Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in Macedonia
Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photographic competition to enjoy and celebrate cultural diversity around the world through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Everyone can participate.
This Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in Macedonia is the inaugural edition and calls on people to delve into their photographic archives or visit local sites with links to Macedonian culture, folklore or storytelling and to download they win!
The fundamental objective of the contest is to collect photos of human cultural diversity to illustrate articles from the free worldwide encyclopedia Wikipedia and other projects of the Wikimedia Foundation. Photos provided should be relevant to the theme, including but not limited to festivals, material culture, dances, cuisine, clothing, or daily life routine emphasizing the popular culture of Macedonia.
For all other current national competitions, visit the international site.
The competition in Macedonia has been organized by Shared Knowledge User Group.
Organization
February 1: The contest is officially open and photo uploads begin. March 31: End of contest, end of uploading photos. Reporting of results: Domestic results must be reported by the end of April-beginning of May 2023. International results must be reported by the end of July 2023 on Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 page on Commons
Local prizes
- 1st prize: €400 gross
- 2nd prize: €200 gross
- 3rd prize: €100 gross
- Top uploader prize for images: €300 gross.
International prizes
- 1st prize: 500 USD
- 2nd prize: 400 USD
- 3rd Prize: 300 USD
- Top 10 consolation prizes: 40 USD each
- Best Video prize and best Audio prize: 150 USD, 150 USD (each)
- Top uploader prize for images: First Prize 100 USD, Second Prize 50 USD
- Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to Top 100 Uploaders
- Certificates and postcards to local organizers.
(Disclaimer: International prizes will be distributed as a gift card or voucher).
Criteria
The judging panel will judge individual entries based on the following criteria (in no particular order):
- Technical quality
- Originality
- Potential usefulness and overall value of the image (including its license) for Wikimedia projects
Notes to the contesters
- Please be respectful and considerate of fellow photographers and others.
- If you are photographing inside a building, stop immediately if asked. Some places prohibit indoor photography, but in others you may be allowed to continue if you ask permission.
- Do not encroach on private property (it is completely acceptable to take photos while standing in a public place such as the street).
- As far as possible, avoid photographing vehicles, and in particular vehicle license plates.
- Please do not upload photographs of posters, billboards, or anything else that contains text or two-dimensional images that may be copyrightable. This even applies to text or images that are in a public place and everyone takes a picture of. Old murals in churches are fine, as are photos of stained glass windows of any date.
Statistics
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaign:wlf_2023
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Participate
Take a photo, or look if you have your own existing photo archive, and upload it to Wikimedia Commons
Make sure to enter your email address on your Wikimedia profile otherwise we may not have a way to contact you if you win one of the prizes.
International Prizes
You can win the following prizes in the international contest:
- 1st prize: 400 USD
- 2nd prize: 200 USD
- 3rd prize: 100 USD
- Top 10 consolation prizes: 10 USD each
- Best Video prize and best Audio prize: 25 USD, 25 USD (each)
- Top uploader prize for images: First Prize 100 USD, Second prize 50 USD
- Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploaders
National Prizes
You can win the following prizes in the national contest:
- 1st prize: €400 gross
- 2nd prize: €200 gross
- 3rd prize: €100 gross
- Top uploader prize for images: €300 gross
Contact us!
There are several ways to contact us:
- Visit our Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 main page on the Macedonian Wikipedia
- Write us on our discussion page.
- Send us an email to mksharedknowledge
gmail.com - Communicate with us through Facebook
Identify some Macedonian intangible cultural heritage
From festivals, material culture, dances, cuisine, clothing or daily life routine find inspiration for your images here.
Take photos or use your existing photos
Take as many and as good photos as you can, try different angles. Use your already existing photos from your own photo archive. Even if the photo doesn't win you a prize, it may help Wikipedia!
Describe your images
Describe what you photographed in the image description and captions. Record the place's name, description, and date of photo.
