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Defia photographic Le Defia photographic inspira photographos a prender excellente photos e incargar los a Commons. Competitiones thematic mensual incoragia participantes a probar nove subjectos, nove technicas photographic o de tractamento, e a disveloppar le proprie habilitates, toto meliorante le repositorio de imagines libere de Commons. Le photographias submittite a un competition debe esser nove a Commons e prendite per un usator de Commons.

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Formalitates

Defias

Le defias es basate sur un thema e dura un mense. Le thema pote esser un subjecto concrete, un concepto abstracte, un technica photographic o un stilo artistic.

Participation

Totes pote participar in defias aperte pro submission. Simplemente

1. Selige un o tote le defias currente
2. Lege le description(es) del defia, que pote variar in lor regulas (p.ex., alcunes pone restrictiones sur quando le photos es prendite)
3. Prende photo(s) pro le defia(s) durante le periodo del defia (o, si permittite, selige ex tu proprie photos existente que non es ancora in Commons)
4. Incarga tu photo(s) durante le periodo del defia
5. Submitte tu candidatos al parte superior del galeria del defia currente durante le periodo del defia. Pro facer isto, clicca sur le button [Modificar] del section Entratas de tu defia seligite e insere le Nomine del File supra le ultime entrata (o supra File:-Insert image here-.svg pro le prime entrata).

   Adjunge tu entrata inter le etiquettas <gallery> como indicate. Entratas in le galeria es ponite cata un in un nove linea, e consiste del nomine del file, un barra vertical |, e un description. Per exemplo:

   Electric steam iron.jpg|Un ferro a vapor electric

   Pro adjuta sur le syntaxe de entratas in un galeria, vide Help:Gallery tag. Per favor non adjunge parentheses quadrate [[ ]] ni include un parametro thumb o le URL complete. Le prefixo File: es innecessari, ma innocue.

6. Non signa tu submission(es)
7. Si tu vole, tu pote reguardar defias precedente e Votar

Le defias es aperte a omne usator de Commons. Le submissiones debe esser tu proprie obra, non previemente incargate a Commons ante le data del defia, e debe illustrar le thema del defia secundo le opinion del photographo. Per favor lege le descriptiones del defia, perque il pote haber regulas additional o explicationes pro defias specific. Non existe un limite sur le numero de submissiones per usator (excepte si tal limite es specificate in le defia), ma per favor selige ex tu imagines melior e plus variate.

Pro submitter photos, modifica le galeria del concurso e adde tu candidato(s) al initio del lista.

Nove themas pote esser proponite e discutite hic.

Evalutation

Post que le defia se ha claudite pro nove submissiones, le photos essera evalutate per voto de popularitate in le mense subsequente. Te es permittite votar pro imagines submittite per alteres si tu conto de Commons ha al minus dece dies e ha plus de 50 modificationes, o si tu ha participate in un del defias. Defias aperte pro votar pote esser trovate hic.

Ganiar

Le melior tres photos essera premiate con le prime, secunde e tertie placia. Illos essera monstrate in le pagina del Defia photographic e pote usar le patrono {{Photo challenge winner}} in le pagina de description del file.

Nove experientia de visualisation multimedial

Nota ben que le usatores pote disactivar le experientia de visualisation multimedial pro tote le imagines sur Commons post aperir session (dismarca “Activar Media Viewer” sub Files e clicca sur Confirmar in Preferentias, Apparentia).

Defias aperte pro submission

2025 – December – Factory interiors

The new challenge features Factory interiors.

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 December 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. December 2025 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.

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Entries

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  Gärkeller einer Brauerei in Ulm
  Fermentation cellar of a brewery in Ulm
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  Sudhaus einer Brauerei in Ulm
  Brewhouse of a brewery in Ulm
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  Interior of the Rauberweihermühle mill at the Upper Palatinate Open-Air Museum in Neusath
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  Ships under construction at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard,2025
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  Ships under construction at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard,2025
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  Ships under construction at Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard,2025
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  Pump in the waterworks in Bamberg
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  Склад готовой продукции на пищевом производстве
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  A Derelict Factory in South Australia.
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  A steam turbine in the decommissioned coal-fired power station in Boxberg/Germany
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  Metallurgical furnace in operation inside an industrial foundry in Guwahati, Assam, India, showing molten metal being poured and workers engaged in the smelting process.
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  Sawmill in the open air museum Oberpfalz in Neusath
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  Moulin des Oliaux'Cog wheel Villeneuve d'Ascq (France)
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  Ironworker's artisanal workshop, Bergamo (Italia)
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  Inside mine pit of Arenberg (France)
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  Glassblowing demonstration at the Trélon (France)
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  Interior of the Pumphouse Restaurant in Winnipeg Manitoba
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  Inside vacant factory in Duluth Minnesota
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  Huta Pokój hot-rolling mill, water cooling
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  Huta Pokój hot-rolling mill, hot steel
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  Huta Pokój hot-rolling mill, water cooling
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  Huta Pokój hot-rolling mill, hot steel
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  To submit your photos please click here

2025 – December – Herders

The new challenge features Herders.

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 December 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. December 2025 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.

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  A shepherd and a flock of sheep on the Gegham Ridge in Armenia
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  Horse breeders in Khustain Nuruu National Park (Mongolia)
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  Goats with herder in an Argan tree in south-western Morocco
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  A Herder with goats in an Argan tree in Morocco
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  Shepherd in the pastures of Văcarea (Romania)
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  Vicugna pacos in Sillustani (Peru)
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  Dolomites, Italy
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  Transhumance of sheep above the village of Azet (France)
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  A shepherd tending goats on the grounds of the Abahuatsa fortress in Abkhazia
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  Pastore con il gregge alla Riserva naturale dell'Insugherata a Roma
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  Mountain pastures in Poland, Beskid Makowski
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  Hala Kamińskiego mountain pasture
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  Herd of Bison at Fort Whyte Alive in Winnipeg Manitoba
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  Sheep and shepherd in Zawoja
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  To submit your photos please click here

Defias aperte pro votation

Le votation es aperte a omne contributores registrate qui ha habite contos durante al minus 10 dies e realisate 50 modificationes, e tamben a nove contributores de Commons qui ha participate in le defia con un photo. Usatores non pote votar pro lor proprie photo. Votatores pote seliger usque a tres photographias in cata thema pro attribuer punctos e pote dar elogios a altere photos sin attribuer punctos. Le votation dura un mense. Le votos non conforme a iste requisitos essera removite o convertite a elogios. In alcun casos, usatores poterea esser demandate de corriger lor votos post le fin del votation.

Novembre 2025

• 2025 – November – Parking areas
• 2025 – November – Glaciers

Defias precedente

Septembre 2025

Bricks: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Oasis de montagne de Chebika, en Tunisie, au petit matin du mois de janvier	Member of the Bhil ethnic group in southern Rajasthan in front of fired bricks, which the Bhil traditionally produce by hand, often in slave-like conditions	Bricks for construction
Author	Louhaeun	Lusi Lindwurm	Saral Shots
Score	12	10	8

Gold: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Gold colors fireworks from Dadaocheng, Taipei on 2025-08-20	Золочёные фигурные купола Церковного корпуса Петергофского Дворца 2H1A4248WI	Chimor gold ear and head ornaments
Author	Junyu-K	Kora27	WMrapids
Score	16	9	7

Augusto 2025

Home interiors: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Time to milk the cows.	Old style Chinese decoration	Contemporary blue and white bathroom
Author	Magnolia677	Pauloleong2002	OKJaguar
Score	10	9	7

Bark: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image			File:200130 D 9059.CR2.jpg
Title	Andrews Mare, Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire, England, UK	Willow trees on the bank of the river Windrush at Witney, Oxfordshire, UK	Tree on Lake Gunn Nature Walk in Fiordland National Park in Southland on South Island of New Zealand
Author	JoanaImages	Scampz	Karel Stipek Austria
Score	17	14	10

Julio 2025

Waterside structures: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	De Adriaan Windmill in Haarlem, Netherlands	Seen on a tour of Norfolk Harbor, these massive dockside cranes will work on naval vessels.	Blick von der 580 Meter hohen Steilklippe „Cabo Girao“ auf die am Ufer liegenden Terrassenfelder in der Nähe der Ortschaft Câmara de Lobos auf Madeira.
Author	JoanaImages	JoannaPoe	Otto Domes
Score	15	14	13

Vending machines: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Selecta vending machine in Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland.	Ticket machines in the concourse of Nuremberg Central Station	Sake, øl og whisky i byen Fuji i Japan.
Author	W8Kp3mZr1j	Ermell	Odd Roar Aalborg
Score	11	8	6

Junio 2025

One stands out: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	One purple Tulip surrounded by a few white Tulips.	Flamingos, one shakes itself after a bath, Parc Ornithologique de Pont de Gau, Camargue, France	a goose surrounded by ducks
Author	MikeBurnsPhotos	Mozzihh	Chrissieminton
Score	17	15	11

Steam: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Treno a vapore nella stazione di Pontassive in occasione della Befana	Sinter terraces full of steam in the morning sun, Lower Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park	Vasca e sorgenti di acqua calda sulfurea al Parco della Mola di Oriolo Romano
Author	Repuli	Lusi Lindwurm	Albarubescens
Score	13	10	8

Maio 2025

Flowers: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Sunflower field in Burgundy	Waterlily	Hasenglöckchen eingerahmt
Author	Ibex73	Peterdownunder	Englandfan~commonswiki
Score	12	8	8

Flags: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Rettungsschwimmer im Parque Natural de Corralejo, Fuerteventura	Flag of Namibia on an airplane winglet	Paracadutista della Brigata Folgore con bandiera italiana sopra Livorno
Author	Fischer1961	Mozzihh	Marcxosm
Score	18	7	5

April 2025

Meadows: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	A hill dream	Sunset over a green meadow with forest in foreground and layered mountain silhouettes in the distance, under a glowing orange sky.	Fioritura a Castelluccio di Norcia. Italia
Author	Anna.Massini	Martinovmejl	Repuli
Score	14	12	9

Camelidae: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Camel at toni's zoo - B&W	Kamel am Strand in Ägypten.	Ägyptische Motive mit Kamel. Strand des Grand Makadi Hotels am Roten Meer.
Author	Roy Egloff	Kora27	Kora27
Score	16	11	10

Martio 2025

Hiking: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	1	3
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Title	Silhouette of a female hiker in front of the Massif du Mont-Blanc	A hiker on the last meters before reaching the summit of the Schneespitze in the Stubai Alps	A picture of three people hiking the path called "Dragon's Back" in Brecon, Wales. Taken by Lauren Moon in June of 2024.
Author	Stephan Sprinz	Milseburg	Lighting-design-lila
Score	15	15	11

Newspapers: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Newspapers are living history	Newspaper reader in Naples, Italy	Rolled up newspaper delivered to a home in Redan, Victoria.
Author	Sindugab	Mozzihh	Peterdownunder
Score	14	12	10

Februario 2025

Absence: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Absence of essence	Automatic river lighthouse. Yenisei River, Krasnoyarsk	Linden alley at Kalevankangas Cemetery in Tampere, Finland
Author	Tn.kuvat	VSerebrenikov	Xannima
Score	18	17	12

Healthy living: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Heal thy life.	Sun salutation for healthy living	Young athletic girl
Author	Tn.kuvat	Sneha G Gupta	VSerebrenikov
Score	12	11	10

Januario 2025

Leatherwork: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	2
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Title	Tanners at work in one of the old tanneries of Fez, Morocco	Pilot with Leather Aviator Helmet	Handmade shoes
Author	Lusi Lindwurm	Roy Egloff	AK-Bino
Score	24	11	11

Ovals: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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Title	Horseshoe Bend (Arizona)	Underpass of Michelinstraße in Hallstadt	Fontana in un giardino storico in Roccalvecce (Viterbo)
Author	Gzzz	Ermell	Albarubescens
Score	15	12	11

Previous years

• Photo challenge in 2024
• Photo challenge in 2023
• Photo challenge in 2022
• Photo challenge in 2021
• Photo challenge in 2020
• Photo challenge in 2019
• Photo challenge in 2018
• Photo challenge in 2017
• Photo challenge in 2016
• Photo challenge in 2015
• Photo challenge in 2014
• Photo challenge in 2013