User talk:Oncewerecolours

Welcome to Wikimedia Commons, Oncewerecolours!

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 16:48, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations!

Congratulations! Your photo of Mexicans at the St. Patrick's Parade has won second place in Wiki Loves Folklore in Ireland 2023. See all the winners here. Please contact us at wikimediaireland [at] gmail.com regarding your prize, thanks! Smirkybec (talk) 14:44, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations!

	Wiki Loves Earth
	Congratulations! Your photo of Frogs encountered along the Carrauntoohil mountain loop trail has won Highly Commended in Wiki Loves Earth Ireland 2023! See all the winners here. Please contact us at wikimediaireland [at] gmail.com regarding your prize, thanks! Smirkybec (talk) 14:20, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Quality Image Promotion

Your image has been reviewed and promoted Congratulations! Photo of a venetian mask in a studio photo session.jpg, which was produced by you, was reviewed and has now been promoted to Quality Image status. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Quality images candidates. We also invite you to take part in the categorization of recently promoted quality images. Comments  Support Good image. Categorization could be improved --MB-one 16:15, 14 January 2024 (UTC)

--QICbot (talk) 05:36, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Photo of a venetian mask in a studio photo session.jpg, that you uploaded is now assessed as one of the finest pictures on Wikimedia Commons, the nomination is available at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Photo of a venetian mask in a studio photo session.jpg. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate, please do so at this nomination page.

/FPCBot (talk) 21:03, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 has started, Join us!

Hello Oncewerecolours,

Greetings from the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team! Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography contest hosted on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from around the world, such as folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folktales, folk games, folk religion, mythology, and many more.

The campaign invites participants to document photographs, videos, and audios linked to folk culture and fit within the contest's theme. Through this campaign, you may become a part of a community dedicated to preserving our intangible culture, which has been brought and passed down for thousands of years.

How can I Contribute?

The dates for the submission in the photography contest on Wikimedia Commons are from 1 February 2024 through 31 March 2024. Probably you are wondering how you can take part. It’s simple: grab a camera, record an image, video or audio under the folklore theme and start uploading or Click on Upload Now Icon which is available on right side of Wiki Loves Folklore 2024. To learn more about the rules, check out our Project page on Wikimedia Commons.

Here are the exciting prizes which you can win internationally.

International Prizes

• 1st prize: 400 USD
• 2nd prize: 300 USD
• 3rd prize: 100 USD
• Top 10 consolation prizes: 40 USD (each)
• Best Video prize and best Audio prize: 50 USD (each)
• Top uploader prize for images: First Prize: 300 USD, Second prize: 150 USD
• Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploaders
• Certificates and postcards to Local Organizers.

(Disclaimer : The above prizes will only be disbursed in the form of gift card or voucher format only) You can win both International prizes and your local Prizes simultaneously !

If you are interested in participating in the photography campaign, start photographing and collecting media of your local culture and get ready for the photo campaign happening on Wikimedia Commons. For more information about rules and prizes of the contest, refer here. For any questions, email us or join our telegram group here

Warm regards,

Gaurav and Issac

#WeTogether

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:01, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Commons:Photo challenge/2024 - January - Masks/Winners

	Photo Challenge – Third Place
	Congratulations! Your picture Photo of a venetian mask in a studio photo session.jpg won the 3rd place in the Photo Challenge Masks, in January 2024. You can find the results of the challenge here.

Jarekt (talk) 01:57, 22 March 2024 (UTC)