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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.

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Challenges open for submission


2023 – November – Bicycle

The new challenge features bicycles and other cycles.

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 November 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. November 2023 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 9 days 0 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)


Examples

Entries

  • Vamos hoje para a praia de bicicleta?

    Vamos hoje para a praia de bicicleta?

  • Bike among towering trees in Stanley Park Vancouver, May 2018

    Bike among towering trees in Stanley Park Vancouver, May 2018

  • Indianapolis Pacers Bikeshare Program bikes at docking station, August 2018

    Indianapolis Pacers Bikeshare Program bikes at docking station, August 2018

  • From sea ?

    From sea ?

  • Alone in Place de la Concorde (Paris)

    Alone in Place de la Concorde (Paris)

  • Four-person family bike in Amsterdam

    Four-person family bike in Amsterdam

  • Bicycle with large carry capacity in Taiwan

    Bicycle with large carry capacity in Taiwan

  • Bicycles parked outside the temple at Burning Man

    Bicycles parked outside the temple at Burning Man

  • Funny stickers on a warning road sign in France

    Funny stickers on a warning road sign in France

  • Bicycle sign in Den Gamle By, Aarhus, Denmark

    Bicycle sign in Den Gamle By, Aarhus, Denmark

  • Bicycle sculpture at MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, Krakow, Poland

    Bicycle sculpture at MOCAK Museum of Contemporary Art, Krakow, Poland

  • Rear wheel of a blue bike behind wall, Cremona, Italy

    Rear wheel of a blue bike behind wall, Cremona, Italy

  • Fake bike accident, Kasseedorf, Germany

    Fake bike accident, Kasseedorf, Germany

  • Bikes leaning on previous night's dwelling

    Bikes leaning on previous night's dwelling

  • Bike and noctilucent clouds, in a dark forest

    Bike and noctilucent clouds, in a dark forest

  • Unzulässige Entsorgung.

    Unzulässige Entsorgung.

  • Marke Eigenbau.

    Marke Eigenbau.

  • Mobile Flower Shop.

    Mobile Flower Shop.

  • Sky Cycle from vagamon at Kerala in India.

    Sky Cycle from vagamon at Kerala in India.

  • Childrens Cycle at Tamil Nadu in India.

    Childrens Cycle at Tamil Nadu in India.

  • Bicycle Rack, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

    Bicycle Rack, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

  • A farmer riding an old bicycle, Kebumen, Indonesia.

    A farmer riding an old bicycle, Kebumen, Indonesia.

  • Students in scouts uniform riding their bikes to school, Kebumen, Indonesia.

    Students in scouts uniform riding their bikes to school, Kebumen, Indonesia.

  • Pilgrims Cycle at Tamil Nadu in India.

    Pilgrims Cycle at Tamil Nadu in India.

  • buisness cycle at Tamilnadu,India.

    buisness cycle at Tamilnadu,India.

  • Old abandoned bicycle foùnd at Tamilnadu, India.

    Old abandoned bicycle foùnd at Tamilnadu, India.

  • Bicycle on street

    Bicycle on street

  • A man riding an electric bicycle

    A man riding an electric bicycle

  • giro d'Italia foto scattata durante giro d'Italia localita Ponzate di Tavernerio (CO) Italia

    giro d'Italia foto scattata durante giro d'Italia localita Ponzate di Tavernerio (CO) Italia

  • Photo taken during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA organized by the American Visionary Art Museum

    Photo taken during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA organized by the American Visionary Art Museum

  • Photo taken during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA organized by the American Visionary Art Museum

    Photo taken during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA organized by the American Visionary Art Museum

  • Photo taken during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA organized by the American Visionary Art Museum

    Photo taken during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA organized by the American Visionary Art Museum

  • Photo taken during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA organized by the American Visionary Art Museum

    Photo taken during the Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore, Maryland, USA organized by the American Visionary Art Museum

  • Bike fished out of the river, Munich, Germany

    Bike fished out of the river, Munich, Germany

  • Bike with flower pots, Arco, Italy

    Bike with flower pots, Arco, Italy

  • BMX rider at a skatepark in New Zealand

    BMX rider at a skatepark in New Zealand

  • Bicycle flowerpot in Prvić Luka, Croatia

    Bicycle flowerpot in Prvić Luka, Croatia

  • Bicycle flowerpot in Prvić Luka, Croatia

    Bicycle flowerpot in Prvić Luka, Croatia

  • Bicycle Sink

    Bicycle Sink

  • Directions Pole and Bike at Head of the Charles rowing race on the Charles River

    Directions Pole and Bike at Head of the Charles rowing race on the Charles River

  • Biker on Fiedler Dock of Charles River Esplanade at sunset

    Biker on Fiedler Dock of Charles River Esplanade at sunset

  • Yellow bicycle at the edge of one of Sylt's heathlands

    Yellow bicycle at the edge of one of Sylt's heathlands

  • An exhausted kid with an oversized, old bicycle

    An exhausted kid with an oversized, old bicycle

  • Tag der Sachsen 2023 in Aue 2H1A6288WI

    Tag der Sachsen 2023 in Aue 2H1A6288WI

  • Front logo of an NSU-bike from the 1940th

    Front logo of an NSU-bike from the 1940th

  • Decorated women's bike of a farm shop near Oevenum on Föhr

    Decorated women's bike of a farm shop near Oevenum on Föhr

  • Bicycle as a sign for a pancake restaurant in Santanyí

    Bicycle as a sign for a pancake restaurant in Santanyí

  • Bicycle as waste within the meaning of the German Waste Management and Product Recycling Act

    Bicycle as waste within the meaning of the German Waste Management and Product Recycling Act

  • Children's bicycles in a school playground

    Children's bicycles in a school playground

  • domestic rabbit with bicycle wheel

    domestic rabbit with bicycle wheel

  • Discarded bicycle

    Discarded bicycle

  • Lone bicycle wheel

    Lone bicycle wheel

  • Bicicletta decorativa sotto a una finestra a Capoliveri (Isola d'Elba)

    Bicicletta decorativa sotto a una finestra a Capoliveri (Isola d'Elba)

  • Christmas decor in an Irish Pub in West Palm FL

    Christmas decor in an Irish Pub in West Palm FL

  • Bicycle protest

    Bicycle protest

  • Bicycle protest

    Bicycle protest

  • aspettando il tramonto tra fidanzati

    aspettando il tramonto tra fidanzati

  • Sun bike

    Sun bike

  • Bicycle in a tree in Crete

    Bicycle in a tree in Crete

  • Cycle Track, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Cycle Track, Wellington, New Zealand.

  • Snow-covered bicycle in Berlin

    Snow-covered bicycle in Berlin

  • Una bicicletta alla partita di cricket al Parco di Villa Doria Pamphilj a Roma

    Una bicicletta alla partita di cricket al Parco di Villa Doria Pamphilj a Roma

  • Un vélo miniature qui semble rouler sur la mer.

    Un vélo miniature qui semble rouler sur la mer.

  • Un vélo sur un pont au dessus des bouchons

    Un vélo sur un pont au dessus des bouchons

  • Bicycle in Hannover: Consideration gives us space

    Bicycle in Hannover: Consideration gives us space

  • A bike in Mellat park

    Checking Mellat park in Tehran,Iran

  • Moustache electric bike with the kiosk of the emperor in bois de Boulogne, Paris

    Moustache electric bike with the kiosk of the emperor in bois de Boulogne, Paris

  • German bicycle (VSF T-700) with the château of Sceaux in the background

    German bicycle (VSF T-700) with the château of Sceaux in the background

  • Two bicycles on a former train track in West of France

    Two bicycles on a former train track in West of France

  • Bicycle on the Debilly footbridge and the Eiffel Tower

    Bicycle on the Debilly footbridge and the Eiffel Tower

  • Memorial for a fallen cyclist

    Memorial for a fallen cyclist

  • Bicyclettes rangées le long d'un mur dans une cour d'école élémentaire

    Bicyclettes rangées le long d'un mur dans une cour d'école élémentaire

  • Vélo sur chemin recouvert de feuilles d'automne

    Vélo sur chemin recouvert de feuilles d'automne

  • Vélo devant un arbre tortueux dans la forêt

    Vélo devant un arbre tortueux dans la forêt

  • Vélo dans les herbes hautes

    Vélo dans les herbes hautes

  • vélo devant des rochers sur lesquels une citrouille d'Halloween est posée

    vélo devant des rochers sur lesquels une citrouille d'Halloween est posée

  • A Bergamont Grandurance gravel bike at the top of the Puech des Mourgues, Southern France

    A Bergamont Grandurance gravel bike at the top of the Puech des Mourgues, Southern France

  • A touring bike standing on the fire road next to the city of Montaud (34), France

    A touring bike standing on the fire road next to the city of Montaud (34), France

  • An e-bike on a gravel track at the Les Saisies station, in the French Alps

    An e-bike on a gravel track at the Les Saisies station, in the French Alps

  • A purple gravel bile next to a tree with yellow, red and orange leaves

    A purple gravel bile next to a tree with yellow, red and orange leaves

  • two bicycles in foggy Berlin

    two bicycles in foggy Berlin

  • Bicycle parking strictly prohibited to save the planet

    Bicycle parking strictly prohibited to save the planet

  • Large-scale transportation by bicycle in Saigon, Vietnam

    Large-scale transportation by bicycle in Saigon, Vietnam

  • Rental bikes in Paris

    Rental bikes in Paris

  • Dabbawala bicycle in Mumbai, India

    Dabbawala bicycle in Mumbai, India

  • Snow-covered bicycle on Schleusenbrücke at Alsterfleet, Hamburg

    Snow-covered bicycle on Schleusenbrücke at Alsterfleet, Hamburg

  • Bicycle repair shop in Nizhny Novgorod

    Bicycle repair shop in Nizhny Novgorod

  • Le Havre (France)

    Le Havre (France)

  • Grand Départ in Bruxelles

    Grand Départ in Bruxelles

  • bicycle bells

    bicycle bells

  • Defective cargo bike parked in a subway in Beijing

    Defective cargo bike parked in a subway in Beijing

  • Ausstellungsstück (Detail) im Verkehrsmuseum Dresden IMG 7445WI

    Ausstellungsstück (Detail) im Verkehrsmuseum Dresden IMG 7445WI

  • Ghost bike in memory a cyclist killed in Wimereux

    Ghost bike in memory a cyclist killed in Wimereux

  • Cycle spare parts

    Cycle spare parts

  • Fruit vendor at the street

    Fruit vendor at the street

  • Tiny Bicycle

    Tiny Bicycle

  • Orange bicycle at lake side

    Orange bicycle at lake side

  • Hudson River Park. Morning bicycle walk along the Hudson River embankment

    Hudson River Park. Morning bicycle walk along the Hudson River embankment

  • New York Marathon

    New York Marathon

  • Parking. Citibikes

    Parking. Citibikes

  • Музейный экспонат

    Музейный экспонат

  • A picture of a Canal with a retro style bicycle in Amsterdam in the foreground, The Netherlands, 2012

    A picture of a Canal with a retro style bicycle in Amsterdam in the foreground, The Netherlands, 2012

  • Cycling a little uphill in the city center of the irish capital towards Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, 2012

    Cycling a little uphill in the city center of the irish capital towards Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, 2012

  • Working bike at the Hydropower Museum in Sapporo

    Working bike at the Hydropower Museum in Sapporo

  • Cycling in Italy clos to mountains in Marche region

    Cycling in Italy clos to mountains in Marche region

  • Fahrrad im Garten in Niederwürschnitz, Sachsen 2H1A8921WI

    Fahrrad im Garten in Niederwürschnitz, Sachsen 2H1A8921WI

  • Through the flooded street on a bicycle

    Through the flooded street on a bicycle

  • Countless bicycles parked outside of Kaneshie Market Complex in Accra, Ghana. Some of them are even hanging from a tall wall.

    Countless bicycles parked outside of Kaneshie Market Complex in Accra, Ghana. Some of them are even hanging from a tall wall.

  • A bicycle on a Swiss apple farm. The back of the bicycle has a metal container for milk which will be filled at a nearby dairy farm. Cats wait for the bicycle to return with fresh milk.

    A bicycle on a Swiss apple farm. The back of the bicycle has a metal container for milk which will be filled at a nearby dairy farm. Cats wait for the bicycle to return with fresh milk.

  • A man in Mumbai is sitting on the cargo mount of his parked bicycle while eating lunch and looking at the Oval Maidan cricket field.

    A man in Mumbai is sitting on the cargo mount of his parked bicycle while eating lunch and looking at the Oval Maidan cricket field.

  • Am Rande eines Mohnfeldes 2H1A0271WI

    Am Rande eines Mohnfeldes 2H1A0271WI

  • Perfekte Täuschung

    Perfekte Täuschung

  • In riposo alla fontana della piazzetta di Casale Celsano a Santa Maria di Galeria

    In riposo alla fontana della piazzetta di Casale Celsano a Santa Maria di Galeria

  • Bicycle on a grid in Beijing

    Bicycle on a grid in Beijing

  • Una bicicletta Bianchi alla 'Biblioteca della bicicletta Lucos Cozza' a Trevignano Romano

    Una bicicletta Bianchi alla 'Biblioteca della bicicletta Lucos Cozza' a Trevignano Romano

  • Tourenrad auf dem Inntal-Radweg im Val Mela

    Tourenrad auf dem Inntal-Radweg im Val Mela

  • Bird dealer on bicycle, New Delhi, 1989

    Bird dealer on bicycle, New Delhi, 1989

  • Tour de France 2020, 2020

    Tour de France 2020, 2020

  • Cars in Tour de France 2020

    Cars in Tour de France 2020

  • Cars in Tour de France 2020

    Cars in Tour de France 2020

  • Bicycle helihoisting

    Bicycle helihoisting

  • Bicycles in the Center of Copenhagen

    Bicycles in the Center of Copenhagen

  • A sumo wrestler on a bicycle in Japan

    A sumo wrestler on a bicycle in Japan

  • Bicycle parking, Japan

    Bicycle parking, Japan

  • touch down

    touch down

  • Breakway in Spandelles during La Vuelta 2023

    Breakway in Spandelles during La Vuelta 2023

  • Passo Pordoi, Italy

    Passo Pordoi, Italy

  • Silvia Persico and Esmée Peperkamp in Tourmalet during TDFF 2023

    Silvia Persico and Esmée Peperkamp in Tourmalet during TDFF 2023

  • Cat sitting beneath a bicycle, beside an anchor

    Cat sitting beneath a bicycle, beside an anchor

  • Parked bicycle covered in snow

    Parked bicycle covered in snow

  • Ariana Gilabert, pro cyclist, TCFIA 2023.

    Ariana Gilabert, pro cyclist, TCFIA 2023.

  • Épave de vélo dans la forêt de Séglien - Morbihan - France

    Épave de vélo dans la forêt de Séglien - Morbihan - France

  • A man in London cycles on a Barclay-sponsored "Boris Bike" across Waterloo Bridge with the London Eye, Big Ben, and sunset in the background.

    A man in London cycles on a Barclay-sponsored "Boris Bike" across Waterloo Bridge with the London Eye, Big Ben, and sunset in the background.

  • Hällisch-Fränkisches-Meseum, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall, Germny

    Hällisch-Fränkisches-Meseum, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall, Germny

  • Bicleta com flores na Floricultura Florarte, Barão Geraldo, Campinas, SP, Brasil, 2011

    Bicleta com flores na Floricultura Florarte, Barão Geraldo, Campinas, SP, Brasil, 2011

  • Homem trabalhando com amolador de facas adaptado para bicicleta em Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, 2023

    Homem trabalhando com amolador de facas adaptado para bicicleta em Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil, 2023

  • Bicicletário em Skyglass, Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2022

    Bicicletário em Skyglass, Canela, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2022

  • Bicicleta na mata em Vila Flores, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2022

    Bicicleta na mata em Vila Flores, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 2022

  • On the road

    On the road

  • Bicycle near the wall

    Bicycle near the wall

  • Старий кінь, борозни не спортить.

    Старий кінь, борозни не спортить.

  • Mont Ventoux dénivelé challenge cycling race 2019

    Mont Ventoux dénivelé challenge cycling race 2019

  • Bike stand (Stojan na bicykle)

    Bike stand (Stojan na bicykle)

  • To submit pictures please follow this link

    To submit pictures please follow this link

2023 – November – Too many to count

The new challenge features too many to count.

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 November 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. November 2023 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 9 days 0 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)


Examples

Entries

  • Wild clover in late autumn

    Wild clover in late autumn

  • Arte de Cildo Meireles

    Arte de Cildo Meireles

  • Flor de salsa

    Flor de salsa

  • Uma concha e seus grãos de areia

    Uma concha e seus grãos de areia

  • Movimento #EleNão

    Movimento #EleNão

  • Seafood buffet with shrimps in Vrångö, Sweden

    Seafood buffet with shrimps in Vrångö, Sweden

  • Maneki-neko (Japanese Lucky Cat) Statues at Gotokuji Temple, Tokyo

    Maneki-neko (Japanese Lucky Cat) Statues at Gotokuji Temple, Tokyo

  • Many beach crows on the beach near Wyk auf Föhr

    Many beach crows on the beach near Wyk auf Föhr

  • Many daisies (Bellis perennis)

    Many daisies (Bellis perennis)

  • Harvested Riesling grapes

    Harvested Riesling grapes

  • Red deer herd in the Südliche Weinstraße Wildlife Park

    Red deer herd in the Südliche Weinstraße Wildlife Park

  • Lot to learn

    Lot to learn

  • Lot of Little Labourers

    Lot of Little Labourers

  • Gravestones of world war I cemetery, Sarrebourg, France

    Gravestones of world war I cemetery, Sarrebourg, France

  • Hatched cross spiders, North Germany

    Hatched cross spiders, North Germany

  • Starry sky at Kanaan Camp, Namibia

    Starry sky at Kanaan Camp, Namibia

  • Pigeon fighting on wall of Piazza Grande in Gubbio, Italy

    Pigeon fighting on wall of Piazza Grande in Gubbio, Italy

  • Sea of ​​flowers in the citadel of Roses, Spain

    Sea of ​​flowers in the citadel of Roses, Spain

  • French military cemetery with basilisk and lantern tower. Ablain-Saint-Nazaire (France)

    French military cemetery with basilisk and lantern tower. Ablain-Saint-Nazaire (France)

  • Decorative pavement in Albaicín, Granada

    Decorative pavement in Albaicín, Granada

  • Monk and Nun tile roofs of Lesser Town palaces, viewed from the Ledebour Garden, Prague

    Monk and Nun tile roofs of Lesser Town palaces, viewed from the Ledebour Garden, Prague

  • Railing in Small Pálffy Garden, Prague

    Railing in Small Pálffy Garden, Prague

  • Dormer windows of the Wallenstein palace, viewed from Small Fürstenberg Garden, Prague

    Dormer windows of the Wallenstein palace, viewed from Small Fürstenberg Garden, Prague

  • Plovers, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

    Plovers, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

  • Red wood ants in early spring

    Red wood ants in early spring

  • Poppy field

    Poppy field

  • Larch trees in autumn

    Larch trees in autumn

  • Maoricolpus - the New Zealand screw shell, at Aramoana Beach, Dunedin

    Maoricolpus - the New Zealand screw shell, at Aramoana Beach, Dunedin

  • Colony of king penguins in South Georgia

    Colony of king penguins in South Georgia

  • Hier ist Zählen zwecklos

    Hier ist Zählen zwecklos

  • Dome tiles of the Mouassine mosque in Marrakech

    Dome tiles of the Mouassine mosque in Marrakech

  • Meeting of pigeons in Kolkata

    Meeting of pigeons in Kolkata

  • Perline di vetro per ricami

    Perline di vetro per ricami

  • Frammenti di murrine Millefiori per mosaici in vetro

    Frammenti di murrine Millefiori per mosaici in vetro

  • Eriophorum_scheuchzeri in Vanoise National Park

    Eriophorum_scheuchzeri in Vanoise National Park

  • Mohnfeld in Sachsen 2H1A0931WI

    Mohnfeld in Sachsen 2H1A0931WI

  • School strike for climate

    School strike for climate

  • Mosaic on the columns

    Mosaic on the columns

  • Lotus Pond in the exotic gardens in Bouqnadel-Morocco

    Lotus Pond in the exotic gardens in Bouqnadel-Morocco

  • Ceiba speciosa in Secret Garden in Marrakech-Morocco

    Ceiba speciosa in Secret Garden in Marrakech-Morocco

  • Spinnen-Mutti

    Spinnen-Mutti

  • The sparks are too many to count when this cracker blown

    The sparks are too many to count when this cracker blown

  • 2023 olives harvest in Basilicata

    2023 olives harvest in Basilicata

  • Albero di mimosa in fiore

    Albero di mimosa in fiore

  • Beethoven in Bonn

    Beethoven in Bonn

  • Frühlingsfeld in Sachsen IMG 5281WI

    Frühlingsfeld in Sachsen IMG 5281WI

  • Ostereierbaum mit 10.000 Eiern geschmückt IMG 0013WI

    Ostereierbaum mit 10.000 Eiern geschmückt IMG 0013WI

  • Too many bricks to count

    Too many bricks to count

  • Models of the Eiffel tower, Paris

    Models of the Eiffel tower, Paris

  • Too many candles to count

    Too many candles to count

  • Blue Church, Bratislava

    Blue Church, Bratislava

  • Dead lotus flowers

    Dead lotus flowers

  • Foliage in the forest

    Foliage in the forest

  • Fishing boats in the fishing harbour of Malpe, Karnataka, India

    Fishing boats in the fishing harbour of Malpe, Karnataka, India

  • Sorting fish in the fishing port of Malpe, Karnataka

    Sorting fish in the fishing port of Malpe, Karnataka

  • Crows gathering in an old oak tree before flying to their roosting trees

    Crows gathering in an old oak tree before flying to their roosting trees

  • Wine bottle tops at a market in the Camargue

    Wine bottle tops at a market in the Camargue

  • Too many stars — the Triangulum constellation

    Too many stars — the Triangulum constellation

  • Traditional pottery utensils from Safi-Morocco

    Traditional pottery utensils from Safi-Morocco

  • Beer cans are stored in the Backpocket Brewing Company production facility in Coralville.

    Beer cans are stored in the Backpocket Brewing Company production facility in Coralville.

  • Daikon (Japanese white radish)

    Daikon (Japanese white radish)

  • Все ключи выброшены в реку

    Все ключи выброшены в реку

  • Новая партия авто от производителя

    Новая партия авто от производителя

  • Березовые дрова

    Березовые дрова

  • Иллюминация

    Иллюминация

  • Crowded car carrier

    Crowded car carrier

  • Rags to riches - the onion trader

    Rags to riches - the onion trader

  • Various equipment

    Various equipment

  • Clay seats made for Lakshmi pujan on Diwali period mainly used by Sindhi community of Gujarat

    Clay seats made for Lakshmi pujan on Diwali period mainly used by Sindhi community of Gujarat

  • Beer cans are stored in the Backpocket Brewing Company production facility in Coralville.

    Beer cans are stored in the Backpocket Brewing Company production facility in Coralville.

  • Wall of many bricks

    Wall of many bricks

  • Closeup of the many golden mosaic pieces that make up the large outer discs of Matrimandir in Auroville, India.

    Closeup of the many golden mosaic pieces that make up the large outer discs of Matrimandir in Auroville, India.

  • Sorting freshly picked cherry tomatoes at Solitude Farm in Auroville, India.

    Sorting freshly picked cherry tomatoes at Solitude Farm in Auroville, India.

  • The roads of Ho Chi Minh City are packed with scooter traffic. One scooterist has a unique yellow helmet with a winky smile on the back of it, making him/her standout from others.

    The roads of Ho Chi Minh City are packed with scooter traffic. One scooterist has a unique yellow helmet with a winky smile on the back of it, making him/her standout from others.

  • A street vendor in Vasco da Gama Square in Fort Kochi, India, demonstrates the spirographs he is trying to sell.

    A street vendor in Vasco da Gama Square in Fort Kochi, India, demonstrates the spirographs he is trying to sell.

  • Ostereierbaum mit 10.000 Eiern geschmückt IMG 9243WI

    Ostereierbaum mit 10.000 Eiern geschmückt IMG 9243WI

  • Vögel

    Vögel

  • Uncountable spring flowers in Mainz

    Uncountable spring flowers in Mainz

  • Collection of conifer cones in the Botanical Garden of Hokkaido University in Sapporo

    Collection of conifer cones in the Botanical Garden of Hokkaido University in Sapporo

  • Pacific Sardines - Monterey Bay Aquarium (California)

    Pacific Sardines - Monterey Bay Aquarium (California)

  • The Iola People's Fair, Wisconsin, June 1970

    The Iola People's Fair, Wisconsin, June 1970

  • Love padlocks at the bridge 'Eiserner Steg', Frankfurt am Main

    Love padlocks at the bridge 'Eiserner Steg', Frankfurt am Main

  • Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

    Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

  • Arranged rhinestones, Swarowski shop in Lugano

    Arranged rhinestones, Swarowski shop in Lugano

  • Flock of sheep in Vanoise National Park

    Flock of sheep in Vanoise National Park

  • Flock of sheep in Vanoise National Park

    Flock of sheep in Vanoise National Park

  • Ruthenian carpet

    Ruthenian carpet

  • A 50 mm shot of Jaipur from a nearby fort.

    A 50 mm shot of Jaipur from a nearby fort.

  • >100.000 breeding King Penguins

    >100.000 breeding King Penguins

  • Uspenski cathedral chandelier

    Uspenski cathedral chandelier

  • Plates in the Gurum Das Langar in Amritsar, probably the largest community kitchen in the world

    Plates in the Gurum Das Langar in Amritsar, probably the largest community kitchen in the world

  • Plates in the Gurum Das Langar in Amritsar, probably the largest community kitchen in the world

    Plates in the Gurum Das Langar in Amritsar, probably the largest community kitchen in the world

  • Plates in the Gurum Das Langar in Amritsar, probably the largest community kitchen in the world

    Plates in the Gurum Das Langar in Amritsar, probably the largest community kitchen in the world

  • Volcanic rock pebbles on a seashore

    Volcanic rock pebbles on a seashore

  • Triangles in the roof of Heuston Station, Dublin, Ireland

    Triangles in the roof of Heuston Station, Dublin, Ireland

  • A shoe shop in Japan

    A shoe shop in Japan

  • Flores de trevo na grama

    Flores de trevo na grama

  • Laranjas, limões e bergamotas

    Laranjas, limões e bergamotas

  • Torcedores do Sport Club Internacional no estádio Beira Rio, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

    Torcedores do Sport Club Internacional no estádio Beira Rio, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

  • Flores de Salvia splendens em Gramado, RS, Brasil

    Flores de Salvia splendens em Gramado, RS, Brasil

  • Parc à huitres à Gouville sur mer - Cotentin - France

    Parc à huitres à Gouville sur mer - Cotentin - France

  • Giovani ragni di Araneus diadematus

    Giovani ragni di Araneus diadematus

  • Coprinellus disseminatus in the forest.

    Coprinellus disseminatus in the forest.

  • Railing on the bridge (Zábradlie na moste)

    Railing on the bridge (Zábradlie na moste)

  • Ducks at Kadambrayar River, Kerala

    Ducks at Kadambrayar River, Kerala

  • Поле з соняшниками

    Поле з соняшниками

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October 2023

Previous challenges


September 2023

beach: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Cabourg beach, France Cabourg beach, France Taken in Hovs Hallar
which is a nature reserve
on the Bjäre Peninsula in the
county of Skåne, Sweden
Author Ibex73 Ibex73 Pasi Mammela
Score 13 12 10
composting: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Close up view of compost Компост та кури Biogas tank, in the foreground green cuttings
Author Niwrat Любмир Foeniz
Score 30 24 12

August 2023

millet: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Proso millet in Zurich Drying millet on the Bolaven Plateau (Laos) Eat it up
Author Ephramac Pierre André Leclercq Sneha G Gupta
Score 22 15 10
on stage: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title 3(+3) dancers performing on stage Nenda & Gilewicz
live in Vienna		 Dancer on stage
Author Virtual-Pano Tsui Virtual-Pano
Score 15 9 8

July 2023

climate change: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 2
image
Title Storm Mathis - Lake Zug oceans are rising Contaminación atmosférica
en la ciudad de Madrid
Author Roy Egloff Spielvogel Saldeplata
Score 13 9 9
half: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Farm track near
Micheldever, Hampshire		 My birthday cake!
Oops there's only half left!		 Ein in der Längsachse
vertikal zerstückeltes Automobil.
Author Simon Burchell Anna.Massini Levin Holtkamp
Score 15 15 11

June 2023

rainbow colors: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Tunnel at London King's
Cross illuminated in rainbow colours		 Rainbow yarn for knitting,
display in front of a needlework
shop in Graz, Austria		 This shows the view
directly above the basket
of a hot air balloon.
Author The wub Lusi Lindwurm Hu Nhu
Score 19 11 8
tents: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Kasachische Jurten in der
Kyzylkum/ Usbekistan		 Chegem-001 Chegem-002
Author Carsten Siegel Саня Новиков Саня Новиков
Score 17 17 13

May 2023

Macro photography: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Close up photograph of wing of Papilio
demoleus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Lime Swallowtail		 weibliche Schwarze
Habichtsfliege (Dioctria
atricapilla) mit Morgentau		 Caterpillar of the small
frost moth on a rose leaf
Author ManaskaMukhopadhyay Carsten Siegel Ermell
Score 12 11 10
feathers: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Victoria crowned pigeon Western Crowned Pigeon
in Geneva, Switzerland.		 Peacock feather close-up
Author Roy Egloff RomanDeckert Mister rf
Score 10 9 7

April 2023

Looking up: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Pylon of high-voltage
line crossing Elbe
River at Hetlinger Schanze
near Hamburg, Germany		 Street corner in Nice's old town Ballonwettbewerb
Author Mozzihh Virtual-Pano Mensch01
Score 13 12 12
Baby farm animals: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 2
image
Title Sheep with lamb, lying on a dyke, which
they graze as dyke sheep for erosion
control, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany		 Poitou donkey foal (Equus asinus)
in the Lüneburg Heath Wildlife Park		 Baby alpacas of a Quechua Family
(Huaman Quispe farm) - Alpacas bebes -
Paqucha uña Nuñoa llaqtamanta
Author Lusi Lindwurm F. Riedelio Elwinlhq
Score 16 13 13

March 2023

Laundering: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Facade of a house
at 277, Fondamenta
Cavanella in Burano (Italy)		 Washing clothes in a open area Laundry lines in a
residential neighbourhood
in Venice, Italy
Author Ermell Pauloleong2002 Marc-Lautenbacher
Score 15 12 11
Hotels and Motels: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Ice-Hotel in Quebec Canada,
the only one in North America		 Spa at Tschuggen Grand Hotel The Dolder Grand, Zurich, Switzerland
Author Marc-Lautenbacher Roy Egloff Roy Egloff
Score 15 14 12

February 2023

Handles: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 2
image
Title Handle of leather trunk
from the early 1900s		 Handle Of A Pots Lid Glättkelle mit
rotem Holzgriff
Author Mariojan photo OJjnr VSchagow
Score 14 8 8
Cruise ship: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 2
image
Title Royal Clipper
sailing the Med		 cruise vessel
'Expedition' in Antarctica		 Cruise ships in
Geiranger Fjord, Norway
Author Cbuske46 Virtual-Pano Hgrobe
Score 26 10 10

January 2023

Ice: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title A growler became a sculpture wind-blown rime ice found
on a summit cross		 jogger crossing the icy right barrier
gate of the Jahnwehr weir in Bamberg, Germany
Author Virtual-Pano Roy Egloff Ermell
Score 19 18 15
Hospitals: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image
Title Hospital corridor in the
“Marienhaus Klinikum Hetzelstift“		 Hospital corridor covered
with Namib sand in ghost
town Kolmanskop, Namibia		 Ny del av Haukeland Universitetssykehus
fra Møllendal gravplass i Bergen
Author F. Riedelio Mozzihh Odd Roar Aalborg
Score 16 14 11

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