Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2019 in Australia

Panoramic view of Kata-Tjuta by Dimageau (CC-BY-SA-4.0)

Wiki Loves Earth 2019 Australia is a photo contest about protected natural areas, within areas in Australia.
Images must be licensed under free licenses, see COM:Licensing.
The event is supported by Wikimedia Australia.

Do you have pictures of National Parks, Bushland forever sites, maybe Marine Parks stored on your computer since your last trip? This is a great opportunity to give them a second life in this Wiki Loves Earth contest. In addition to being seen by everyone, your pictures could be included in Wikipedia and contribute to the knowledge of Australia's natural beauty. Freely licensed photos collected through Wikipedia Loves Earth 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 May 2019... and that they have been taken by you, of course!

There is no minimum age to participate, and there is no participation fee. Besides WLE being a competition, it is first a fun activity, ideal for families. The competition also allows us to share our unique natural environment, while improving our photographic talents!

The contest was initiated and first held (as pilot) by Wikimedia Ukraine in 2013, and has been growing ever since with Australia joining in for the first time in 2016.

Rules

The full WLE rules can be read at Wiki Loves Earth - rules. In short:

two megapixel minimum image
be taken by you
be of a protected area (see below) in Australia can include flora and fauna of the area
be described with the location, and co-ordinates if possible
be uploaded between 1 May to 7 June 2019

WMAU recommends that you license the images with CC-by-sa-4.0

Note:please also remember to enable email from other users in your Preferences so that we can contact you.

Organising team

User:Bidgee - Wikimedia Australia Treasurer
User:Gnangarra - Wikimedia Australia

Australian section

All entries about Australia will be judged by a panel, with 10 images selected for submission to the International WLE judging in August.

Natural sites in Australia

All protected or listed areas along with it natural Flora or Fauna in Australia are within the scope of this competition. See the lists by states categories for those areas, if in doubt please upload the image and contact president at wikimedia.org.au, and include as much information in the image description as possible including co-ordinates.

2019 Winners

Elebana Falls, Lamington National Park
Photograph: Alandean88
Macgregor Falls and File:Cave Creek in Springbrook National Park
Photograph: Do japan
Nankeen Night Heron at Buckley Falls on the Barwon River
Photograph: SFSegrave
Split Rock at Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve
Photograph: Fuzzywazza
Blue Mountains National Park sunset
Photograph: 0x010C
School of bigeye trevally in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Photograph: Christo.j.brown
Golden sunset at Uluru
Photograph: Sovernigo
Grass trees in Kalbarri National Park
Photograph: Stanislavfeldman
Nightscape at Myall Lakes National Park
Photograph: Poidabro
Double rainbow over Uluru
Photograph: Vvfilippov

Previous Winners

2018 Winners

Octopus Rye Pier in Western Point Biosphere reserve
Photograph: Katieleeosborne
Galahs House pond, Bowra Wildlife Reserve
Photograph: Weldon.r.thompson
Fire over the Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
Photograph: Julienicholls95
Dingoes on Fraser Island
Photograph: Swampy99
Leafy Sea Dragon, Encounter Marine Park in South Australia
Photograph: Katieleeosborne
Lightning above The Three Sisters Blue Mountains NSW
Photograph: Poidabro
Blue Mountains National Park
Photograph: Jamenpercy
Granite Beach Tasmania
Photograph: RyanChap
Obi-Obi Valley Mapleton Falss National Park
Photograph: Icarson9525
Karri trees, Boranup Forest Western Australia
Photograph: Paulkyranc