27 days, 66 822 photos – that’s all about Wiki Loves Earth 2015. Just 5 days are left before the end of the contest and 4 246 photos to break the record of WLE 2014 and pass the mark of 71 067 photos.
So what do we have for now? There are no changes with the top-5 countries in the contest. Germany, Pakistan, Ukraine, Brazil and Russia are still the leaders of WLE 2015. For the first time from the beginning of the contest the leader has changed. Germany has uploaded the biggest number of photos and took the first place in the country race.
Apparently spring has finally come and the activity of contestants in the second half of May increased. WLE 2015 got a lot of pictures of green fields, sunny valleys, flowers and herbs.
Pakistan is on the second place in the country race. It keeps showing us great pictures of mountains and valleys.
Ukrainian contestants probably are the most active this year. 142 users uploaded 7921 photos for WLE 2015. It’s almost 56 photos per person. Amazing results. Because of them Ukraine is on the third place.
Brazil has the biggest number of contestants of WLE 2015. 1354 users decided to upload photos for the contest. Brazil is in the forth place with breathtaking panoramic shots.
Russia with its natural variety is in the fifth place.
Estonia started to upload very interesting and dramatic photos.
There are countries that uploaded less photos but their images are very competitive and appealing.
We encourage active users of the Internet and passionate photographers to join the contest and share your own vision of natural sites.