International photo contest of nature protected areas
By the Turkish Wiki Loves Earth team Team of the first WLE in Turkey was expecting not more than 500 photos uploaded during the contest. At the end of the submission period, the jury had a task to select winners among over 3600 beautiful photos from all over Turkey! “When the herd of horses runs, … Continue reading “Meet the winners of the first WLE in Turkey”
Our fourth edition of Wiki Loves Earth, the photo contest for those who love natural spaces, was held between May 1 and 31, 2018. Thanks to Wiki Loves Earth and the people who participate in it, those natural spaces, classified as Sites of Community Importance, are documented and valued. The contest aims to collect images … Continue reading “The Winning Photos from WLE Spain 2018”
Wiki Love Earth’s overall winner: Ogoy Island in Russia’s Lake Baikal. Photo by Sergey Pesterev, CC BY-SA 4.0. A jaguar gazed out from a bed of shrubs. A water buffalo took a bath. A capybara family gathered in line. These are just a few of the delightful sights captured in the winning photos in the international Wiki Loves Earth photography competition, announced … Continue reading “Top fifteen photos from Wiki Loves Earth 2017”
Wiki Loves Earth 2017 international jury The international jury is composed of seven people this year representing different parts of the world and having different backgrounds. What they have in common is their passion for photography and enthusiasm to select the best photos of natural monuments. Meet our jurors:
On May 1, 2017, the Wikimedia community starts the fourth international photocontest aiming to picture under a free license as many natural monuments and protected areas as possible and to promote natural heritage sites around the World through Wikimedia projects. The competition is open to everyone! Last year the contest attracted more than 13,600 participants. … Continue reading “Photo Contest 2017 is coming soon!”
July is the last month of the Wiki Loves Earth photo contest this year. Let’s take a virtual trip around countries that have ongoing competitions! May and June have brought more than 70k photos of nature monuments from 25 countries, but more is to come. These photos help to draw attention to protected areas, illustrate … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth is running around the world!”
Photo by Sven Damerow, CC BY-SA 4.0. Warm rays of sunlight that pour through clouds on a snowy mountain. Kayak passing by an enormously still glacier. Two owls staring at you carefully and suspiciously. These are just a few of the breathtaking photographs winners from the international Wiki Loves Earth competition, whose results were announced … Continue reading “Winners of Wiki Loves Earth 2019”
By the Spanish Wiki Loves Earth Team Wiki Loves Earth 2019 is calling. This will be the 5th edition of the contest in Spain, and it is a great moment to celebrate our wiki-photographer-earth-lover community. To do so, we are sharing an interview with María Bolado, winner of the WLE in Spain 2017 edition, and … Continue reading “Raising awareness of nature’s fragility: A perspective of Spanish Wiki Loves Earth winners”
Our 2018 winner comes from Cape Stolbchaty, the cape at east shore of Kunashir Island1 in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia which is famous for its columnar basalt formations. Photo by Ekaterina Vasyagina (www.PhotoJourneys.ru), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. “As the sky is all filled with soft amethyst glow, the sunset waves goodbye to stupendously beauteous and resplendent basalt formation of Cape Stolbchaty leaving Vermilion orange sunset” From … Continue reading “Best pictures of Wiki Loves Earth 2018 announced”
Wiki Loves Earth 2018 international jury From Germany to South Africa and from Brazil to India, the international jury represents the geographic diversity of Wiki Loves Earth. They have a variety of backgrounds: some of them are professional environmentalists, while others are passionate photographers. There is one thing they have in common: their enthusiasm to … Continue reading “Meet the 2018 international jury”