International photo contest of nature protected areas
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all the participants! This year was the first time Jordan was among participating countries. Over the course of June, 45 participants uploaded 467 photos of protected areas in Jordan. 115 of the contestants were new participants. Viewing Area of Amman National Park. by Jeeda Ghazal
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”
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”
1st prize in the national contest of Latvia 2st prize in the national contest of Libya 1st prize in the national contest of Moldova
The most awaited moment of the international annual photographic competition devoted to natural heritage has come. We are delighted and proud to present the top 20 best images of Wiki Loves Earth 2023! This year, the contest was held for the 10th time, lasting from May 1st to August 31st.We had a record number of … Continue reading “International top 20 winners of the Wiki Loves Earth 2023!”
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”
With input from Mermoze Adodo, Joy Agyepong, Mohammed Bachounda, Georges Fodouop, and Olaniyan Olushola This year, Wiki Loves Earth in Africa and particularly Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly diverse. More African countries participate in the contest in 2019 than ever before, with four countries having joined WLE for the first time. So far, African local contests … Continue reading “Challenges and Opportunities of Wiki Loves Earth in Africa”
Wiki Loves Earth aims to create a comprehensive database of natural heritage photos. Yet, it is not enough to only upload photographs to Wikimedia Commons — we should try and make nature heritage visible to readers of Wikipedia. Only around one in four photos uploaded by Wiki Loves Earth participants are used in the articles … Continue reading “How to make Wiki Loves Earth photos visible on Wikipedia: Experience of Sweden and other countries”
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”