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”
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”
June 30th marked the last day of Wiki Loves Earth 2019. According to the preliminary statistics, this year’s contest has seen: 37 countries participating in Wiki Loves Earth (the highest number since the contest was founded); more than 85,000 photos uploaded to Wikimedia Commons; over 8700 participants. Thanks a lot to each participant, member of … Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth 2019 is Over”
On May 1, Wiki Loves Earth starts its sixth year of crowdsourcing photos of natural monuments and provides a chance to win local and international prizes. It has grown to become a truly global and large-scale photo contest, helping attract half a million free photos of natural monuments and protected areas from more than 50 … Continue reading “Join 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”
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!”
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!”
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”
Wiki Loves Earth is an annual international photo contest of natural monuments, where participants take pictures of protected areas and upload their photos to Wikimedia Commons. The goal of the project is, on one hand, to picture under a free license as many natural monuments and protected areas as possible, on the other hand, to … Continue reading “History and Statistics”