Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2024 in Namibia
Wiki Loves Africa is an annual contest where anyone across Africa can contribute media that relates to that year's theme to Wikimedia Commons) for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wiki Loves Africa encourages participants to contribute media (photographs, video and audio) that illustrate the specific theme for that year. Each year the theme changes. Each year's theme is chosen by the community to be a universal, visually-rich and culturally-specific topics (for example, markets, rites of passage, festivals, public art, cuisine, natural history, urbanity, daily life, notable persons, etc).
You are encouraged to submit any photos of the theme Africa Creates in Namibia between 1st March and 30th April 2024. By submitting your photos to the competition, you share Namibia's creativity with the rest of the world to enjoy through the internet and allow visibility of your shots and your country.
Participate
Whether you are in Windhoek, Luderitz, Eenhana, Rundu, Ruacana, Mariental, Tsumkwe, Oshikango, Ariamsvlei or anywhere else in Namibia, take a photo and upload it to Wikimedia Commons:
Africa Create in Namibia
We have unique creativity and innovativeness in Namibia. Take images of creativity around you.
Take photos
Make as many and as good photos as you can, try different angles. Even if the photo doesn't win you a prize, it may help Wikipedia!
Describe them
Write down what you photographed. Record the name, description, and date of photo.
Upload to Commons
Upload your images to Wikimedia Commons between 1st March and 30th April 2023. Create an account, if you don't have one already.Contact us!
You may contact the Planning Wikimedia User Group Namibia or follow them there
- Facebook : Wiki Community User Group
- Twitterː [1]
- Email : wikimedianamibia (a) gmail.com
Team members
- Martin Hipangwa - Project Lead
- Shikoha Tautiko- Events Lead
- Ndatipo1998 - Communications and Marketing
- Suzeen Simon- Communications and Marketing
Jury members
Members of the jury
- Kyakwera Chief Jury
- Martin Hipangwa
- Shikoha Tautiko
- Judging criteria
The jury will determine the winners of the international contest taking into consideration the following criteria (in no particular order):
- Technical quality (sharpness, use of light, perspective etc.);
- Originality;
- Usefulness of the image for Wikipedia.
Images that reach a top ranking of the international finale, will typically at least fulfill the technical criteria of the ‘Featured Image’ process at Wikimedia Commons. But feel free to submit many images, and let the jury be concerned if they are good enough.
Prizes
There are several prizes up for grabs, both nationally and internationally.
National level prizes
- 1st National Prize - TBA
- 2nd National Prize - TBA
- 3rd National Prize - TBA
- Best video prize - TBA
International Prize Categories
Photography:
- 1st Prize : USD 2,000
- 2nd Prize : USD 1,500
- 3rd Prize : USD 1,000
- 4th Prize : USD 750
Media (Video, Audio, Graphics, Photo Essays):
- Best audio or video prize : USD 1,000
- Best graphics: USD 750
- Africa Environment Video Prize: Best video representation of the impact of climate change: USD 2,000
- Africa Environment Special Collection Prize: Best collections of images showing the impact of climate change: USD 1,200
The events
* March 1st : launch at international
- Events to be announced soon
Workshops and photowalks
Pictures of the events may be found here : Category:Images from Wiki Loves Africa 2024 in Namibia
Winning Photos 2023
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