Commons: Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 Photography Competition in Nepal

All photographers gear up this September to take that one perfect snap from among hundreds of monuments in our country; for Wikimedia Commons has announced “Commons: Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in Nepal”.

Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photo contest for monuments, organized by Wikimedia this September. Wikimedia is the movement behind Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – a global collaboration authored by volunteers.

This competition started in 2010 from the Netherlands. It started in Nepal in 2003 and since then 5,400+ pictures have been uploaded under creative commons license through this event.

The competition started on the 1^st of September and will be open until the end of the month i.e. 30th September 2017.

The results will be announced by the end of October 2017.

Prizes:
Best photograph category:

• First Prize 15,000 NPR
• Second Prize 10,000 NPR
• Third Prize 5,000 NPR

Prizes in other categories:

• Highest contributor (by the number of photographs) will be awarded a cash prize of NRs. 5,000
• Top 15 contributors (by the number of photographs) will be rewarded with a T-shirt
• Each photo contributor will be awarded a Certificate of Participation.

Rules:
Every photo submitted must be:

• Self-taken and self-uploaded
• Uploaded in September 2017
• Freely licensed
• Contain an identified monument
• Nominated through a national contest

There are also some practical rules.

• The participant should have an activated e-mail address on the upload platform;
• The first winner will get to choose the first prize etc.

If necessary, the rules can be adapted via the international coordinators.

Everyone, give this a shot!

For more information, click here.