Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2015/Winners

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The Wiki Loves Africa 2015 photographic competition has resulted in over 7500 image uploads to Commons around the theme Cultural Fashion and Adornment. The photo contest entries were reviewed by a panel of experts, which collectively, identified a Best of Images from Wiki Loves Africa 2015 from the contest.

From this short list, the jury identified three winners. Congratulations to them !

Jury prizes

2015: 1st Prize – Another busy afternoon in Kenya by Isaac Kaigi
2015: 2nd Prize – Fashion designer in St Louis in Senegal by Lucas Takerkart, from France
2015: 3rd Prize – Lady in Gele, an african head dress in Ghana by Dili Osuhor

Community prize

The Community Prize of the photo contest was decided between the 5th till the 15th of February. Community members from Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons members chose from the top 39 (these images of course did not include the top 3 winners that had already been selected by the official jury).

2015: Community Prize – Women in haïk at the port of Algiers, Algeria
by Mustapha Brahim Djelloul, uploaded by and slightly fixed by The Photographer

Participation

All African countries were welcome to participate to the contest. The winning country in terms of participation was... Tunisia with 1242 pictures ! Congratulations to the local Wikimedia Tunisie which put so much energy in the contest !

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