Jeremy Corbyn has broken with tradition and opted for an official Christmas card that does not include a photograph of himself or his family.

The leader of the opposition’s card, which was revealed on Monday, features a stock image of a bicycle and red telephone box covered in snow. The Labour leader is a keen cyclist.

The photo’s caption on the Getty Images database reveals it was taken outside Queensway tube station in London in 2009, when the UK was experiencing its heaviest snowfall since the 1990s.

The back of Corbyn’s card features the party’s logo with the traditional red rose replaced with a holly leaf and berries.

The Christmas cards of Corbyn’s predecessor as Labour leader, Ed Miliband, always included a photograph of him and his two children. While Nick Clegg preferred to keep his children off his cards, he would include photos of him and his wife, or drawings done by the family.

Ed Miliband official Christmas card last year. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

David Cameron’s Christmas card for this year shows him and his wife, Samantha, in front of Number 10 Downing Street after his re-election in May.

The prime minister’s 2015 Christmas card. Photograph: Stephen Lock/ i-Images/PA

George Osborne’s Christmas card features an illustration by the cartoonist Matt of a snowman chancellor in a hi-vis jacket and hard hat outside No 11 Downing Street.

Corbyn’s Christmas card choice provoked mockery on social media, with some suggesting the card wasn’t as festive as it could have been.