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For another year, Wikimedia Spain has organized Wiki Loves Monuments. This year’s edition has gathered 9449 photographs from our country by 274 different participants. Wikimedia Spain would like to thank them for their interest in the contest, and their contribution to cultural heritage and municipalities can diffuse through Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The organization […]
With the national winners (and nominees) dripping in for the international jury, it is time to share some of the winners as they come out! The first results we’re sharing come from Antarctica. Antarctica is perhaps the strangest place participating in Wiki Loves Monuments – it has no permanent inhabitants, it is practically cut off […]
The annual Wiki Loves Monuments (“WLM”) photography contest, the world’s largest photography competition, is an opportunity for people around the world to share images of their country’s most beautiful and important monuments with the global community. However, its organisation in some EU countries is difficult or even impossible. In this blogpost, Dimitar Dimitrov and Aeryn […]
In most countries, submissions for Wiki Loves Monuments have been closed (with the exception of Albania, Bulgaria, and Israel), and it’s time to give a quick update on what the next steps are. During the month of October, the national juries are deliberating about what the best images from their country are. Depending on the […]
Wiki Loves Monuments is proud to be supported by UNESCO through its Unite4Heritage program. Unite4Heritage is a global movement powered by UNESCO that aims to celebrate and safeguard cultural heritage and diversity around the world. Launched in response to the unprecedented recent attacks on heritage, the campaign calls on everyone to stand up against sectarian […]
It has been 20 days since the launch of Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 and it is time for an update on what we have achieved together. In the majority of the more than 40 participating countries the photo submissions are accepted until September 30. Participation So far, more than 120,000 photos have been uploaded by 5741 participants as part of […]
We are only five days into Wiki Loves Monuments 2016, and already excited. This year, more than 40 countries with many different cultures are participating in the competition. This is only possible thanks to the teams of volunteers across these countries overcoming the challenges that play a role in organizing this competition on a global scale: […]
People often ask, what are the criteria upon which the images in Wiki Loves Monuments are judged. While every national competition can have its own specific criteria, the criteria for the international finale have remained almost unchanged over the past years. So if you want your picture to be really successful internationally, it would be […]
Like every year, Wiki Loves Monuments is supported by an international team. You could already find descriptions about them on Wikimedia Commons, but we wanted to share as well a little more personal insight: through their favorite monument photos. Please welcome… the international team! André is from Sweden, and loves how WLM is the one […]
Wiki Loves Monuments, the biggest photo competition in the world, will take place in September 2016 for the seventh time! Throughout September, people in more than 30 countries will be invited to share photos of their national heritage through Wikipedia. Organizing Wiki Loves Monuments every year relies almost entirely on volunteers who get together to […]
In the previous week, Wikimedians from around the world met each other in the little mountain village of Esino Lario (Lombardy region, Italy) in northern Italy. While the town normally only holds 700 people, this week over 1000 Wikimedians joined them to discuss the hot, new and happening of Wikimedia. During this conference, a lot of […]
Only two weeks of 2016 have already passed and there are months to pass till September when Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 starts. We hope that our participants will stay tuned! Right now we continue pleasing your eyes with great images from the contest. Here are winning photos from Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 in Albania & […]