to mislead the audience, however unrealistic and unlikely that actually happening might be.

Whether or not people--a few, a lot, some, or most--immediately associate the word "picture" with camera shots is irrelevant, because the simple fact is that the word is not limited to that description. The whole Wiki concept has always been about supplying readers with reliable information free of conjecture and bias, and this change is not violating that in any way. It is only violating your personal preference.