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| [[File:Glühwendel_brennt_durch.jpg|thumb|right|140px|The Picture of the Year 2013 by Stefan Krause from Germany. Click to see in full.]]
| | ''By John Cummings, Wikimedia volunteer'' |
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| ''This post was written by Wikimedia UK volunteer Livia Morarasu''
| | I have been working with the Sector for External Relations and Public Information unit at The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to make images from their archive available on [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia Commons], the media site for all Wikimedia projects including Wikipedia. |
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| It’s that time of the year! The voting for the annual [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2014/Introduction Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year Contest] is now open and there is plenty to marvel at.
| | Wikipedia is the most used educational resource in the world and the Wikimedia projects receive over [https://reportcard.wmflabs.org/ 21 billion page views per month]. This includes users from an amazing project called [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero Wikipedia Zero] which provides over 400 million people in 35 countries completely free access with no data charges to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects on their mobile phones. |
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| Last year a [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2014/R1/Gallery total of 981 pictures] were promoted to 'featured picture' status in categories ranging from plants and fungi, cities and bridges, panoramic views, interiors and details or vehicles and crafts. All Wikimedians with more than 75 live edits before January 1, 2015 are welcomed to select their favourite shots and, thus, recognize the most remarkable contribution made on Commons in 2014.
| | UNESCO shares many goals with the Wikimedia movement, together we can make available an amazing amount of the world's significant cultural and educational material available to everyone on the planet - global content for a global audience. |
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| We know that selecting just one great snap is a difficult task, and so users may vote for as many images as they like in the first round, ending on January 31, 2015, at 23:59 [UTC]. Only the top 30 pictures will be included in the second round, starting on February 14, 2015. Don't forget that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard anyone can become a part of the Commons community by uploading their work] and maybe see their name in the Picture of the Year 2015 competition.
| | <span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2015/01/unesco/<nowiki>[</nowiki>Read the full post here, which includes a selection of stunning images from the collection...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span> |
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| Congratulations to the photographers who shared their work as freely licensed content and good luck to all!
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The Wikimedia projects are special: they are written and curated by thousands of volunteers. They are also supported by voluntary donations, through Wikimedia UK, the Wikimedia Foundation and other international chapters.
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