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Photo Challenge The Photo Challenge inspires photographers to take great pictures and upload them to Commons. Monthly thematic competitions encourage participants to try new subjects, new photographic or processing techniques, and to develop skills while improving the Commons repository of free images. Photographs entered into a competition must be new to Commons and taken by a Commons user.

Skip to: Contents Challenges open for submission Challenges open for voting Previous challenges Themes suggested for future challenges

Formal things Challenges Challenges are based on a theme and run for a month. The theme may be a concrete subject, an abstract concept, a photographic technique or artistic style. Participation Everybody can participate in challenges open for submission. You simply Choose one or all of the current challenges Read the challenge description(s), which may vary in their rules (e.g., some place restrictions on when the photos are taken) Take picture(s) for the challenge(s) during the challenge period (or, if allowed, select from your own existing pictures that are not yet on Commons) Upload your picture(s) during the challenge period Submit your candidates at the top of the current challenge gallery during the challenge period. To do that you click the [Edit] button of the Entries section of your chosen challenge and insert the File name above the last entry (or above File:-Insert image here-.svg for the first entry). Add your entry between the <gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar |, and a description. For example: Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery see Help:Gallery tag. Please do not add square brackets [[ ]] or include a thumb parameter or the full URL. The File: prefix is not required, but harmless. Do not sign your submission(s) If you want, you can have a look at previous challenges and Vote Challenges are open to any Commons user. Submissions must be your own work, not previously uploaded to Commons prior to the challenge date and should illustrate the challenge theme in the opinion of the photographer. Please read the challenge descriptions, as there may be additional rules or explanations for specific challenges. There is no limit on the number of submissions per user (unless specially so restricted in the challenge), but please choose from among your best and most varied images. To submit pictures, you edit the gallery of the contest and add your candidate(s) to the top of the list. New themes can be proposed and discussed here. Assessment After the challenge has closed to new submissions, the pictures will be assessed by popularity voting in the subsequent month. You are allowed to vote for images submitted by others if your Commons account is at least ten days old and has more than 50 edits or if you participated in one of the challenges. Challenges open for voting can be found here. Winning The best three pictures will be awarded first, second and third place. They will be displayed on the Photo challenge page and may use the template {{Photo challenge winner}} on the file description page.

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Challenges open for submission

2020 – September – Mobility aids for the handicapped

The new challenge features Mobility aids for the handicapped

Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in the file information, including the location of the subject, and relevant categories should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not to violate copyright in respect of non-free creative works, and observe our educational project scope and the personality rights of identifiable people, or your files may be subject to deletion.

The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout September UTC.

Checklist for this theme:

• Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
• Photographs must be newly uploaded to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e. September 2020 UTC (but may have been taken earlier).
• Submissions must be added to the top of the Entries section below.
• Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.

Add your entry between the <gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar |, and a description. For example:

Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron

For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery see Help:Gallery tag. Please do not add square brackets [[ ]] or include a thumb parameter or the full URL. The File: prefix is not required, but harmless.

• Restriction: A maximum of four entries can be submitted per photographer.

There are 26 days 19 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

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  A wheelchair on a ship Piret

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  Rollator for handicapped

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  Cruas Sports Museum, leg prosthesis

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  To submit pictures please follow this link

2020 – September – Nature's blues

The new challenge features Nature's blues or blue colors in nature.

Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in the file information, including the location of the subject, and relevant categories should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not to violate copyright in respect of non-free creative works, and observe our educational project scope and the personality rights of identifiable people, or your files may be subject to deletion.

The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout September UTC.

Checklist for this theme:

• Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
• Photographs must be newly uploaded to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e. September 2020 UTC (but may have been taken earlier).
• Submissions must be added to the top of the Entries section below.
• Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.

Add your entry between the <gallery> tags as indicated. Gallery entries are placed each on a new line, and consist of the filename, a vertical bar |, and a description. For example:

Electric steam iron.jpg|An electric steam iron

For help on the syntax of entries in a gallery see Help:Gallery tag. Please do not add square brackets [[ ]] or include a thumb parameter or the full URL. The File: prefix is not required, but harmless.

• Restriction: A maximum of four entries can be submitted per photographer.

There are 26 days 19 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

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  Ceanothus

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  The blue of the sky reflects on the river Cher

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  Blue Photo

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  Wild Petunia -- Ruellia Simplex

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  NAMC YS-11FC flying over Chiba Prefecture in Sep. 2020.

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  Дзвіниця Софійського Собору та пам'ятник Богдану Хмельницькому на Софійській площі у Києві. Україна

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  Вечір над озером. Україна, Хмельницька область

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  The Eiffel Tower during the evening blue hour

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  Blaustern (Scilla) nach Regenschauer

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  Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon in Iceland

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  Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon in Iceland

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  Marvelous view

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  Surprise Glacier, Alaska

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  blue skies with cumulus clouds

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  blue damselfly over a little branch

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  a very characteristic spring blooming in an italian plateau

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  To submit pictures please follow this link

Challenges open for voting

Voting is open to all registered contributors who have held accounts for at least 10 days and made 50 edits, and also to new Commons contributors who have entered the challenge with a picture. Users cannot vote for their own picture. Voters may select up to three photographs in each theme to award points and can give praise to other photos without awarding points. Voting will be open for one month. The votes not complying with those requirements will be removed or converted to praises. In some cases users might be asked to correct their votes after voting ends.

August 2020

• Commons:Photo challenge/2020 - August - HDR -> High-dynamic-range imaging
• Commons:Photo challenge/2020 - August - Demonstrations -> Demonstrations

Previous challenges

July 2020

• Shadows -> Commons:Photo challenge/2020 - July - Shadows/Winners
• Obelisks -> Commons:Photo challenge/2020 - July - Obelisks/Winners

June 2020

Do it yourself: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3	3
image
Title	Home-made redcurrant jam - DIY - jars between pulp residue and stalks	Dice made of polymer clay (handmade).	Three stages of shed construction	Drawings made with twigs and self-made natural inks.
Author	Franz van Duns	Annatsach	Jarekt	Matylda Florén
Score	9	8	6	6

Rainwater drainage: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Gargoyle at the Giechburg near Scheßlitz in Upper Franconia	Central gutter in the village of Dawanshiju, China	Kumpulanpuro culvert, Helsinki
Author	Ermell	Mx. Granger	Kriomet
Score	22	13	13

May 2020

COVID-19 pandemic: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Covid-19 San Salvatore 08	Covid-19 San Salvatore 02	At the train station in Bamberg
Author	Alberto Giuliani	Alberto Giuliani	Ermell
Score	36	24	16

Sensors: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	1	3
image
Title	26.2 MP CMOS full-frame sensor of Canon mirrorless RP camera	Device interior of a bourdon pressure gauge for water pressure display	Medical mercury thermometer in front of its velvet-lined protective cardboard box. Hand-painted numerals.
Author	Islander61	F. Riedelio	Franz van Duns
Score	14	14	12

April 2020

Home cooking videos: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image	Play media	Play media	Play media
Title	Ein gutes Brot im eigenen Herd backen.	Baking chocolate chip banana bread	Preparation of mayonnaise
Author	Arquus	CrlNvl	Traumrune
Score	16	10	3

Interior Clocks: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Pendulum clock in Bourvallais Hotel, Paris, France	Pendule d'officier	Wooden wall clock with pendulum and massive brass weights, half-hour chime
Author	Ibex73	Cquoi	Franz van Duns
Score	17	9	9

March 2020

Nature's yellows: Entries • Votes • Scores

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image
Title	Misumena vatia on a sunflower	Hungrige Amseljunge	Birds at dawn at lake Taudaha and the fog illuminated by the sunlight
Author	Ermell	Ilka Franz	Shadow Ayush
Score	27	27	13

Canyons and gorges: Entries • Votes • Scores

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image			[[File:|x240px]]
Title	Combe Laval, France	Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States	Iya Gorge, Tokushima Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan
Author	Celeda	Islander61	OKJaguar
Score	34	11	10

February 2020

Motorsports: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Соревнования по мотокроссу (файл)	Motorcycle jump during a motocross race in Barbechat, France	Freestyle show during a motocross at Barbechat, France
Author	Андрей Малков	PCouton	PCouton
Score	27	17	14

Public parks: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Дворцовый парк (Гатчина) Ленинградской области. Карпин мост. Россия.	Two people walking through the autumn leaves in Linn Park, Glasgow, UK.	Swing in Bernal Heights Park, San Francisco (2-frame panorama)
Author	Kora27	Compo	Rhododendrites
Score	13	11	10

January 2020

Rural decay: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Бабушкин дом]]]	Hammer und Sichel, ehemalige UdSSR, heutiges Kirgistan	An abandoned village in Kaiping, China
Author	Александр Водолазский	Benjamin Goetzinger	Mx. Granger
Score	14	13	11

Fruit: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Heidelbeeren auf dem Zweig. Aufgenommen im sächsischen Wald. Deutschland.	Strawberry half	Grapes on a balcony in Germany
Author	Kora27	5snake5	Ermell
Score	22	15	11

Previous years

• Photo challenge in 2019
• Photo challenge in 2018
• Photo challenge in 2017
• Photo challenge in 2016
• Photo challenge in 2015
• Photo challenge in 2014