Wiki Loves Food (WLF) is a public photo competition on Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other sites of the Wikimedia Foundation.
What are the basic rules?
There is a basic set of rules which are common for all participating countries in order to make the contests compatible with each other; these rules to run the contest are:
All photos participating in the competition should be self-taken and self-uploaded;
Upload to Wikimedia Commons is possible only in the month of April;
Participants should have their e-mail enabled on Wikimedia Commons (or the platform they uploaded their photos to) to be eligible for prizes;
Can I get the schedule of the event?
The competition will happen on 30 days from 15 March, 2021 to 14 April, 2021 in India. The jury team will judge the photographs from 1 May, 2021 to 31 May, 2021 and declare the first 10 selected photographs from the country publicly.
Who is organizing the event in India?
West Bengal Wikimedians User Group has taken the initiative and responsibility to organize the event in India this year. The user groups are the official affiliates of Wikimedia Foundation. If you want to contact the team, they are here.
How many pictures can I upload?
You can upload as many pictures as you can of as many food as you can. Don't worry, we are a large repository and we have space for all.
What is the judging criteria for this event?
The jury will determine the winners of the contest taking into the consideration the following criteria. Note importantly that this is not just another photography contest. In order of importance, the criteria are as follows:
Effort put into researching the subject and taking the image - we welcome descriptive notes on the subject, how the the photo was taken, processed etc. Every photograph has a story behind it.
Quality of description provided on the image (in any language) [judged primarily on the basis of what is provided by the image submitter rather than other contributors].
Value of the image in terms of usage - ideally demonstrated by usage in any language Wikipedia with appropriate captions and well-referenced text surrounding the image that demonstrates that the article has been greatly enhanced by the image.
Value of the image based on uniqueness - is it filling a blank, is it from a location that is hard to reach, is it the only image of its kind etc.
Technical quality (sharpness, use of light, perspective, composition, etc.)
What are the grounds for rejection by jury?
Grounds for rejection of submitted images can include but are not limited to:
suspected of copyright violation.
if required jury members may contact participants via talk pages or email - if they cannot be reached or responses to emails are not received within 48 hours - then the submission may be considered suspect and be rejected, participants may please ensure that they enable email, watch talk pages, and check their spam folders.
lack of full EXIF information - where possible, contributors should include (or link to file versions with EXIF) other versions/from other angles in the other versions details.
excessive processing, use of filters that are unrealistic.
image does not document food faithfully enough.
watermarks, credit to author is ensured through the license and shall not be included in the image.
resolution below 5 megapixel.
Is there any prize for the competition?
Yes, the photographs which will secure first 10 places in the event, will get the following prizes:
1st Prize - INR 6,000 worth gift voucher + 1 SWAG material + 1 digital certificate
2nd Prize - INR 5,000 worth Gift voucher + 1 SWAG material + 1 digital certificate
3rd Prize - INR 4,000 worth Gift voucher + 1 SWAG material + 1 digital certificate
4th Prize - INR 3,000 worth Gift voucher + 1 SWAG material + 1 digital certificate
5th Prize - INR 3,000 worth Gift voucher + 1 SWAG material + 1 digital certificate
6th to 10th Prize - INR 2,000 worth Gift voucher + 1 SWAG material + 1 digital certificate (each)
How will I get the prizes?
If your photograph get selected within first 10 prizes, The organizing team will both mail you and post in your Wikimedia Commons talk page and request you to provide your address and other necessary details in a Google doc. Don't worry, your privacy will not be breached and the information which you will provide will be deleted after you get your prizes.
I live outside India. Shall I get national prize, if selected?
Unfortunately, sending gift vouchers outside India is beyond the limited capacity of the organizing team. However, the winners living outside India will be awarded digital certificates.
I don't want gift vouchers. Can I get the prize in cash?
