Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in India
Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photographic competition to enjoy and celebrate the cultural diversity from around the World through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Everybody can participate. Wiki loves Folklore in India is supported by Open Heritage Foundation
In India, we are calling on people to dive into their photo archives or visit local sites with connections of Indian culture, folklore or storytelling and upload them to win!
The basic aim of the competition is to collect photos of human cultural diversity to illustrate articles in the worldwide free encyclopedia Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects. The photos provided must match the theme, including, but not limited to festivals, material culture, dances, cuisine, clothing or daily life routine emphasizing on folk culture of India.
To find out about all the other national competitions taking place, visit the Wiki Loves Folklore 2023.
There is also a writing competition running throughout February and March for Feminism & Folklore (more on this on Meta-Wiki)
Results
We are pleased to announce that the results of Wiki Loves Folklore in India 2023 contest are now available! You can find the list of winning images that showcase the diverse and rich folklore of India. by visiting the following page: Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 in India Winners .
Congratulations to all the winners and a heartfelt thank you to all the participants and jury for making this contest a resounding success!
Top tips
Criteria
The jury 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 licensing) to the Wikimedia projects
Out and about
- Please be respectful and considerate to your fellow photographers, and to others.
- If you are photographing building interiors, stop straight away if you are asked to do so. Some places prohibit interior photography, but in others you may be allowed to continue if you ask for permission.
- Do not trespass on private property (it is perfectly OK, though, to take photographs while standing in a public place such as the street).
- Where possible avoid photographing vehicles, and particularly vehicle numberplates.
- Please do not upload photographs of posters, noticeboards, signs, or anything else having text or two-dimensional images that might be copyright-protected. That applies even to text or images that are in a public place and that everyone else is taking pictures of. Ancient wall paintings in churches are fine, as are photos of stained glass windows of any date.
Contest Timeline
- 1 February: The contest officially opens, and uploading of photos begins.
- 31 March: Contest closes, uploading of photos ends.
- Results Declaration: National results to be declared by end of April 2023. International results to be declared by end of July 2023 at Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 page on Commons
(Note: Result declaration is subject to changes and may be delayed subject to unexpected circumstances.)
Jury
Nikhil Gangavane
Nikhil Gangavane is an Indian photographer & singer-songwriter. Although a Computer Engineer graduate, he dared to pursue his career in the creative field. He has released 17 singles in last 2 years with millions of streams globally. He has been one of the top Indian contributors to the global stock photography market & has won many awards for his photography. He has done photography for many Marathi films.
Suyash Dwivedi
Suyash Dwivedi is contributing to Wikipedia and its sister projects for more than 9 years (2013). He has contributed to notable personality (Padma awardee) photographs of India. Currently, he is Vice-Chair of the Commons Photographers User Group and the Acting Vice-Chair and Treasurer of the Affiliations Committee. He was the Lead organizer and final jury member of Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 in India. He was a Jury member of Wiki Loves Fashion 2022 Philippines. Apart from the Wiki ecosystem, he also contributes to other Open-source communities like OpenCon, Open Street Map, and Internet Archive. He is being volunteered in various UN Environment Programme and campaigns, Google Local Guides (Level 9), and is a member of the National Ataxia Foundation.
Shreya
Shreya is contributing to Wikipedia and its sister projects for more than 6 years (2016).Currently, she is a board member and serving as 'Events Coordinator 'of the Commons Photographers User Group
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Participate
Take a photo 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
Local Prizes
You can win the following prizes in the local contest:
- 1st prize - 15000 INR + WLF Goodies
- 2nd prize - 10000 INR + WLF Goodies
- 3rd prize - 5000 INR + WLF Goodies
- Consolation : Top 5 winners - 1000 INR each + Goodies
- Wiki Loves Folklore Certificate for Winners
(Prizes will be given in only coupon form of your Choice)
Identify some Indian intangible cultural heritage
From festivals, material culture, dances, cuisine, clothing or daily life routine find inspiration for your images here.
Take photos
Take 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 your images
Describe what you photographed in the image description and captions. Record the place's name, description, and date of photo.
