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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.

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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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2023 – February – Handles

The new challenge features Handles, furniture handle, door handle, bicycle handle, bow handle, folding handle, metal handle, window handle, glass handle, porcelain handle, holding handle, knobs, tool shank...

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 February 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. February 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 6 days 2 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

Examples

  • Alfa 159 - Flickr - David Villarreal Fernández (12).jpg
  • Sent, (1430 m.) dorp in kanton Graubünden in Zwitserland 09-09-2019 (actm.) 20.jpg
  • Door Handle MET sf87-11-9abs1.jpg
  • Raleigh rsw mk 2 bicycle twistgrip gearchange bootiebike com 1000.jpg
  • Punctured rectangled gray metallic kitchen cabinet handle - C.jpg
  • 102 Konovaltsia Street, Lviv (07).jpg
  • San Adrián - Puerta 4.jpg
  • Emergency brake handle in ČD class AB 2.jpg
  • Altes Türschloß.jpg
  • Electric cattle fence, handle..JPG
  • Mechanisches Stellwerk in Hausen im Tal (2018).jpg
  • Lifeless Face 051.jpg
  • Grab handles in a bus of Renyou Bus 2010-06-17.jpg
  • Henkel, Paketgriff-4726.jpg
  • Crepatura.jpg

Entries

  • Art nouveau door handle in Brussels.jpg
  • Voordeur handvat van een art-nouveau woning in Brussel.jpg
  • Very old wooden door in Castelló d’Empúries, Spain

    Very old wooden door in Castelló d’Empúries, Spain

  • Door knocker in Nice

    Door knocker in Nice

  • Handle of a money box (GDR, locksmith work, metal, 1960s)

    Handle of a money box (GDR, locksmith work, metal, 1960s)

  • Door handle at the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau

    Door handle at the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Passau

  • Handle, Situla, from Ercolano, MAAN, Italy

    Handle, Situla, from Ercolano, MAAN, Italy

  • Metal Lid

    Metal Lid

  • Ablution Kettle

    Ablution Kettle

  • The Handle Of A Sewing Machine

    The Handle Of A Sewing Machine

  • Handle Of A Pots Lid

    Handle Of A Pots Lid

  • Llamador de la puerta de la Casa del Cordón, Burgos, España.jpg
  • Manija de la puerta de la Catedral de la Asunción de la Virgen, Segorbe, España.jpg
  • in Berlin gesehen

    in Berlin gesehen

  • in der Wilhelma in den Gewächshäusern eine schwere Türe mit Kugelgriffen

    in der Wilhelma in den Gewächshäusern eine schwere Türe mit Kugelgriffen

  • in Nancy Jugendstil-Griff

    in Nancy Jugendstil-Griff

  • Bootstüröffnung in Form eines Kn aufs mit Regenschirm, gesehen in Oxford

    Bootstüröffnung in Form eines Kn aufs mit Regenschirm, gesehen in Oxford

  • This handle was installed 1990 in Norrköping, Sweden. Chrome plated metal.

    This handle was installed 1990 in Norrköping, Sweden. Chrome plated metal.

  • Door handles in Jade Buddah temple in Shanghai

    Door handles in Jade Buddah temple in Shanghai

  • Door handle at the staircase leading to the church Mariahilf in Passau

    Door handle at the staircase leading to the church Mariahilf in Passau

  • Door handle and toilet lock on an interior door

    Door handle and toilet lock on an interior door

  • Handle and door latch on an exterior door

    Handle and door latch on an exterior door

  • Door handle on an exterior door

    Door handle on an exterior door

  • Carrying handle on a chest from the 17th century

    Carrying handle on a chest from the 17th century

  • Lion's head

    Lion's head

  • A triangular door handle

    A triangular door handle

  • Riding to the future

    Riding to the future

  • Locks

    Locks

  • Vintage doorknob

    Vintage doorknob

  • Two-way fire water divider

    Two-way fire water divider

  • Vintage door with modern bicycle

    Vintage door with modern bicycle

  • Push bars, pinacoteca Brera, Milan, Italy

    Push bars, pinacoteca Brera, Milan, Italy

  • valve handles in a submarine

    valve handles in a submarine

  • Doorhandle in Le Puy-en-Velay, France

    Doorhandle in Le Puy-en-Velay, France

  • Using holding handles to get off the train

    Using holding handles to get off the train

  • Handles on LNG station

    Handles on LNG station

  • Stagecoach Bus Handle Close up

    Stagecoach Bus Handle Close up

  • Iron ring at Neckar riverside wall

    Iron ring at Neckar riverside wall

  • Entrance door to ship's cabin of cargo ship Annabell

    Entrance door to ship's cabin of cargo ship Annabell

  • Entrance gate to property at Neckar riverside, Heidelberg

    Entrance gate to property at Neckar riverside, Heidelberg

  • Old door fitting at Pfarrgasse, Iphofen, Germany

    Old door fitting at Pfarrgasse, Iphofen, Germany

  • Une poignée bleue

    Poignée bleue à Montpellier

  • Original and hand made handles

    Original and hand made handles

  • Double "S" handles

    Double "S" handles

  • A "handle" at road side

    A "handle" at road side

  • Handles on sugar container

    Handles on sugar container

  • Veena-the Door handle

    Veena-the Door handle

  • Locking bolt hand lever at the Castle of Peniscola, spain

    Locking bolt hand lever at the Castle of Peniscola, spain

  • Historical two-handled soup cup in Empire style

    Historical two-handled soup cup in Empire style

  • Bronze knocker at cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland

    Bronze knocker at cathedral in Fribourg, Switzerland

  • Rickety wooden door in a dilapidated shed on the Famberhorst. (door handle)

    Rickety wooden door in a dilapidated shed on the Famberhorst. (door handle)

  • Rickety wooden door in a dilapidated shed on the Famberhorst. (door handle)

    Rickety wooden door in a dilapidated shed on the Famberhorst. (door handle)

  • The handle of Askos (Ancient Greek funerary vase)

    The handle of Askos (Ancient Greek funerary vase)

  • Doorknob.Dubno fortress.Ua

    Doorknob.Dubno fortress.Ua

  • Old fashioned handle

    Old fashioned handle

  • Poignée de la Porte de La Grande Salle de Belcastel

    Poignée de la Porte de La Grande Salle de Belcastel

  • Poignée de la Porte de La Grande Salle de Belcastel

    Poignée de la Porte de La Grande Salle de Belcastel

  • Poignée de la Porte de La Grande Salle de Belcastel

    Poignée de la Porte de La Grande Salle de Belcastel

  • Control panel with valve handles of former nuclear power plant Lubmin near Greifwald, Germany

    Control panel with valve handles of former nuclear power plant Lubmin near Greifwald, Germany

  • Suitcase handles in a shop in Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Suitcase handles in a shop in Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • Small drawer furniture in a shop in Baerums Verk, Norway

    Small drawer furniture in a shop in Baerums Verk, Norway

  • Door handle from Bauhaus Museum, Weimar, Germany

    Door handle from Bauhaus Museum, Weimar, Germany

  • Handles on a shared garbage shack from a small apartmenthouse in Munich

    Handles on a shared garbage shack from a small apartmenthouse in Munich

  • Handles on the lid of a waste container for biological waste in Munich

    Handles on the lid of a waste container for biological waste in Munich

  • Handles that allow easy emptying of a garbage bin

    Handles that allow easy emptying of a garbage bin

  • Handle with lock on the doorbolt of a car trailer

    Handle with lock on the doorbolt of a car trailer

  • Emergency brake handle in the nostalgic steam train of the Mecklenburg Bäderbahn, Germany

    Emergency brake handle in the nostalgic steam train of the Mecklenburg Bäderbahn, Germany

  • Door handle of the cathedral church in Ribe, Denmark, by the Danish artist Anne-Marie Carl-Nielsen

    Door handle of the cathedral church in Ribe, Denmark, by the Danish artist Anne-Marie Carl-Nielsen

  • Moorish style door handle and knocker in Seville

    Moorish style door handle and knocker in Seville

  • Swan-shaped door handle in Aigues-Mortes, France

    Swan-shaped door handle in Aigues-Mortes, France

  • Handles at the medieval portal of "Chapelle de la Trinité de Prunet-et-Belpuig", Roussillon, France.

    Handles at the medieval portal of "Chapelle de la Trinité de Prunet-et-Belpuig", Roussillon, France.

  • A Kruirad to turn windmill De Boezemvriend to the wind.

    A Kruirad to turn windmill De Boezemvriend to the wind.

  • Worn door handle of the Nicolaaskerk (Hemelum) is a hall church built in 1668.

    Worn door handle of the Nicolaaskerk (Hemelum) is a hall church built in 1668.

  • Maritime searchlight handle

    Maritime searchlight handle

  • Handle (locksmith), Tumi shaped, in Hotel Majoro Nazca.- Peru

    Handle (locksmith), Tumi shaped, in Hotel Majoro Nazca.- Peru

  • Maniglia con forme leonine su un portone di un palazzo nel Quartiere Coppedè, Roma

    Maniglia con forme leonine su un portone di un palazzo nel Quartiere Coppedè, Roma

  • Manico di innaffiatoio decorato con découpage di oggetti con manici

    Manico di innaffiatoio decorato con découpage di oggetti con manici

  • Railway switch in the harbour of Misburg, Hanover, Germany

    Railway switch in the harbour of Misburg, Hanover, Germany

  • Doorknob at the Catholic Church of St. Henry in Bamberg

    Doorknob at the Catholic Church of St. Henry in Bamberg

  • Train straps

    Train straps

  • Discarded fish boxes with broken wooden handles in Roses, Spain

    Discarded fish boxes with broken wooden handles in Roses, Spain

  • Manual fruit and wine press

    Manual fruit and wine press

  • Мебельная ручка

    Мебельная ручка

  • Mooring winch brake handle

    Mooring winch brake handle

  • At the playground

    At the playground

  • Handwasserpumpe in Hohndorf, Erzgebirgskreis 2H1A6968WI

    Handwasserpumpe in Hohndorf, Erzgebirgskreis 2H1A6968WI

  • Geschenkbecher 2H1A0966WI

    Geschenkbecher 2H1A0966WI

  • Torgriff im Izmailovsky-Garten von St. Petersburg 2H1A1607WI

    Torgriff im Izmailovsky-Garten von St. Petersburg 2H1A1607WI

  • Holding onto the handle

    Holding onto the handle

  • Old door handle in Gomel.Belarus

    Old door handle in Gomel.Belarus

2023 – February – Cruise ship/Passenger ship

The new challenge features cruise ships and passenger ships, exterior, interior, etc.

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 February 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. February 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 6 days 2 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

Examples

  • Viking Sky (ship, 2017) - Sète - December 2018.jpg
  • Viking Sky (ship, 2017) and GNV Cristal (ship, 1989).jpg
  • Shipwreck of the SS American Star on the shore of Fuerteventura.jpg
  • Silja Serenade in Stockholm.jpg
  • Fünfmastvollschiff.JPG
  • Rostock asv2018-05 img63 Warnemuende port.jpg
  • Oster Fjordsteam 2018 (151352) -edited.jpg
  • 2020-08-24 MS FRAM - IMO 9370018, at Brown Station, Antarctica 2019-03-10.jpg
  • San Francisco harbor scene with Transamerica Pyramid.jpg
  • Navío Safari Endeavour, Parque Nacional Bahía del Glaciar, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017-08-19, DD 16.jpg
  • Mein Schiff 4 (IMO 9678408), Rostock.jpg
  • GNV Cristal (ship, 1989), Sète 2018.jpg

Entries

  • Lake geneva Switzerland

    Lake geneva Switzerland

  • Lake geneva Switzerland

    Lake geneva Switzerland

  • Rhodes, port

    Rhodes, port

  • Hurtigruteskipet MS Kong Harald passerer Askøy ved Bergen

    Hurtigruteskipet MS Kong Harald passerer Askøy ved Bergen

  • MV Hebridean Princess i Osterfjorden

    MV Hebridean Princess i Osterfjorden

  • Le Lyrial off Anvers Isl. - Antarctica

    Le Lyrial off Anvers Isl. - Antarctica

  • La Motonave Sabazia II percorre il giro del Lago di Bracciano e collega i tre paesi situati sul lago: Anguillara Sabazia, Trevignano Romano e Bracciano

    La Motonave Sabazia II percorre il giro del Lago di Bracciano e collega i tre paesi situati sul lago: Anguillara Sabazia, Trevignano Romano e Bracciano

  • La Motonave Sabazia II al molo di Trevignano Romano sul Lago di Bracciano, Lazio

    La Motonave Sabazia II al molo di Trevignano Romano sul Lago di Bracciano, Lazio

  • Cruise ships Nordlys and Polarlys in a Norwegian Fjord

    Cruise ships Nordlys and Polarlys in a Norwegian Fjord

  • Figurehead of the Royal Clipper

    Figurehead of the Royal Clipper

  • Bowsprit of the Royal Clipper

    Bowsprit of the Royal Clipper

  • Spectators on board the 'Waterbuffel' during skûtsjesilen on the Sneekermeer.

    Spectators on board the 'Waterbuffel' during skûtsjesilen on the Sneekermeer.

  • The largest seaworthy model ship in the world “Bremen IV“ at the Technik Museum Speyer

    The largest seaworthy model ship in the world “Bremen IV“ at the Technik Museum Speyer

  • The cruise ship “MSC Divina“ in the port of Palma de Mallorca

    The cruise ship “MSC Divina“ in the port of Palma de Mallorca

  • The double-ended ferries “Schleswig-Holstein“ and “Uthlande“ at the ferry terminal in Wyk auf Föhr

    The double-ended ferries “Schleswig-Holstein“ and “Uthlande“ at the ferry terminal in Wyk auf Föhr

  • The hotelship “Rex Rheni“ on the Rhine near Ludwigshafen/Mannheim

    The hotelship “Rex Rheni“ on the Rhine near Ludwigshafen/Mannheim

  • Astor heading for the Atlantic Ocean in the sunset

    Astor heading for the Atlantic Ocean in the sunset

  • Sailing far away

    Sailing far away

  • Para surfing

    Para surfing

  • Sailing through

    Sailing through

  • Resting at the shore

    Resting at the shore

  • Disembarking ferry 'Ane Læsø' at port of Vesteroy, Laesoe

    Disembarking ferry 'Ane Læsø' at port of Vesteroy, Laesoe

  • Ferry 'Bergensfjord', disembarkment at port of Bergen

    Ferry 'Bergensfjord', disembarkment at port of Bergen

  • Keel track of speedferry at Ombo island, Ryfylke, Norway

    Keel track of speedferry at Ombo island, Ryfylke, Norway

  • Salon at ferry 'Color Magic' Kiel-Oslo

    Salon at ferry 'Color Magic' Kiel-Oslo

  • Schifffahrt Chiemsee

    Schifffahrt Chiemsee

  • Penguin Island ferry and tour boat at anchor with Penguin Island in the background, Western Australia, February 2023

    Penguin Island ferry and tour boat at anchor with Penguin Island in the background, Western Australia, February 2023

  • Penguin Island ferries and tour boats at anchor with Penguin Island in the background, Western Australia, February 2023

    Penguin Island ferries and tour boats at anchor with Penguin Island in the background, Western Australia, February 2023

  • Ships on Vltava river, Prague, Czech Republic

    Ships on Vltava river, Prague, Czech Republic

  • Boat "Šumava", Prague, Czech Republic

    Boat "Šumava", Prague, Czech Republic

  • Steamship "Vltava", Prague, Czech Republic

    Steamship "Vltava", Prague, Czech Republic

  • Steamship "Vyšehrad", Prague, Czech Republic

    Steamship "Vyšehrad", Prague, Czech Republic

  • A ship at Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macao

    A ship at Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal, Macao

  • A blue ship at Hoi An

    A blue ship at Hoi An

  • Inside a ship on Qiandao Lake

    Inside a ship on Qiandao Lake

  • A ferry journey to Sakurajima

    A ferry journey to Sakurajima

  • Ocean liner Hikawa-maru at Port of Yokohama, Japan.

    Ocean liner Hikawa-maru at Port of Yokohama, Japan.

  • A man doing a cannonball nearby docked cruise ship, Norwegian Dawn, in Cozumel, Mexico

    A man doing a cannonball nearby docked cruise ship, Norwegian Dawn, in Cozumel, Mexico

  • Vision of The Seas cruise ship by Royal Caribbean International, in Alaska

    Vision of The Seas cruise ship by Royal Caribbean International, in Alaska

  • Vision of The Seas cruise ship by Royal Caribbean International, in Alaska, USA

    Vision of The Seas cruise ship by Royal Caribbean International, in Alaska, USA

  • Cruise travelers admire a passing ocean liner

    Cruise travelers admire a passing ocean liner

  • Car ferry to Calais

    Car ferry to Calais

  • Car ferry to Calais

    Car ferry to Calais

  • Car ferry to Saint-Malo

    Car ferry to Saint-Malo

  • Car ferry to Saint-Malo

    Car ferry to Saint-Malo

  • Cruise ship Britannia in Southampton

    Cruise ship Britannia in Southampton

  • Queen Mary 2 on its way in the North Sea

    Queen Mary 2 on its way in the North Sea

  • Ferries Algérie - Compagnie algérienne de navigation maritime

    Ferries Algérie - Compagnie algérienne de navigation maritime

  • Brittany Ferries Saint-Malo - Compagnie maritime française
    Brittany Ferries Saint-Malo - Compagnie maritime française
  • Le Corsaire de Dinard - Bateau de promenade - Compagnie Corsaire Les Vedettes de SAINT-MALO à Saint-Malo

    Le Corsaire de Dinard - Bateau de promenade - Compagnie Corsaire Les Vedettes de SAINT-MALO à Saint-Malo

  • Voilier - Pointe du Grouin

    Voilier - Pointe du Grouin

  • Small ship from 1955

    Small ship from 1955

  • Cruise ship Sailing Vessel SEA CLOUD under sails near Antigua, 1991

    Cruise ship Sailing Vessel SEA CLOUD under sails near Antigua, 1991

  • Cruise liner Queen Mary 2 at Landungsbrücken, leaving Hamburg, Germany at 24th August 2013, 18:26 h

    Cruise liner Queen Mary 2 at Landungsbrücken, leaving Hamburg, Germany at 24th August 2013, 18:26 h

  • Cruise ship Apollon in old harbour of Santorini, Greece

    Cruise ship Apollon in old harbour of Santorini, Greece

  • Cruise Ship in Kongsfjord, western Svalbard, 1986, view from Scheteligfjell (700 m a.s.l.), glacier Blomstrandbreen in the background

    Cruise Ship in Kongsfjord, western Svalbard, 1986, view from Scheteligfjell (700 m a.s.l.), glacier Blomstrandbreen in the background

  • Cruise ships in Geiranger Fjord, Norway

    Cruise ships in Geiranger Fjord, Norway

  • Carinthia VII on the pier in Venice

    Carinthia VII on the pier in Venice

  • Stencil graffiti "Dad, there is a monster" as a protest against cruise ships in the Venice lagoon, which was successful in the end.

    Stencil graffiti "Dad, there is a monster" as a protest against cruise ships in the Venice lagoon, which was successful in the end.

  • Disney Magic's mooring/anchor room

    Disney Magic's mooring/anchor room

  • Disney Magic long exposure during rough weather

    Disney Magic long exposure during rough weather

  • MS Rotterdam, cruise ship of the Holland America Line in the Maasvlakte port of Rotterdam

    MS Rotterdam, cruise ship of the Holland America Line in the Maasvlakte port of Rotterdam

  • Interiors of the Queen Mary 2

    Interiors of the Queen Mary 2

  • Ferry Pride of Canterbury, in the port of Calais. France

    Ferry Pride of Canterbury, in the port of Calais. France

  • Carnival Sunrise Cruise

    Carnival Sunrise Cruise

  • Cruiseskipet Costa Favolosa ved utreise fra Bergen

    Cruiseskipet Costa Favolosa ved utreise fra Bergen

  • Viking Mars (ship, 2022)

    Viking Mars (ship, 2022)

  • Cruise ship Club Med 2 in Spain

    Cruise ship Club Med 2 in Spain

  • Seabourn Quest in Roses Bay, Spain

    Seabourn Quest in Roses Bay, Spain

  • Seabourn Quest in Roses Bay, Spain

    Seabourn Quest in Roses Bay, Spain

  • Cruise ship docked in Lisbon

    Cruise ship docked in Lisbon

  • Crossing the Seabourn Sojourn with an small passenger ship

    Crossing the Seabourn Sojourn with an small passenger ship

  • Cruise ship Pacific Princess. Alesund. Norway

    Cruise ship Pacific Princess. Alesund. Norway

  • Океанский лайнер Norwegian Breakaway на причале в порту Нью Йорка

    Океанский лайнер Norwegian Breakaway на причале в порту Нью Йорка

  • Cruise ship Viking Star. Geirangerfjord. Norway

    Cruise ship Viking Star. Geirangerfjord. Norway

  • Cruise ship Mein Schiff 3. Alesund. Norway

    Cruise ship Mein Schiff 3. Alesund. Norway

  • Vista Bonita in Amakusa, Japan

    Vista Bonita in Amakusa, Japan

  • Silver Endeavour in Antarctica

    Silver Endeavour in Antarctica

  • Passagierschiff. Rhein 2H1A7071WI

    Passagierschiff. Rhein 2H1A7071WI

  • Model of the Queen Mary 2 from amber in Gdansk

    Model of the Queen Mary 2 from amber in Gdansk

  • Passagierschiff LE DUMONT D, URVILLE in Sankt-Petersburg 2H1A9778WI

    Passagierschiff LE DUMONT D, URVILLE in Sankt-Petersburg 2H1A9778WI

  • Royal Wing in Yokohama

    Royal Wing in Yokohama

  • Pacific Venus and Nippon-maru in Shimonoseki

    Pacific Venus and Nippon-maru in Shimonoseki

  • cruise vessel 'Expedition' in Antarctica

    cruise vessel 'Expedition' in Antarctica

  • Celebrity Equinox in Venice 2013

    Celebrity Equinox in Venice 2013

  • Celebrity Equinox ship in Laguna

    Celebrity Equinox ship in Laguna

  • Danube cruise river ship

    Danube cruise river ship

  • Kreuzfahrtschiff Lady Diletta. Mündung der Mosel in den Rhein in Koblenz 2H1A6300WI

    Kreuzfahrtschiff Lady Diletta. Mündung der Mosel in den Rhein in Koblenz 2H1A6300WI

  • Passagierschiff Theodor Heuss 2H1A4209WI

    Passagierschiff Theodor Heuss 2H1A4209WI

  • Royal Clipper climbing to the crows nest

    Royal Clipper climbing to the crows nest

  • Royal Clipper sailing the Med

    Royal Clipper sailing the Med

  • Costa Classica in Venice

    Costa Classica in Venice

  • Costa Deliziosa ship 2010 in Triest

    Costa Deliziosa ship 2010 in Triest

  • Triest

    Triest

  • Costa Deliziosa ship 2010

    Costa Deliziosa ship 2010

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Voting is open to all registered contributors who have held accounts for at least 10 days and made 50 edits, and also to new Commons contributors who have entered the challenge with a picture. Users cannot vote for their own picture. Voters may select up to three photographs in each theme to award points and can give praise to other photos without awarding points. Voting will be open for one month. The votes not complying with those requirements will be removed or converted to praises. In some cases users might be asked to correct their votes after voting ends.


January 2023

Previous challenges

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December 2022

Breaking the rules: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Wrong brick 1805-0829.jpg T22-010 Über-Kopf Museum-der-Illusionen.jpg NO JUMPING NO SALTAR sign breaking.jpg
Title Angular brick in a wall
at Uelzen main station, Germany		 An upside down room at
Museum of Illusions, Hamburg		 Breaking the prohibition
against diving into the water.
Author Mozzihh Lusi Lindwurm Tabrus
Score 16 11 9
Under the hood: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Solex 31PIC7.jpg Bus fermo nel traffico.jpg Honda Heritage Museum (Marysville, Ohio) - Accord 3.5L SOHC i-VTEC V6 EarthDreams engine and transmission.jpg
Title carburetor Solex 31PIC7 Motore di un pullman non
funzionante, fermo nel
traffico di Roma		 Honda Heritage Museum
(Marysville,Ohio)
- Accord 3.5L
SOHC i-VTEC V6
EarthDreams engine
and transmission
Author KaiBorgeest Albarubescens Nheyob
Score 10 8 8

November 2022

Unfinished things: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Aspern Seestadt Panorama Sonnenallee von Osten (2013).jpg 0404 Stone mason Milan.jpg Детское творчество 2.jpg
Title Seestadt Aspern, Vienna,
during construction (December 2013).		 stonemason carving letters Детское творчество
Author Jacek79 Virtual-Pano Tiraspolsky
Score 12 11 10
Hair: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Ирокез 2.jpg Haare und Frisuren 001 2010 05 23.jpg Man with matted hair.jpg
Title Ирокез Hairs on a horse
snout in backlight		 Man with matted hair
Author Tiraspolsky F. Riedelio Sneha G Gupta
Score 17 9 8

October 2022

Skyscrapers: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Miami skyline from the ocean.jpg Midtown Manhattan from Weehawken September 2021 HDR.jpg Flatiron building, Manhattan, New York, Dec.1969.jpg
Title Miami skyline from the ocean Hudson Yards, Midtown
Manhattan at dusk		 Flatiron building,
Manhattan, 1969
Author Matthew T Rader King of Hearts Foeniz
Score 17 16 12
Greens: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Laghi plitvice.jpg 2021 Sagano Bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan.jpg Белый утёнок в зелёной тине.jpg
Title Plitvička jezera Bamboo forest in Arashiyama
（Sagano）, Kyoto, Japan.		 Белый утёнок в зелёной тине
Author 66colpi Naokijp Vitaliy VK
Score 21 7 7

September 2022

Abstract photography: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Couleurs de la lumière.jpg Pt18-176 Strandsediment.jpg Jewish Museum Berlin 1911-1735a.jpg
Title Light colors Sand at a beach in the surf zone,
Northern Algarve, Portugal		 Emtpy rooms and hallway in the
Jewish Museum Berlin, Germany
Author Celeda Lusi Lindwurm Mozzihh
Score 11 10 9
Gifts: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image День рождения. Праздничный торт.jpg Shoes Filled With Gifts for Saint Nicholas Day.jpg Shiny Christmas balls.jpg
Title День рождения. Праздничный торт Shoes Filled With Gifts
for Saint Nicholas Day		 Shiny Christmas balls
Author Tiraspolsky Changku88 Sneha G Gupta
Score 15 14 11

August 2022

Lake islands: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Squarci di luce su San Giulio.jpg Stellisee 20190716 094443.jpg San Giulio isola.jpg
Title Isola di San Giulio dopo
un temporale - Lago d'Orta		 Stellisee, Switzerland Lago d'Orta Isola di San Giulio
Author 66colpi Ka23 13 66colpi
Score 19 13 12
Insects: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Schwalbenschwanz-Duell Winterthur Schweiz.jpg Curculio nucum-20220808-RM-090446.jpg Windenschwärmer Agrius convolvuli Binn VS Schweiz.jpg
Title Schwalbenschwanz-Duell
(Papilio machanon)		 Nut weevil (Curculio nucum)
on a hazelnut		 Windenschwärmer (Agrius convolvuli)
Author Hgut1842 Ermell Hgut1842
Score 20 18 11

July 2022

Big and small: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Big and Small Age Grandpa and Grandson 01.jpg Groß und klein 004 2022 07 15.jpg Baby's fist in daddy's hand.jpg
Title Hand of Grandpa and Grandson Big (E27s) and small
(E10s) incandescent
lamps		 Baby's fist in daddy's hand.jpg
Author Nikhilmore nimo F. Riedelio Palauenc05
Score 22 15 10
Gaze: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Crocodylus niloticus im Kölner Zoo -20140321-RM-103546.jpg Girl with sharp eyes.jpg Don't disturb.jpg
Title Detail of a crocodile at Cologne Zoo Girl with sharp eyes I Want to Have My Peace
Author Ermell Saral Shots Barbara-Ingeborg
Score 12 11 11

June 2022

Air transport: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 2
image TR.AL.Antalya 2011-10-01 Airport 01 16x9-R.jpg Luftverkehrsinfrastruktur 001 2009 01 04.jpg Pulizie sottobordo.jpg
Title Antalya Airport, Turkey Split-flap display and airport check-in
in Terminal 1 of Frankfurt Main Airport		 Operzioni di pulizia pista sotto
l'Antonov 225 Myra a MXP
Author Roy Egloff F. Riedelio 66colpi
Score 11 9 9
Dance: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Dance classically with strobo flesh.jpg Dance and joy.jpg Dance disco with strobo flesh.jpg
Title Dance classically
with strobo flesh		 Dance and joy Dance disco with
strobo flesh
Author Mölchlein Annatsach Mölchlein
Score 14 13 11

May 2022

Kitchenware: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Alexanderwerk kitchen scale 1910-1920 sm.jpg Preserving jar opener - patended by Havolit - 1950s 2022-05-27 (focus stack).jpg Asando cuy.jpg
Title Alexanderwerk kitchen weight
scale circa 1910-1920		 Preserving jar opener - wood,
metal, plastic - patented by
Havolit, manufactured in 1950s		 Asando cuy a la brasa a la puerta
de una tienda en Baños (Ecuador)
Author Mariojan photo Franz van Duns Saldeplata
Score 7 5 5
Asian gardens: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Water reflection of Kinkaku-ji Temple with a tree on a rock in the pond, Kyoto, Japan.jpg Arakurayama Sengen Park - Japan.jpg Hakone 20220507 174848.jpg
Title Water reflection of Kinkaku-ji
Temple with a tree on a rock
in the pond, Kyoto, Japan		 Arakurayama Sengen Park, Asama,
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan		 Rhododendron garden, Japan
Author Basile Morin Otto Domes Ka23 13
Score 17 9 8

April 2022

Stairs: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Mars 2007 Gare de Mons.jpg Vineyard stairway in the Enz valley near Vaihingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.jpg Bamberg Schleuse Treppe-20190701-RM-180108.jpg
Title Stairs to the station platform
before 2013 (Mons Belgium)		 Vineyard stairway in the
Enz valley near Vaihingen,
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany		 Stairs at the lower entrance to the Bamberg lock
Author Anne Debaisieux Foeniz Ermell
Score 11 10 8
Eggs: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Ostrich egg vs chicken egg.jpg Box of eggs.jpg Uova di lepidottero.jpg
Title Ostrich egg versus
chicken egg.		 Box of eggs Uova di lepidottero su foglie di
Lonicera (caprifoglio selvatico)
Author Annatsach Balise42 Albarubescens
Score 16 15 7

March 2022

Parliaments: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image 09423 - Havanna Capitol E facade.jpg London Parlament-20090730-RM-110352.jpg Parliament. View from the Danube.jpg
Title Eastern facade of the Capitol in La Habana, Cuba The House of Parliament Parliament. View from the Danube
Author Virtual-Pano Ermell Vi Ko
Score 16 14 8
Refraction: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Stift in Wasserglas.jpg Krokuswiese in Glaskugel IMG 0193WI.jpg Rainbow and drops on a CD.jpg
Title Stift in Wasserglas Krokuswiese in Glaskugel IMG 0193WI Rainbow and drops on a CD
Author ThoBel-0043 Kora27 Balise42
Score 13 13 9

February 2022

Villages: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Hohndorf im Frühling. Erzgebirgskreis, Sachsen 2H1A0954WI.jpg Il pleuvait sans cesse sur Peyreleau, 74 habitants.jpg Provence, Gordes (PRO 02.45 0957).jpg
Title Hohndorf im Frühling.
Erzgebirgskreis, Sachsen 2H1A0954WI		 It rained constantly on
Peyreleau, 74 inhabitants		 Seitengasse in Gordes, Bergdorf
im Departement Vaucluse, Provence.
Author Kora27 Celeda Michael.F.H.Barth
Score 12 11 9
Pipe organs: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image 005 2014 12 29 Pfeifenorgel.jpg Orgel-gedaechtniskirche-speyer.jpg Orgel. Kirche in Wildbach, Sachsen 2H1A3852WI.jpg
Title Detail view of the pipe
organ in the northern aisle
of Speyer Cathedral		 Organ in the Memorial Church in Speyer Orgel. Kirche in Wildbach,
Sachsen 2H1A3852WI
Author F. Riedelio Kmtextor Kora27
Score 9 8 6

January 2022

Multiculturalism: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Des femmes, des hommes, des musulmans, des chrétiens.jpg Canadian First Nations girl, costume with integrated Hello Kitty earrings.jpg [[File:|x240px]]
Title Woman, Men, Muslims, Christians Canadian First Nations girl
in traditional costume with integrated
earrings of worldwide
Japanese brand "Hello Kitty"		 Fiori di glicine
Author Celeda Marc-Lautenbacher Repuli
Score 22 11 10
Big equipment: Entries • Votes • Scores
Rank 1 2 3
image Liebherr LRB 355 Hölzla-20160628-RM-105526.jpg Schaufelradbagger Ferropolis pls.jpg Schaufelradbagger̠Welzow2.jpg
Title Liebherr LRB 355 pile
driving and drilling rig		 Discarded bucket-wheel excavator
from open-cast lignite mining		 Schaufelrad eines Baggers
im Braunkohletagebau Welzow
Author Ermell Lusi Lindwurm Staubi59
Score 30 21 15


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