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Photo Challenge

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The Photo Challenge inspires photographers to take great pictures and upload them to Commons. Monthly thematic competitions encourage participants to try new subjects, new photographic or processing techniques, and to develop skills while improving the Commons repository of free images. Photographs entered into a competition must be new to Commons and taken by a Commons user.

Formal things

Challenges

Challenges are based on a theme and run for a month. The theme may be a concrete subject, an abstract concept, a photographic technique or artistic style.

Participation

Everybody can participate in challenges open for submission. You simply

  1. Choose one or all of the current challenges
  2. Read the challenge description(s), which may vary in their rules (e.g., some place restrictions on when the photos are taken)
  3. Take picture(s) for the challenge(s) during the challenge period (or, if allowed, select from your own existing pictures that are not yet on Commons)
  4. Upload your picture(s) during the challenge period
  5. Submit your candidates at the top of the current challenge gallery during the challenge period. To do that you click the [Edit] button of the Entries section of your chosen challenge and insert the File name above the last entry (or above File:-Insert image here-.svg for the first entry).
    Add your entry between the <gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar |, and a description. For example:
    Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron
    For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery see Help:Gallery tag. Please do not add square brackets [[ ]] or include a thumb parameter or the full URL. The File: prefix is not required, but harmless.
  6. Do not sign your submission(s)
  7. If you want, you can have a look at previous challenges and Vote

Challenges are open to any Commons user. Submissions must be your own work, not previously uploaded to Commons prior to the challenge date and should illustrate the challenge theme in the opinion of the photographer. Please read the challenge descriptions, as there may be additional rules or explanations for specific challenges. There is no limit on the number of submissions per user (unless specially so restricted in the challenge), but please choose from among your best and most varied images.

To submit pictures, you edit the gallery of the contest and add your candidate(s) to the top of the list.

New themes can be proposed and discussed here.

Assessment

After the challenge has closed to new submissions, the pictures will be assessed by popularity voting in the subsequent month. You are allowed to vote for images submitted by others if your Commons account is at least ten days old and has more than 50 edits or if you participated in one of the challenges. Challenges open for voting can be found here.

Winning

The best three pictures will be awarded first, second and third place. They will be displayed on the Photo challenge page and may use the template {{Photo challenge winner}} on the file description page.

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Please note users can disable the new media viewing experience for all images on Commons when logged in (uncheck "Enable new media viewing experience" under Files and click Save in Preferences, Appearance).

Challenges open for submission

2018 – September – Emotions

The new challenge features Emotions: body language and facial expressions illustrating a specific human emotion, for example from the list below:

Please be aware of your country laws related to photographs of identifiable people.

Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in the file information, including the location of the subject, and relevant categories should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not to violate copyright in respect of non-free creative works, and observe our educational project scope and the personality rights of identifiable people, or your files may be subject to deletion.

The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout September UTC.

Checklist for this theme:

  • Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
  • Photographs must be newly uploaded to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e. September 2018 UTC (but may have been taken earlier).
  • Submissions must be added to the top of the Entries section below.
  • Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.

Add your entry between the <gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar |, and a description. For example:

Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron

For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery see Help:Gallery tag. Please do not add square brackets [[ ]] or include a thumb parameter or the full URL. The File: prefix is not required, but harmless.

  • Restriction: A maximum of four entries can be submitted per photographer.

There are 22 days 16 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

Examples

  • sadness

  • sadness

  • anticipation

  • anticipation

  • boredom

  • calmness

  • confidence

  • determination

  • happiness

  • curiosity

  • Depression

  • passion

  • Anxiety

  • Courage

  • curiosity

  • awe

  • anguish

  • boredom

  • empathy

  • happines

  • grief

  • hope

  • anger

  • anger

  • humiliatione

  • shame

  • suprise


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Entries

  • A muso duro

  • Uomini soli

  • Sad Boy in Alone

  • Mas El, don't bother me!

  • I am free to express myself

  • Emotion-less

  • Contentment personified

  • InfiniteSadness

  • Confidence

  • Sadness and despair.jpg

  • Shyness

  • Happiness .jpg

  • Deep affection. Poster on a parking meter in Florence

  • Pride, courage and love. (Ettore e Andromaca, G. De Chirico), Bilotti Museum, Rome.jpg

  • Innere Ruhe

  • Coolness

  • The chaser.jpg

  • She can't always get what she wants

  • True love and devotion

  • Get lost!

  • girl on the beach.

  • Pure joy

  • Die Traurigkeit

2018 – September – Schools and Education

The new challenge features Schools and Education: schools from kindergarten to college. Buildings, interiors, teachers and students. Please be aware of your country laws related to photographs of identifiable people.

Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in the file information, including the location of the subject, and relevant categories should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not to violate copyright in respect of non-free creative works, and observe our educational project scope and the personality rights of identifiable people, or your files may be subject to deletion.

The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout September UTC.

Checklist for this theme:

  • Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
  • Photographs must be newly uploaded to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e. September 2018 UTC (but may have been taken earlier).
  • Submissions must be added to the top of the Entries section below.
  • Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.

Add your entry between the <gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar |, and a description. For example:

Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron

For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery see Help:Gallery tag. Please do not add square brackets [[ ]] or include a thumb parameter or the full URL. The File: prefix is not required, but harmless.

  • Restriction: A maximum of four entries can be submitted per photographer.

There are 22 days 16 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

Examples

  • Students in Hanoi having a study break.jpg
  • Feldkirchen Schulhausgasse 1 Volksschule Portal 15092015 7400.jpg
  • Statsbiblioteket læsesalen-2.jpg
  • Taipei Taiwan Fuxing-Elementary-School-01.jpg
  • Campus WU LC D1 TC DSC 1440w.jpg
  • Waldburg Schild Vorsicht Schulweg.jpg
  • Japanese school uniform 0868.jpg
  • Palamuse kihelkonnakooli klassiruum.jpg
  • Geneetik Riin Tamm.jpg
  • Viborg Katedralskole Symmetrical.jpg
  • Divinity School Interior 2, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK - Diliff.jpg
  • Cedric Villani in his office 2015 n1.jpg
  • Vicenza American High School football players.jpg
  • Androulla Vassiliou at Göteborg Book Fair 2013 (crop).jpg
  • Borealis III solar car, and several members of UMNSVP 2006 team.jpg
  • Å estajovice, Komenského, Å¡kola od západu.jpg
  • Fairfax County School sports - 10.JPG
  • Schoolgirls in Bamozai.JPG
  • Duke Humfrey's Library Interior 5, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK - Diliff.jpg
  • Entrance of Shahjalal Hall, University of Chittagong (01).jpg
  • Hillman Library, exterior (brighter).jpg
  • SydneyUniversity MainQuadrangle panorama 270.jpg
  • Matanaka - Granary, Privy & Schoolhouse.jpg
Beautiful sunny morning at Christopher Newport University, Virginia
I have my own world.

Entries

  • Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - Model at the Making of Harry Potter Studio, Watford

  • The Opening Ceremony of SUSTech 2018, Shenzhen, China

  • Lakeside living area of SUSTech in the dusk, Shenzhen, China

  • Marble relief of scholar, from c. 1340

  • Open Air Classroom at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan

  • Brussel St Jan Berchmanscollege

  • Vallbacksskolan, Gävle

  • Sarada Mandir,the abode of learning,Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith Purulia

  • 2012.Harvard.Boston.MA.jpg

  • Upper Secondary School in Parksepa, Estonia

  • State Upper Secondary School in Võru, Estonia

  • School building in Novorzhev

  • Школа â„–4 (город РаменÑкое)

  • Школа â„–2 (город ЕгорьевÑк)

  • Школа 19 века (Ñело Ðвдотьино)

  • Учебный ÐºÐ¾Ñ€Ð¿ÑƒÑ ÑлектромеханичеÑкого училища (город ЕгорьевÑк)

Challenges open for voting

Voting is open to all registered contributors who have held accounts for at least 10 days and made 50 edits, and also to new Commons contributors who have entered the challenge with a picture. Users cannot vote for their own picture. Voters may select up to three photographs in each theme to award points and can give praise to other photos without awarding points. Voting will be open for one month. The votes not complying with those requirements will be removed or converted to praises. In some cases users might be asked to correct their votes after voting ends.


August 2018

Previous challenges

July 2018

Concert photography: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Singer - Tambours du Bronx.jpg Zapato 3 merida 2012.jpg The Rolling Stones.jpg
Title Singer - Tambours du Bronx.jpg Zapato 3 - La Ultima Cruzada Tour 2012. Merida, Venezuela. The Rolling Stones
Author Roumpf Davevzla Les Zg
Score 24 12 11
Telephones: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Phone of George Clemenceau during World War I.jpg Telephone booth in the land.jpg Alarm phone on the platform of a suburban train station (2).jpg
Title Phone of George Clemenceau during World War I Telephone booth in the land. Alarm phone on the_platform of_a
suburban train station, France
Author Ibex73 Roumpf Ibex73
Score 19 18 15

June 2018

On the move: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Fischlham Mevisto Cup 2017 Trickski Theresa Schmidberger1-1.jpg Garden snail moving down the Vennbahn in disputed territory (DSCF5879).jpg Trampoline jumping.jpg
Title Theresa Schmidberger after a successful run in trickski,
Fischlham 2017		 Garden snail moving down the Vennbahn in disputed territory Lucy in the sky
Author Isiwal Trougnouf Sally V
Score 18 16 14
Traditional games: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Chess 1.jpg Royal game of Ur, Mesopotamia , 2600-2400 BC.jpg People playing Xiangqi.jpg
Title Chess 1 Royal game of Ur, Mesopotamia, 2600-2400 BC People playing Xiangqi on the street of Beijing
Author Star61 Ibex73 Vaido Otsar
Score 16 15 13

May 2018

Architectural iron: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Escalier palau guell.jpg Sevilla triana bridge underside night.jpg Break Water Loops 1.jpg
Title Avant de sortir du palais Güell, retournez-vous et admirez l'ombre de l'escalier ! The underside of the Triana Bridge (Puente de Isabell II) at night, Seville, Spain Iron loops in breakwater stones, Narooma, NSW, Australia
Author Philmip Kmtextor DonPolo14
Score 11 8 7
Renewable energy: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Windmuehle Charlotte Geltinger Birk Sonnenuntergang msu 2018-0092.jpg Lisberg Burg Windräder Solar power PC313027.jpg Sicilia 2011.jpg
Title Windmill at Geltinger Birk, Germany Renewable energy in around Lisberg Castle Windmills in the salt pans of Mothia - Sicily (Italy)
Author Matthias Süßen Ermell Rosapicci
Score 18 7 6
Videos: verbs: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image
Title Ernten von Heu in Sachsen. Flag of La Concha boat race in San Sebastian 2012 Turning around
Author Kora27 Ermell AK-Bino
Score 7 6 6

April 2018

Portraits of influential women: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image 2018-03-21-Sahra Wagenknecht-Maischberger-8404.jpg Joanna Lohman.jpg ATLANTIS Andrea Berg in Chemnitz 2014..IMG 8845WI.jpg
Title ATLANTIS Andrea Berg in Chemnitz im Februar 2014.
Author Superbass Rwetendorf Kora27
Score 18 18 10
Aircraft: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Balloon and Moon over Speyer.jpg Montgolfiade Thouars-2014.jpg Flugschau in St.Petersburg.IMG 9321WI.jpg
Title Heissluftballon und Mond am Himmel über Speyer Acrobatics demonsration under a hot air balloon in Thouars, France Flugschau 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russland.
Author Kmtextor PCouton Kora27
Score 20 18 11

March 2018

Tunnels and Underpasses: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Metro Tunnel In TongXinLing Station.jpg Lago-di-Lucendro.jpg TunnelUniversità.jpg
Title Metro Tunnel In TongXinLing Station, Shenzhen, China Walking trail at Lago di Lucendro near the Gotthard Pass, Switzerland University of Naples "Federico II", Italy.
Author Sparktour GabrielleMerk Mark11000
Score 14 11 9
Spring: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Wacholderdrossel im Frühling.jpg Schneeglöckchen..IMG 7095BEWI.jpg Altnau-Thurgau-Spring.jpg
Title A bird yearns for spring ( Rhineland Palatinate,Germany ) Schneeglöckchen in Hohndorf im Erzgebirge. Sachsen. Apple orchard in Canton Thurgau, Switzerland
Author AK-Bino Kora27 GabrielleMerk
Score 19 18 14

February 2018

Archaeology: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Baustelle-Mainverlegung-Archäologie-9220085-2-2PSD.jpg Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Ägypten..Eg2010 1477WI.jpg Pergamonmuseum A.jpg
Title Archaeoligic find near Ebing Archäologische Ausgrabungen in Ägypten. Detail of the Ishtar Gate, eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon,
now in the Pergamonmuseum - Berlin (Germany)
Author Ermell Kora27 Rosapicci
Score 19 18 10
Closed businesses: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Palermo B.jpg Slaughterhouse, Varnsdorf, Czech republic.jpg Porto A.jpg
Title A closed hotel in Palermo - Italy The building where used to be a slaughterhouse, Varnsdorf, Czech republic Closed shops in abandoned building in Avenida dos Aliados - Porto (Portugal)
Author Rosapicci Mirek256 Rosapicci
Score 19 16 8

January 2018

Trash and waste management: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Shanghai recycling transport bycicle.jpg Number of fruit crates.jpg Waste in Chittagong 03.jpg
Title Trycicle transport in Shanghai Fruit crates ready to be disposed of - Caserta, Italy Cows feeding of the refuse of a vegetable market
in Chittagong (Bangladesh)
Author Ermell Aleco86 Xopolino
Score 43 20 17
Blue: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
Image Summit photo Zugspitze.jpg Tokyo blue facade at Nishifukawa Bridge 1074.jpg Blaue Maske Karneval in Venedig.jpg
Title Summit photo Zugspitze, Germany Blue facade of a house in Tokyo Karneval, Italien, Venedig
Author CatalpaSpirit Ermell Anna Saini
Score 22 18 12

2017

Archived to Commons:Photo challenge/Previous/2017.

2016

Archived to Commons:Photo challenge/Previous/2016.

2015

Archived to Commons:Photo challenge/Previous/2015.

2014

Archived to Commons:Photo challenge/Previous/2014.

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