The Wiki Science Competition is a month-long international science photography competition ending on 16 December 2021. Wikimedia South Africa is organising the South African arm of the competition. The competition was first organized in Estonia, expanded to all of Europe in 2015, and to the rest of the world in 2017. A very special category for Wiki Science in South Africa is the Fynbos category. The South African Wiki Science and Fynbos Competition has been extended till 15 January 2022
To participate, you must:
Use the hashtags #WSC2021 #WikiScience #WikiScience2021 to spread the word about the competition!
The competition is divided into seven categories. The South African jury will select five finalists from each category to submit to the international competition. The categories are:
The judges will also select an overall first and second place winning photograph. There is a special prize for the first and second place winning photograph in the Fynbos category. For the international copetition the fynbos finalists will be submitted under the "wildlife and nature" category.
All prizes will be given in the form of Amazon gift vouchers.
Prizes for all categories are:
Winning pictures in the Fynbos category are:
Working out the copyright status of images you might want to submit can be tricky. The guidance here should tell you whether you can upload your photograph. If you have any questions, please contact us on the talk page. Note that these guidelines are South African-specific and may not apply to other countries.
The jury for the South African competition is:
The Wiki Science Competition is a month-long international science photography competition ending on 16 December 2021. Wikimedia South Africa is organising the South African arm of the competition. The competition was first organized in Estonia, expanded to all of Europe in 2015, and to the rest of the world in 2017. A very special category for Wiki Science in South Africa is the Fynbos category. The South African Wiki Science and Fynbos Competition has been extended till 15 January 2022
To participate, you must:
Use the hashtags #WSC2021 #WikiScience #WikiScience2021 to spread the word about the competition!
The competition is divided into seven categories. The South African jury will select five finalists from each category to submit to the international competition. The categories are:
The judges will also select an overall first and second place winning photograph. There is a special prize for the first and second place winning photograph in the Fynbos category. For the international copetition the fynbos finalists will be submitted under the "wildlife and nature" category.
All prizes will be given in the form of Amazon gift vouchers.
Prizes for all categories are:
Winning pictures in the Fynbos category are:
Working out the copyright status of images you might want to submit can be tricky. The guidance here should tell you whether you can upload your photograph. If you have any questions, please contact us on the talk page. Note that these guidelines are South African-specific and may not apply to other countries.
The jury for the South African competition is: