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Wikimedia Commons! You can upload them there directly. The more tags you use the more useful and more discoverable your content will be I'm a plant Wikipedian

by culi 4y ago

Wikimedia Commons! You can upload them there directly. The more tags you use the more useful and more discoverable your content will be I'm a plant Wikipedian for example and am always looking for pictures of lesser known species or even just better photos of species that already have some. Sometimes I also browse iNaturalist (a citizen-scientist platform for making species observations) for observations labelled CC-BY or CC0 so if you're into nature photography, that could also be a relevant platform to check out I assume you're likely not taking close-up shots of specific species though but any other articles covering semantic concepts presented in your photos may likely benefit from your contributions

Wistar 4y ago
This. Over the years, I have donated many automotive photos to wikimedia as public domain, CC0.
porphyra 4y ago
I love Wikimedia Commons and have uploaded many photos across the years. But it is a pity that the Featured Picture Candidate process is almost entirely run by a cabal of people who have been there for years and have a rather narrow view of what makes a photo good, as well as poor technical understanding.
- culi 4y ago
  Interesting! From what I understand the candidates are nominated by the community.[0] Is it the people who organize the event or the people who are voting that you think have the narrow view? [0] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates#Simple_tutorial_for_new_users https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_...
  - porphyra 4y ago
    It is my opinion that the people who are active in voting tend to be the same group of people from many years ago, and some of them have a narrow view. Also, the most prolific photographers tend to focus on certain types of photos, leading to certain categories being heavily overrepresented (for example, there are tons of photos of church interiors in Europe). Therefore, I highly encourage more people to participate in the featured pictures project to have greater variety.

by culi 4y ago

Wistar 4y ago

This. Over the years, I have donated many automotive photos to wikimedia as public domain, CC0.

porphyra 4y ago

I love Wikimedia Commons and have uploaded many photos across the years. But it is a pity that the Featured Picture Candidate process is almost entirely run by a cabal of people who have been there for years and have a rather narrow view of what makes a photo good, as well as poor technical understanding.

culi 4y ago
Interesting! From what I understand the candidates are nominated by the community.[0] Is it the people who organize the event or the people who are voting that you think have the narrow view? [0] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_candidates#Simple_tutorial_for_new_users https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_picture_...
- porphyra 4y ago
  It is my opinion that the people who are active in voting tend to be the same group of people from many years ago, and some of them have a narrow view. Also, the most prolific photographers tend to focus on certain types of photos, leading to certain categories being heavily overrepresented (for example, there are tons of photos of church interiors in Europe). Therefore, I highly encourage more people to participate in the featured pictures project to have greater variety.