«Wiki Loves Monuments»: And the winner is … David Gubler, Switzerland

«Wiki Loves Monuments» is over. And after a photo competition, there should be a winner. Through the month September, photos were uploaded of monuments in more than 50 countries and in October national juries decided which pictures were the best for each of the 51 competitions.

Foto: Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch) – CC-Lizenz: Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported – Zur Originaldatei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RhB_Ge_4-4_II_Wiesener_Viadukt.jpg

They submitted up to 10 pictures to the international finale, which resulted in a pool of 503 magnificent and diverse images of cultural heritage.

The 2013 competition was in many ways a unique experience. Not only was it once again the largest photography competition (more than 365’000 submissions), but there were also more countries participating in «Wiki Loves Monuments» than ever before: 52 countries in 51 competitions. Those countries were not only larger in number, but also more spread over the continents and cultures. For the first time we had Arabic countries participating, many Latin-American and Asian countries joined for the first time, and we also accepted images from Antarctica!

A jury of six members was set to the task to judge the finalists, and they did so with great care. The jury report also includes the Special Awards we announced earlier and more background information about the monuments.

It is about time to announce the winners of the finale of «Wiki Loves Monuments» 2013.

The first prize is a picture of a locomotive with a push-pull train crossing the monumental Wiesener Viaduct over the Landwasser river in Graubünden, Switzerland. It represents a nice harmony between monument, human and nature, while the red train draws attention to the middle of the picture. The picture was submitted by David Gubler, who is also active on a Swiss website dedicated to photos of trains.

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More:

http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/and-the-winner-is-2/