These days we are in the middle of the WLE contest. Though we have two extra weeks before the end, right now its clear that audience has great interest in the topic and we have very talented photographers among our participants.

Over 20 counties are taking part in the contest. Over 35 000 photos were uploaded since the start of the WLE 2015 and we looking forward to get much more.

International team is very pleased with the activity of WLE “newbies” – Pakistan, Uruguay and Thailand.

Pakistan is the absolute leader on number of uploaded photos from the very first day of the contest showed us the great verity of nature landscapes, seasons and wild life.

Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth 2015 – 2 weeks left before the end of the contest”

The set of rules for the international part of the Wiki Loves Earth 2015 contest.

To take part in Wiki Loves Earth contest, a submission should:

• Be self taken

  All entries must be original photographs uploaded by their authors. Photos uploaded by anyone else than author (even with permission) are not accepted.

• Be self uploaded during the contest period (May 2015);

  You are also welcome to submit photos you may have taken in the past. What matters is that photos must be uploaded during the contest period (1st May — 31st May)

• Be under a free license;
• Contain an identified natural monument / natural park / protected area etc.;

  Lists of eligible sites are published by each participating country.

• Be nominated through a national contest;
• Have at least 2Mpx.

WLE 2015 has just begun but the interest and activity of users is impressive. Such a fast and productive start looks very promising. The international team of WLE really happy that your photos spotted missing articles on Wikipedia and it’s encourages us to provide users with new materials and illustrate them with WLE 2015 shots. Continue reading “Wiki Loves Earth 2015 Leaders in a Country Raсe”

Wiki Loves Earth 2015 is open. Let’s check first photos for WLE 2015.

Pakistan.

Malam Jabba is a Hill Station in the Karakoram mountain range nearly 40 km from Saidu Sharifin Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is 314 km from Islamabad and 51 km from Saidu Sharif Airport. Continue reading “First photos of WLE 2015”