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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.

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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

1. Choose one or all of the current challenges
2. Read the challenge description(s), which may vary in their rules (e.g., some place restrictions on when the photos are taken)
3. 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)
4. Upload your picture(s) during the challenge period
5. 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.

6. Do not sign your submission(s)
7. 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.

New media viewing experience

Please note users can disable the media viewing experience for all images on Commons when logged in (uncheck "Enable Media Viewer" under Files and click Save in Preferences, Appearance).

Challenges open for submission

2021 – December – Fences

The new challenge features Fences and border walls.

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 December 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. December 2021 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 0 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

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  Falling apart

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  Fence on pedestrian bridge, overlooking I-75 in Atlanta

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  Angry goose behind a fence

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  The fence of the merchant Igumnov's house, Moscow, Russia

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  Осень в городе.

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  Fence at Rideau Canal Skateway Ottawa

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  Transylvania

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  Looking at the take-off of an airplane

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  Old house doomed to demolition in 2020, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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  Austria

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  White fence with liquidambar leaves and salvia leucantha

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  Ganivelle au soleil couchant

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  Le long du Petit Rhône

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  À bas les interdictions !

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  Fil de fer barbelé après une crue

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  Suburban Belgrade

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  Suburban Belgrade

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  Забор причала для лодок в холодное время года

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  Metal fence from rods of 10 mm

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  Welcome in the castle of Cornillon

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  Behind the railings, a window

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  Забор спортивной базы, покрытый инеем

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  Забор причала для лодок, покрытый инеем

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  Забор частного дома после снегопада

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  An old fence

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  A metal fence near flowers at a temple.

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  Fence for birds.

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  To submit pictures please follow this link

2021 – December – Cities at dusk and dawn

The new challenge features Cities at dusk and dawn.

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 December 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. December 2021 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 0 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

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File:Botafogo Beach in 2020- Sunset.jpg|Botafogo Beach in 2020- Sunset

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  Botafogo Beach in 2020- Sunset

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  Praia de Botafogo 2

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  Paulista Avenue 2019 at night

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  Danube evening

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  Москва. Хорошевский мост

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  Москва. Ходынское поле

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  Košice, Námestie osloboditeľov

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  Москва. Вид с Крымского моста

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  Москва. Вид со Строгинского моста

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  Blue hour in Yekaterinburg.

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  Kislovodsk. Kurortny Boulevard, 12

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  Зимний восход над озером Бельское 05

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  Дорожка вдоль реки Кожурновка

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  Wambrechies the marina in Autumn 2021, (France)

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  Preparing the hot-air balloon for flight.

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  Preparing the hot-air balloon for flight.

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  Mornin time picture.

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  Light pole at night time.

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  Night time.

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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.

November 2021

• Top views of vehicles
• Hedges

Previous challenges

October 2021

• Autumn leafs -> Commons:Photo challenge/2021 - October - Autumn leafs/Winners
• Loneliness -> Commons:Photo challenge/2021 - October - Loneliness/Winners

September 2021

COA: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	O'Neill & Walsh Crests- Wedding 14 September 1995	Populonia - Stemma degli Appiani sulla Porta del Castello simbolo dei Signori di Piombino	Coat of arms on the portal of the former Domherrenhof in Bamberg
Author	Joseywales1961	PROPOLI87	Ermell
Score	14	12	10

Lightbox: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	CACTUS flower lightbox blooms only of one night in year --Arpit Suman	Philips projection lamp 6280C/05 for slide projectors, base G17q, 220 V, 300 W	Siemens & Halske flat relay 48 of an telephone exchange
Author	Arpit Suman	F. Riedelio	F. Riedelio
Score	12	11	9

August 2021

Contre-jour: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Chephrenpyramide in Gizeh	Sunrays shining through trees and weak fog near Walchwil, Switzerland	Echinopsis Oxygona
Author	Sadarama	Roy Egloff	PtrQs
Score	15	9	8

Playgrounds: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Playground with a view	Детская площадка в холодное время года	Tiny playground (rather playboard), Berkeley, Jan 1970
Author	GabrielleMerk	Vitaliy VK	Foeniz
Score	19	11	8

July 2021

Framing: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Begegnung früh morgens in der Oberalsterniederung (Naturschutzgebiet), Schleswig-Holstein	La finestra sul mare, Finale Ligure	Concrete workers on the ABS Nuremberg-Ebensfeld
Author	ThomasLendt	Valeria1582	Ermell
Score	34	24	12

Baby related equipment: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	A stroller wagon	Hundeschlitten zum Transport eines Kindes	Lost pacifiers on the pacifier tree in the Lüneburg Heath Wildlife Park
Author	Ka23 13	Bühnenreif	F. Riedelio
Score	23	18	18

June 2021

Birds in Flight: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Abyssinian roller hunts a grasshopper at dusk	whinchat in flight jump from bush to bush	Geese and Common cranes fly with Christian Moullec who reared them. Airshow Bex 2007, Switzerland
Author	Dotun55	Irvin calicut	Roy Egloff
Score	22	21	20

Five: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Reporter bei der Arbeit	Cinq loups arctiques	Five fishing boats on quiet misty lake
Author	Mensch01	Musicaline	Foeniz
Score	27	21	20

May 2021

Arthropods: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Wolf Spider Eyes	Misumena vatia with prey	Juvenil hermit crab Pagarus, Praslin, Seychelles
Author	Hsingtism	Bendix Grünlich	Mozzihh
Score	17	17	16

: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Nella pallanuoto attacco da lontano con difesa schierata	Two canoeists on Maligne Lake (Canada)	Sailing on the Baltic sea
Author	66colpi	DEspel	Dizelede
Score	24	17	15

April 2021

Fossils and Sediments: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	2
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Title	Deutsch: Stenoperygius sp im Fosilienmuseum des Werkforum Dotternhausen	Fossil of a crocodile in the AMNH	Who ate who? Echinodermata fossils from Morocco
Author	Wuselig	Ermell	RomanDeckert
Score	23	22	22

Angles and Squares: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Hochhausfassade in Tel Aviv	triangular stairwell, Genoa Italy	Square origami boxes
Author	Sadarama	Ddgfoto	Changku88
Score	25	17	17

March 2021

Electricity: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Im Industriemuseum Nürnberg	Overhead power line at sunset	Windräder mit einem Kohlekraftwerk im Hintergrund
Author	Mensch01	Ermell	Lowcarb23
Score	18	16	15

Needlework: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Oma strickt Strümpfe	Cross stitch image of a street flower market	Knitted tent
Author	Sadarama	Garth Weals	Spielvogel
Score	53	13	13

February 2021

Bridges: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Harbourbridge bei Nacht	Devil's bridge (lo schiaccianoci)	Harbour Bridge, Sydney
Author	Sadarama	Repuli	Ddgfoto
Score	13	11	11

Wind: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	"verdammt windig hier oben"	Windy Wedding	Baumreihe an einer Straße in Südengland
Author	Sadarama	Paulhaberstroh	DEspel
Score	37	25	11

January 2021

Darkness: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image			[[File:|x240px]]
Title	Maintenance of a railroad switch	Searching the night sky.	The Pink Floyd exhibition: their mortal remains, Rome
Author	Ka23 13	Annatsach	Ddgfoto
Score	23	12	12

Umbrellas: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Rue Saint-Jean, Sancerre, France	zwei Skulpturen in Hannovers Innenstadt	Under the "Umbrellas" of Thessaloniki (Greece).
Author	Rolf Kranz	Sadarama	Annatsach
Score	31	16	15

Previous years

• Photo challenge in 2020
• Photo challenge in 2019
• Photo challenge in 2018
• Photo challenge in 2017
• Photo challenge in 2016
• Photo challenge in 2015
• Photo challenge in 2014
• Photo challenge in 2013