Commons:Commons Photographers User Group
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Commons Photographers User Group (short: Commons Photographers) is a Wikimedia user group.
Description and mission[edit]
Commons Photographers is an international cooperative of photography enthusiasts who publish their images under free licenses. We are devoted to transcribing the world visually and having others benefit from our work through Wikipedia and other places that share our values.
We will give photographers in the Wikimedia universe a voice – a voice that will naturally represent the members of Commons Photographers.
We will improve our skills by learning from each other.
We will organize events in order to strengthen our community, to promote our values, and to engage in taking images together.
We are committed to increasing the amount and quality of freely licensed images on the internet.
Activities[edit]
- Actively increasing the amount of high-quality images through the daily work of our members
- Organizing group photo expeditions in order to target image gaps while enjoying fun time together
- Energizing both existing community members and new talents through awards
- Representing the Wikimedia photography community, e.g. at international events like Wikimania
- Promoting the idea of publishing high-quality image material under free licenses in on- and offline media, through exhibitions, and other means
- Enhancing our members' photography skills by teaching each other
Membership: eligibility and how to become a member[edit]
If you're devoted to sharing photographic works under a free license, you're eligible for membership. In order to join this user group, please add your name to our membership list.
Annual Reports[edit]
- Annual Report for 2017
- Annual Report for 2018
- Annual Report for 2019
- Annual Report for 2020
- Annual Report for 2021
- Annual Report for 2022
Events and activities[edit]
2017[edit]
2019[edit]
- Your best shot 2018 (January / February 2019)
- Photo walk in Stockholm on August 14, 2019
- Photo walk in Stockholm on August 16, 2019
2020[edit]
- Your best shot 2019 (January / February 2020)
- Virtual Meeting on May 30, 2020
- Copyright infringement info
- Establishment of a membership list
- Virtual Meeting on September 26, 2020
- Virtual Meeting on December 12, 2020
2021[edit]
- Your most memorable shot 2020 (January / February 2021)
- Virtual Meeting on March 20, 2021
- Virtual Meeting on October 30, 2021
- Board Elections 2021
2022[edit]
- Your most memorable shot 2021 (January / February 2022)
- Board meeting January 23, 2022
- Board meeting May 14, 2022
- Virtual Meeting on June 19, 2022
- Board meeting July 16, 2022
- Virtual Meeting on August 27, 2022
- Local events 2022
- An open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation, September 2022
- Online workshop: post processing, October 2022
- Planning for Wikimania 2023 in Singapore
- Board meeting November 12, 2022
- Member survey: board elections 2022
- Board meeting December 30, 2022
2023[edit]
- Your most memorable shot 2022 (January / February 2023)
- Women's Month Datathon on Commons: CIS-A2K & CPUG (21–31 March 2023)
Quality images and featured pictures taken at user group events[edit]
AffCom Resolutions[edit]
- Commons Photographers User Group (April 2017)
Current board members[edit]
- Ailura, Austria – Chair
- Suyash.dwivedi, India – Vice-Chair
- Filipinayzd, Philippines – Treasurer
- Frank Schulenburg, United States – Secretary
- Kwameghana, Ghana – Membership Coordinator
- Shreya.Bhopal, India – Events Coordinator
- Wilson Oluoha, Nigeria – Events Coordinator
Group messages[edit]
Please manage your subscription to group messages on Commons:Commons Photographers User Group/Subscribe