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Wiki Loves Africa 2022 in Nigeria

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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 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).

This year, Nigerian Commons Photographers User Group is coordinating a photowalking and a contest locally for the first time, and you are encouraged to submit any photos of Home and Habitats in Nigeria between 15th February and 14th March 2022. By submitting your photos to the competition, you share homes and habitats in Nigeria with the rest of the world to enjoy through the internet.

Wiki Loves Africa 2022 is a photo contest that encourages entries that display visuals of "Africa" under the theme Home and Habitat. Images must be licensed under free licenses (read about licences here). Get your camera, take photos of your Africa. Upload your entries from February 15 to April 15 on Wikimedia Commons. There are prizes to be won for winning quality photographs. Upload your photos! »

When is the competition open ? NOT YET OPEN: The 2022 competition launches on 15th February and is open until 15th April 2022. What should we contribute ? Pictures! Audio! Videos! The theme Home and Habitat calls for the submission of visual representations of home, habitat. The theme celebrates the diversity and unique spaces and places both humans and animals alike consider home. Those quarters, lodgings, rooms, addresses, locations, dens, nests, burrows, and caves. Those places of safety and peace where people and animals can relax, recover, rest, reconnect with family and community, and where they can fully express themselves, their tastes, their identity, and heritage. More on the 2022 theme... The theme for the 2022 contest is Home and Habitat. Homes come in all shapes and sizes. They reflect our deep-seated identity, interconnections to our community and economic reality. They display our traditional roots, our aesthetic choices and our aspirations. >> Read more about the theme and get inspiration here. Animals have homes and habitats too ... they dig, construct, connect, build to be safe, or come together as communities ...

How to enter ONLY UPLOAD PHOTOS AFTER THE COMPETITION BEGINS ON 15th FEBRUARY!! Take photos related to the theme Home and Habitat Create a free account or log in on Wikimedia Commons Consult our How to Enter page for useful advice on all things relating to the competition Make sure you follow the rules of the competition (otherwise your image might not be eligible)! Upload your photos (from the 15th February 2022 onwards!)  Read more about how to enter IMPORTANT: Please note that while the threat of contracting COVID-19 is still present globally, the Wiki Loves Africa organisers encourages people who wish to take photographs to exercise EXTREME CAUTION. Do not attend in-person events or take photographs anywhere without a mask. We would prefer that you use images from your archive or as you go about your daily practices. Please do not place yourself (or any person with you) at risk or in danger. #staysafe. What prizes are up for grabs? There are several prizes up for grabs, both nationally and internationally. For national prizes, please see what Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2022 in Nigeria/Local prizes. At the international level, there are 5 main prizes for Wiki Loves Africa. The international prizes are : 1st prize: US$2000 2nd prize: US$1500 3rd prize: US$1000 Culturally specific or traditional representations of home, houses or spaces of living : US$750 Prize for best quality video (audio and visual quality and storytelling will be taken into account): US$1000 Special collection (a series of images that tell a story): US$750 (Disclaimer: Prizes to be dispersed in a gift card or voucher format.) Each winner will also receive a pack of Wiki Loves Africa-branded merchandise. The national prizes are : 1st prize: US$150 2nd prize: US$100 3rd prize: US$50 Jury process and the Winners The winners will not be selected until May-June 2022. Every year, there is a rigorous process involving three stages that makes sure that only the very best of the best are selected as the International Prize Winners. You can review this three-step process along with the 2021 Jury Team on the 2021 International Jury page. Each year it is a tough choice to choose the final winning images. The 2022 winners will not be announced until July/August 2022, but there are many beautiful winning photos that have been selected over the last 7 years! You can check out all the previous years 'Wiki Loves Africa prize-winning images and video here’! While the International Jury process is active, National Winners are usually announced by the country teams. There are prizes for incredible photos being awarded via this process. Check out the 2021 National Winners here!! Statistics ‎2,201 Images Stats purge – Data as of 02:09 pm, 28 April 2024