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All good photography competitions need excellent judges to help select the winners. The volunteer team behind the UK's participation in [http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk/ Wiki Loves Monuments] is therefore delighted to announce that Steve Cole, Head of Photography at [http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ English Heritage], has agreed to join the national judging panel.
''This post was written by Ally Crockford, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland''


Who could be better suited to help select the winners of a photography competition related to historic listed buildings?
My first introduction to Wikipedia was inspired by a job prospect. A contract as editor for an external wiki aimed at entrepreneurs called ‘Entrepedia.org’ was announced on the University of Edinburgh careers website. I was in the first year of an English Literature PhD programme at the University at that time, an international student (I’m originally from Canada) rather in need of rent money. I was also, at least as I considered myself, reasonably articulate and not a complete technological dunce, so I thought it was a good fit, and as I was offered the job it seems someone agreed. To learn more about the potential offered by a Wiki, I joined Wikipedia. I was not bold: I was most decidedly timid.


Steve has over forty years of experience of photographing historic buildings through working for the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) and English Heritage. He leads a team of photographers at English Heritage that record the buildings and archaeological landscapes of England for use in varied publications and for inclusion in the national archive.
I only made a few minor edits, though I scrolled through article source code with great fascination. Once the contract ended and the demands of a full-time research and part-time teaching schedule took hold, my contributions stopped altogether, and my username was lost from both e-mail archives and memory. Five and a half years (and one PhD) later, I returned to Wikipedia, once again inspired by a job description, this time for the position of Wikimedian-in-Residence at the [http://www.nls.uk/ National Library of Scotland]. I was alerted this time by an innocuous Facebook post, and as an Open Knowledge advocate and frequent presence in the NLS Reading Rooms I leapt at the opportunity, and I cannot believe how fortunate I was to be offered the job. I have been amazed to see some of the incredible changes and developments that have taken place in the Wikimedia world since last I looked behind the scenes. It is a more expansive and mature resource and community than I remember, though I feel that is more likely because of my own maturing interests and opinions. In any case I am so grateful to have been given that little push back into contributing.


Steve continues to maintain the classic standards of architectural photography as well as embracing new methods and new technologies for image capture. He teaches photography at the Departments of Continuing Education of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
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Steve Cole said: “I am really looking forward to seeing the entries and I am sure it will be a difficult but greatly entertaining activity in judging them all.”
 
Michael Maggs, volunteer member of the Wiki Loves Monuments UK steering committee and a Wikimedia UK Trustee, said: “I'm thrilled that Steve has agreed to join the national jury.  I doubt that there is anyone else in England with Steve's understanding of architectural photography combined with a deep understanding of our national heritage.”
 
Wiki Loves Monuments takes place every year in September and is the world's largest photography competition. This year, the UK is taking part for the first time. Photographers of all levels of experience are welcome to participate and [http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk/ you can find all of the details you need here].
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