Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 in Bangladesh

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WIKI LOVES FOLKLORE - 1 February to 31 March 2024

Share the intangible cultural heritage of Bangladesh with the world and win prizes!!


Poster of Wiki loves Folklore Bangladesh 2024
Wiki Loves Folklore Bangladesh 2024 handbook for participants. Please read this pdf for detailed instructions. You can read the pdf from here also

Wiki loves folklore is an international photographic competition to enjoy and celebrate cultural diversity from around the world through Wikimedia projects where everyone can participate.

The basic objective of the competition is to collect photos of human cultural diversity to illustrate articles in worldwide free encyclopedia Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects. The photos provided must match the theme, including, but not limited to folk festivals, material culture, parties, weddings, traditions, dances, music, cuisine, clothing or daily life routine emphasizing on folk culture of Bangladesh.

To find out about all the other national competitions taking place, visit the Wiki Loves Folklore 2024.


Top tips

Criteria

The jury will judge individual entries/ the uploaded photos based on the following criteria (in no particular order):

  • Technical quality
  • Originality
  • Potential usefulness and overall value of the image (including licensing) to the Wikimedia projects


General tips

  • Please be respectful and considerate of all fellow photographers and all other participants.
  • If you are photographing the interiors of a particular building, stop immediately if asked. Some places prohibit indoor photography, but in others you may be allowed to proceed if you ask permission.
  • Do not trespass on private property (it is perfectly OK, though, to take photographs of a private place, while standing in a public place such as the street).
  • Where possible, avoid photographing transport vehicles, especially their number plates.
  • Please do not upload images of posters, billboards, banners, signs, or anything else having text or two-dimensional images that might be copyright-protected. This applies even to texts or photos that are in a public place and that everyone else is taking pictures of. Ancient wall paintings in churches are fine, as are photos of stained glass windows of any date.

Timeline

  • February 1: The official opening of the competition and the start of uploading photos.
  • March 31st: Contest closes, uploading of photos ends.
  • Results announcement: International results will be announced by the end of July 2024 at Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 page on Commons.

(Note: Result declaration is subject to changes and may be delayed subject to unexpected circumstances.)

Statistics

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participate

Take a photo and upload it to Wikimedia Commons
Make sure you enter your email address on your Wikimedia account/profile while creating your account. Otherwise we may not have a way to contact you if you win one of the prizes.

International Prizes

You can win the following prizes in the international contest:

  • 1st prize: 400 USD
  • 2nd prize: 300 USD
  • 3rd prize: 100 USD
  • Top 10 consolation prizes: 10 USD each
  • Best Video prize and Best Audio prize: 25 USD, 25 USD (each)
  • Top uploader prize for images: First Prize 100 USD, Second prize 50 USD
  • Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploaders, who have uploaded the most documents across the world



Disclaimer: Prizes will be dispersed in a gift card or voucher format by International organizing team.


Connect with us!

There are several ways to contact us:

Identify some Bangladeshi intangible cultural heritage
From festivals, material culture, dances, cuisine, clothing or daily life routine find inspiration for your images here.


Take photos
Take as many and as good photos as you can, try different angles. Even if the photo doesn't win you a prize, it may help Wikipedia!


Describe your images
Describe what you photographed in the image description and captions. Record the place's name, description, and date of photo.


Upload to Commons
Upload your images to Wikimedia Commons between 1 February and 31 March 2024. Create an account, if you don't have one already.