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International jury[edit]
The best photos of Wiki Loves Earth are chosen by an independent panel of jury members of photographers and Wikimedians from across the world. Meet the jury of Wiki Loves Earth 2023!
Osama Silwadi[edit]
Osama Silwadi is a Palestinian photojournalist, visual storyteller, archivist, and folklorist. He started his professional career in 1991. During the first Palestinian Intifada, he faced difficulties and challenges and was in danger as he worked in the conflict areas. In October 2006, Osama was seriously injured by a stray bullet during a march in the center of Ramallah, which resulted in paralysis of the lower limbs. Silwadi has won titles inspired by his work in documenting the Palestinian heritage, including "The Eye of Palestine" and the "Palestinian Heritage Documenter". Osama was the international jury member of the previous WLE editions in 2020, 2021, 2022 and was glad to continue contributing to the contest this year.
Carlos Figueroa[edit]
Carlos Figueroa is a Chilean dentist and active Wikipedian since 2005 and has contributed to Wikimedia Commons since then. As a part of the Wikimedia Chile board since 2017 and chair since 2020, he has been in charge of the “Chile in images” project, which portrays the main cultural events in the country. Also, Carlos was a member of the national jury of the 2018 and 2019 editions of Wiki Loves Earth and a jury for other photographic contests, such as “6 months that changed Chile” and “Revealing Sites”. Carlos was the international jury member of the previous WLE editions in 2020, 2021, 2022 and was glad to continue contributing to the contest this year.
Shani Evenstein Sigalov[edit]
Shani Evenstein Sigalov is an Israeli educator, researcher and Free Knowledge advocate, focusing on bridging gender, language, and social gaps. She teaches at Tel Aviv University, where she explores the intersection between technology, education, and Openness, and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at the School of Education, focusing on learning via the Semantic Web, more specifically, using Wikidata as a learning platform. Shani joined the Wikimedia Movement in 2011 and has been heavily involved in Outreach efforts. While serving on the Board of Wikimedia Israel, Shani has been involved in setting up Wiki Loves Monuments, both in creating partnerships for the competition as well as serving as a judge in the competition. As an amateur photographer (and married to a professional photographer), she has a deep appreciation of Art & photography and enjoys adding free-licensed media files to WikiCommons. She especially enjoys adding portraits (or videos) of notable people she encounters, places she travels to, or dishes she cooks or bakes. She even participated in the #100WikiCommonsDays Challenge. Though she failed the challenge miserably, she believes every Wikimedian should take on the challenge and looks forward to a time when she can take it up again. As of 2019, she serves on the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation and is currently the Vice Chair of the Board. Shani was the international jury member of the previous WLE editions in 2020, 2022 and was glad to continue contributing to the contest this year.
Susanna Ånäs[edit]
Susanna Ånäs is a coordinator by practice and an artist, photographer, and documentarist at heart. Having joined the Wikimedia movement in 2012, she now runs the AvoinGLAM group in Helsinki, Finland, promoting open access to cultural heritage. The group likes to interpret GLAM as Global Languages, Art, and Memory instead of the institutional Galleries, Libraries, and Museums. The focus of the work is on urgent and important issues and bringing people together from across domain boundaries to work and learn together on them in case studies, experiments, or events like the co-creation "hackathon" Hack4OpenGLAM. Susanna has organized Wiki Loves Monuments in Finland three times. She wishes to explore and promote ways in which open culture advocates can make a positive impact on vulnerable and threatened cultural heritage or secure environmental sustainability. Susanna was the international jury member of the previous WLE edition in 2022 and was glad to continue contributing to the contest this year.
Evelin Heidel[edit]
Evelin Heidel is a Wikimedian based in Uruguay. She's currently leading the work of Wikimedistas de Uruguay, and one of her main areas of interest is climate change & sustainability topics, so much so that she's pursuing a Master's on the topic of Economics and the law of Climate Change! Evelin was the international jury member of the previous WLE edition in 2022 and was glad to continue contributing to the contest this year.
Ananya Mondal[edit]
Ananya is a veteran Wikimedian, hobbyist, nature photographer, and conservationist from India. She is also fond of Forest Survey, Rock Climbing, and Himalayan Trekking. In photography, her special love is shooting Butterflies and that's why she started and still has been operating successfully a scientifically-based WMF-granted project on species and subspecies level detailed documentation of butterflies of West Bengal and North-East India entitled Wiki Loves Butterfly (WLB) for the past 6 years with a group of enthusiast Wikipedians, lepidopterists, naturalists, researchers, scientific organizations, etc. hailing from different parts of India. She is also known as Butterfly Wikimedian and received the Wikimedian of the Year 2021 Rich Media Award. Ananya is one of the members of the Organizing team of Wiki Loves Monuments (WLM) in India and Wiki Loves Food (WLF) in India. Ananya was the international jury member of the previous WLE editions in 2018, 2022 and was glad to continue contributing to the contest this year.
Lodewijk Gelauff[edit]
Lodewijk Gelauff is a postdoctoral scholar working in computational social science in California and an enthusiast Wikimedian. His research focuses on engaging citizens and stakeholders in complex decisions using online tools. He is a Dutch Wikimedian and was one of the founders of Wiki Loves Monuments, leading its international team for several years. Wiki Loves Monuments has become the largest photography competition and is a sibling competition to Wiki Loves Earth. Lodewijk was the international jury member of the previous WLE edition in 2022 and was glad to continue contributing to the contest this year.
Bijay Chaurasia[edit]
Bijay Chaurasia a Nepal-based professional photographer specializing in landscape, travel, cultural, and monumental photography with a decade of experience, he's captured Nepal's allure. A dedicated Wikimedia contributor since 2014, he promotes Nepal's charm worldwide.
Muhammad Amdad Hossain[edit]
Muhammad Amdad Hossain is a renowned visual artist from the enchanting landscapes of Bangladesh. His photography journey is a compelling narrative that goes beyond snapshots, offering a glimpse into the rich tapestry of rural life in Bangladesh. With a deep connection to rural communities, Amdad's work highlights their daily joys, struggles, and resilience, serving as a call for action to address their challenges, especially after natural disasters. Amdad's lens is his bridge to diverse cultures worldwide, and he's earned over 150 international photography awards for his innovative and boundary-pushing work. His photographs have graced the pages of prestigious publications like Guardian, National Geographic, Forbes, and more. A rising star in the world of photography, Muhammad Amdad Hossain captures the essence of undiscovered worlds, weaving tales of hope and humanity with each click of his camera.
Jan Ainali[edit]
Jan Ainali started his Wikimedia journey on Wikimedia Commons in 2006. He has been the CEO of Wikimedia Sverige and is a co-founder of Wikimedians for Sustainable Development. In previous years, he has been on the jury for the Swedish Wiki Loves Earth and Wiki Loves Monuments, as well as the international Wiki Loves Monuments. In his day job, he helps public organizations collaborate on open-source software at the Foundation for Public Code.
Magdalena Sobolewska-Bereza[edit]
Magdalena Sobolewska-Bereza is a biologist working at Warsaw University, Faculty of Biology. Nature and biodiversity is her great passion. She loves to observe wild animals and nature in the city, take photos, and educate her students about them. She leads educational excursions, during which she teaches respect for biodiversity and balance between our fast-growing civilization and nature. For many years, She’ve been teaching photography, and currently, She is focused on mobile photography. She likes to use experimental techniques and combine photos with graphics and art. She is also a trained phototherapist. The combination of diverse experiences enables her to develop people’s skills and show them how to express their emotions by capturing moments in the form of photos wherever they are.
Gheorghe Iordachi[edit]
Gheorghe Iordachi is a Wikimedian from Moldova, administrator on Romanian Wikipedia and active on Wikidata. A 'Wiki Loves X' enthusiast – he often makes detours to visit protected areas and cultural heritage monuments.
Gatete Pacifique[edit]
Gatete Pacifique is a Rwandan photographer and a Wikimedia volunteer since 2019. In the Wikimedia movement, he has participated in most of the photograph and writing contests within Rwanda. He managed to be a winning contributor in Loves Folklore 2021, Wikipedia pages wanting photos 2021, WikiGap 2021, and 2022. He has organizing Wikiindaba 2022 in Rwanda.