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When we show the results of Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 in the countries, why not start with Ukraine, a country full of beautiful and monumental Cultural heritage? Ukraine participated in WLM for the first time this year. The local chapter, Wikimedia Ukraine, decided quite early in the year to support the contest, and they received […]
It’s the second time that I take part in the world’s largest photography competition: Wiki Loves Monuments. Being German, it was reasonable for me in 2011 to take photos somewhere in Germany. I participated in a special event in Middle Hesse where we took with up to a dozen people more than 5’000 photos in one […]
Wiki Loves Monuments proudly presents: we broke a Guinness World Record! The 2011 contest with its 168,208 submitted photos has been officially recognized as the world’s largest photography competition. The 2011 edition was organized in Europe, where 18 countries participated and nominated the ten best photos from their country to the European finale. More than […]
Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 was a very successful contest, with more than 350,000 submissions by more than 15,000 people in 33 countries! We would like to thank all volunteers and participants for helping to organize this contest and submit pictures. The winners of the national competitions will are known and each country has submitted up […]
Thousands of pictures have been uploaded to Wiki Loves Monuments from many places in Mexico. More than four thousand churches, bridges, schools and astonishing constructions made by many hands through history in this land called today Mexico From the beginning of the contest we had an average of 200 uploaded pictures per day, with a […]
Disclaimer: A personal, pathetic approach. When I joined the Wiki Loves Monuments crew, I learned one important point: make it positive, make it fun! Yes, Wiki Loves Monuments is fun, it’s an optimistic and positive activity. It puts smiles on my face every single day of September how all the volunteers around the world motivate […]
With 10 more days to go, we’re very proud to announce that the number of submissions this year has already surpassed last year’s result: 168,208 images! Already a little while ago, we saw that the number of participating photographers cracked the number of last year.
It is with a great pleasure that we inform you that today – exactly at midnight local time – Israel has become the 34th country to join in Wiki Loves Monuments 2012! Just a couple of days before the start of the competition, the Israeli Wiki Loves Monuments team has visited the Israel Photographers’ Conference […]
Wiki Loves Monuments was present at the Heritage Day in Gouda, september 8th. You might know Gouda from the yellow cheese which was originally produced there, but the city is also home to the stroopwafel – the cookie that has become very popular in Wikimedia circles. We worked with the team of Gouda Heritage Day to […]
When good photographers take photographs of a monument, they carefully find the best camera locations and choose the best time of day and year to get the perfect illumination. If trees can hide part of the building, they wait until winter clears leaves out, and even some exceptionally dedicated photographers find out the day street […]
Of all the photography contests out there, Wiki Loves Monuments is a very specific one. Not only because it is focused on cultural heritage monuments, but also because it is organised in a federative fashion by Wikimedia volunteers from many countries around the globe. The federative aspect, among other things, means that besides the national […]
If you’re wondering what to do this weekend, and live in one of the countries organising the European Heritage Days, you might want to celebrate the common European heritage by taking part in one of the many open events that will take place in September, and visit buildings, monuments and other sites of cultural significance […]