Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in Italy

Participating countries Italy will do it again! Italian Wikipedians announce their participation for the sixth time in a row in the largest photo contest in the world, Wiki Loves Monuments. Users are invited to take pictures of cultural heritage monuments, then, during the month of September, upload their best shots in Wikimedia Commons. You have pictures of monuments stalled in your computer since your last trip? This is a great opportunity to give them a second life in this Wiki Loves Monuments contest. In addition to being seen by everyone, your pictures could be included in Wikipedia and contribute to the preservation of Italian's cultural and historical heritage. Freely licensed photos collected through Wiki Loves Monuments may also be reused elsewhere than in Wikipedia. Photos may have been taken at any time. The key criteria to be eligible for the contest are that they are to be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons in September 2018... and that they have been taken by you, of course! Combine the pleasant and the useful There is no minimum age to participate, and there is no participation fee. Besides WLM being a competition, it is first a fun activity, ideal for families. The competition also allows us to inform our cultural heritage, while improving our photographic talents! Team The people interested to help organize the contest are : --Daniele Pugliesi (WMIT) ... Related articles Wiki Loves Monuments on Wikipedia Italy participates in Wiki Loves Monuments 2018. The national contest in Italy is being organized within the Italian-speaking Wikipedia at Progetto:Wiki Loves Monuments 2018.

Wiki Loves Monuments is an international photographic competition to promote historic sites around the World through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Everybody can participate. There are a lot of historic monuments in all participating countries. The goal of Wiki Loves Monuments is to encourage people to take pictures of those monuments, and to put them under a free licence so that others may access them through the Internet. To achieve that, an international contest will take place in September 2018. This page introduces the Italian part of this competition. In September, you may upload as many pictures as you want of monuments that you have visited. Pictures don't have to be taken in September, but must be uploaded that month to be considered. At the end of the month, the contest jury will begin evaluating the photographs and will choose the best 10 pictures of the monuments in Italy, and ultimately in the world. Upload your photos in September How to participate Step 1: Find monuments in your locality. Check: are they in the lists of the monuments? Note the monument ID! Step 2: Make photos of the monuments. Make as much and as good photos of as many monuments as you can. link=: Step 3: Classify your photos: which ID belongs to which monument? Step 4: Upload your photos to Wikimedia Commons from 1 to 30 September.

Wikigite

Attend Wikigite, guided tours to discover the monuments participating in the competition!
You will photograph the monuments in the company of other photographers, Wikipedians, and expert guides.

Every detail about locations, dates and any other information is available on the official website.

Special and local contests

• National Winners
• Special prizes:
  • Special awards from sponsors and partners

• Regional contests:

1. Wiki Loves Veneto
2. Wiki Loves Liguria
3. Wiki Loves Toscana
4. Wiki Loves Umbria
5. Wiki Loves Basilicata
6. Wiki Loves Abruzzo