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Photo Challenge The Photo Challenge inspires photographers to take great pictures and upload them to Commons. Monthly thematic competitions encourage participants to try new subjects, new photographic or processing techniques, and to develop skills while improving the Commons repository of free images. Photographs entered into a competition must be new to Commons and taken by a Commons user.

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Challenges

Challenges are based on a theme and run for a month. The theme may be a concrete subject, an abstract concept, a photographic technique or artistic style.

Participation

Everybody can participate in challenges open for submission. You simply

1. Choose one or all of the current challenges
2. Read the challenge description(s), which may vary in their rules (e.g., some place restrictions on when the photos are taken)
3. Take picture(s) for the challenge(s) during the challenge period (or, if allowed, select from your own existing pictures that are not yet on Commons)
4. Upload your picture(s) during the challenge period
5. Submit your candidates at the top of the current challenge gallery during the challenge period. To do that you click the [Edit] button of the Entries section of your chosen challenge and insert the File name above the last entry (or above File:-Insert image here-.svg for the first entry).

   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.

6. Do not sign your submission(s)
7. If you want, you can have a look at previous challenges and Vote

Challenges are open to any Commons user. Submissions must be your own work, not previously uploaded to Commons prior to the challenge date and should illustrate the challenge theme in the opinion of the photographer. Please read the challenge descriptions, as there may be additional rules or explanations for specific challenges. There is no limit on the number of submissions per user (unless specially so restricted in the challenge), but please choose from among your best and most varied images.

To submit pictures, you edit the gallery of the contest and add your candidate(s) to the top of the list.

New themes can be proposed and discussed here.

Assessment

After the challenge has closed to new submissions, the pictures will be assessed by popularity voting in the subsequent month. You are allowed to vote for images submitted by others if your Commons account is at least ten days old and has more than 50 edits or if you participated in one of the challenges. Challenges open for voting can be found here.

Winning

The best three pictures will be awarded first, second and third place. They will be displayed on the Photo challenge page and may use the template {{Photo challenge winner}} on the file description page.

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Challenges open for submission

2026 – February – Orange

The new challenge features Orange color.

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 February 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. February 2026 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.

There are 9 days 6 hours left before this challenge ends. (refresh)

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  Vespa in Milano
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  Sliced pumpkin
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  Vespa in Milano February 15
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  Many Oranges
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  Orange-lit staircase in the Museum Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany
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  Pumpkin in the former garden of famous German painter Emil Nolde, Neukirchen, Germany
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  Orange sun in sunset with shadow cast of trees.
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  Orange ceiling lights in decorative interior.
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  Coco-Taxi, near Trinidad, Cuba, 2009
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  Orange-red bench, Operngata, Oslo, Norway
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  Three suns at sunset
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  Halloween masks
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  Carrot salad
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  Jesienne liście - kolory jesieni
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  A butterfly lives in silhouette
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  Smile behind the lantern's light
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  Alone in the street, but always happy
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  All had lost hope in it, but it was still standing
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  Tiger monument at Seoul Grand Park, South Korea
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  Persimmons (kaki) in Achi, Nagano, Japan
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  Dondoyaki bonfire with daruma dolls, Yokohama, Japan
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  Onbe-yaki (Sagichō) bonfire, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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  Lever de soleil sur la mer de la Manche en Normandie
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  Feu à l'intérieur d'une bûche de bois
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  Nuages remplis de couleurs pendant un coucher de soleil
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  Sodium-vapor street light in winter morning
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  Sodium-vapor street light in winter morning
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  Garlands of Merygold
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  Beauty of leaves in autumn nature
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  God in Traditional design
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  Fire burns, but makes you warm and relaxed
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  Taiwanese lantern in wooden house
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  Kois
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  Mural at Ordona Street in Katowice
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  Orange sellers in Marrakesh, Morocco
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  Large copper in an alpine meadow, Val Müstair, Switzerland
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  Orange Easter bunny with golden egg in a chocolate shop in Brussels
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  Orange BMW Isetta in the car museum Prototyp, Hamburg, Germany
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  Former coal mine buildings in Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
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  Slime mold on a tree, Poland
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  Block of flats in Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
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  a bunch of flowers along the edge of the wall
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  fish shaped jelly
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  window on the orange wall
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  The tree outside Museum of Macau
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  Bookshelf of orange Penguin Books fiction used books at Skoob second-hand bookshop in London
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  A photo of an information board at Hove station
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  A photo of a sunset very low to the horizon
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  A photo of a bonfire taken by my Canon Powershot A640
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  A photo of a sunset taken at Horsham Station with a Minolta Weathermatic A
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  একটি পলাশ ফুল A Butea monosperma
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  Orange waste collection truck in Ustka seaside resort
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  Orange3
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  Orange2
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  cheery1
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  Egon Evertz Porsche 934, Drivers Lella Lombardi and Martin, pit lane garage, Silverstone 6 Hours 1976
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  Fasnachtsfeuer in Hilsenhain, D
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  Sonnenuntergang am Strand von Juist, Ostfriesland, D
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  Fassade im Bereich der Metrostation Nanterre, Paris, F
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  Schnittflächen im Holz eines gefällten Mammutbaumes, Heidelberg, D
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  Landing swans on river
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  Flying swans
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  Fasnet in Kämpfelbach Backstage Ersingen.
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  Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) in Hamblen County, Tennessee.
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  American robin (Turdus migratorius) with dirt on its beak.
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  Pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA.
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  Dahlia 'Pooh' in Dendrological garden Průhonice, Czechia
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  Dahlia 'Sylvia' in Dendrological garden Průhonice, Czechia
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  Just a sunset. And reptilian-like driftwood.
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  Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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  Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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  Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) in Tennessee.
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  A brown frog on orange sand
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  Orange tent on reindeer moss field
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  Some amount of cloudberries
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  Mien Ruys Gardens. Alstroemeria 'Orange King'
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  A variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) with a shredded wing.
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  Daylily (Genus Hemerocallis) in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
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  Seiko Orange Monster diver watch
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  Orange leaves of a Ruby Lace Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) (2025).
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  Sunset in Minas Gerais, Brazil (2026).
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  Orange_in_art
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  Orange in art #origami
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  A small octopus hiding inside an orange shell in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2025).
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  Calocera viscosa
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  Burning sunset over Libeň, Prague, Czechia
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  Magic of the Jack O'Lanterns art installation in Denver
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  Little red car covered in lots of orange road cones and a construction sign
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  Orange lobster buoys in Marathon, Florida.
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  Orange juice, carrot smoothie, and apple compote.
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  Oranje winterviool met regendruppels
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  Burning orange candle.
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  Hoverfly (Syrphidae) on an orange marygold blossom (Calendula officinalis)
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  Orange carpaccio with black pepper
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  Orange blossom of a "Cats® Orange" (Viola × wittrockiana) at the Bundesgartenschau 2023
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  Orange tones at sunset
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  This is a figure of Denji from the Manga Chainsaw-Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto.
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  Orange coloured Autumn leaves Tamilnadu India.
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  An Orange Pepper Picked From My Garden
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  Roodborst in het beukenbos
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  Oranjerode stropharia, paddenstoel, Goois Natuurreservaat
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  Viltig Judasoor op boomstomp, paddenstoel,Goois Natuurreservaat
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  Groot Dikkopje, Dagvlinder, Kalmthoutse Heide
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  Mira's Taste of Sweet Potato
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  Regio Jet express train
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  Orange building
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  Eleanor’s First Watercolor
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  Bracciano e il lago nel tramonto arancione
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  Una conchiglia di Spondylus gaederopus e due valve di Mimachlamys varia. Dalla spiaggia di Torre Flavia (Lazio)
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  1989 era at the Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert in London (2024)
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  Butea monosperma in Howrah City
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  Orange bus in Singapore
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  A close-up of a colourful tie & dye t-shirt
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  Glaskunst im Glasdorf Mais, Bayern.
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  Экспонат Музея железных дорог России в Санкт-Петербурге 2H1A7025WI
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  Glaskunst im Glasdorf Mais, Bayern.
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  Glaskunst im Glasdorf Mais, Bayern.
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  Orange mold on ballustrading around a balcony, Karori (New Zealand)
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  Fruits of a Chinese lantern plant (Physalis alkekengi)
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  Khazali Canyon - Wadi Rum desert in south of Jordan
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  Autumnal vineyards in Palatinate Forest - view from Maikammer
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  The roof of the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey
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  Orange trail marker at Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary
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  BNSF Railway locomotive No. 2279 in BNSF Tacoma Yard, Tacoma, Washington, United States
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  Orange color flower in the Botanical Garden in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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  Sun closeup at dusk, Tamilnadu, India
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  Collection of Orange colored house hold articles Tamilnadu India.
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  Emergency physician rapid response vehicle of the rescue service Weißes Kreuz in Bozen/Bolzano
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  A320 Airbus easy Jet
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  The Vikings, a coastal fishing boat
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  The unsinkable lifeboat of the French Sea Rescue Society (SNSM)
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  Ornamental head design on a large plate of honey
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  Fresh vegetables prepared for juicing with orange carrots and turmeric
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  Feet reflected in a mirror in orange hues
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  Belisha beacons affixed to street lights lit up above a zebra crossing at night.
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  Yellow tulip turns orange by midday sun
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  Orange residential building in Saint Petersburg
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  Lady selling corndogs in Shilin Night Market
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  Far view of Daqing Radio and Television Tower at sunset after the rain
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  Sashimi combo include salmon, hokkigai, tobiko, etc.
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  Doña María de Padilla's baths, in the Alcázar of Seville (Spain)
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  Antelope Canyon, Arizona (USA)
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  Marigold garlands at Pak Khlong Talat, the flower market in Bangkok (Thailand)
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  Small octopuses on a street food market in Bangkok (Thailand)
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  Sweet Kesari
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  Bitter gourd fruits
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  Plain tiger on wet floor
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  Spanish Navelina oranges
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  Flood on the Tsna river near Tambov
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  Flood on the Tsna river near Tambov
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  Amsterdam - Konigsdag (Orange Day)
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  The Grumman G-22 Gulfhawk II at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
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  An orange colored kids duck toy
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  Airplane landing over sunset, New Belgrade
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  Winter sunset over New Belgrade
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  Mooring crew handling a heaving line
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  Autumn color Liquidambar formosana
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  Reusable Boarding Card from the Isles of Scilly Airport ISC, Cornwall, England
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  Installation at the Chrysanthema 2025 in Lahr, Germany
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  Kornstrasse in Offenburg, Germany during pre-Christmas time
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  Guggenmusik Riad-Schlurgi at the Carnival parade 2025 in Ottenheim, Germany
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  Grotte de Clamouse
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  An orange 3D-printed vase with a wilted white flower in it.
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  An adult orange tabby cat sits at a window, his young bicolor friend sitting next to him.
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  an orange case, an orange sweet, an orange folder
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  An orange rooster crows in the snow.
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  Vogel aus Glas
  Glass bird
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  urban seating
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  orange juice and shadow
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  Sonnenhüte im Grugapark Essen
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  Orange cat on orange pillow
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  Fire orange sunset in maiden
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  Florida sunset over beach
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  Sunset over the key west
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  Jellyfish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Monterey, CA)
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  golden orange sunrise over maiden nc
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  Sunrise in maiden, NC. for February image contest 2026
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  Sunset at DC National Mall viewed though trees on Madison Dr, NW
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  Fall Sunset in Asheville, NC
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  Smithsonian Building at Sunset - Washington, DC
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  That Autumn leaves sight of Bald cypress is like fire orange at night.
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  Sonnenaufgang am Artlantik
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  Fisch im Aquarium
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  Sonnenuntergang mit Blick auf den Vesuv
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  Orange nails and orange purse
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  Five halloween pumpkins
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  Four boys wearing orange t-shirts
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  A coffee can of dark orange with Garden of Tagetes patula 'Orange Boy'
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  Buddhist Monk in orange robes
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  Orange sports car — 1973 Ford Capri
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  Sunset over Wadden Sea (Vadehavet), the Mandø istland ford (Mandø ebbevej), Denmark
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  Orange Line
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  Rust texture on the bottom of a wheelbarrow
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  The seat of a spinnig children's carousel.
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  Orange tramcar — Straßenbahn Bremen AT 5
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  Orange all-terrain vehicle (VW 181)
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  People viewing trees across the pond, illuminated by the setting sun.
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  Sunset view from Thampuranpara, Vembayam
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  Colori di foglie cadute in autunno al Parco di Villa Ada
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  Carrot
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  Oranges are ready for sale in a railway station
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  Kumquats
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  Road Cut in Alabama
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  Sunset in the Gulf of America at Orange Beach, Alabama USA
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  Sunset located at Grand Haven, Michigan USA
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  Bicycle tire repair
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  Agnietenkapel feestelijk belicht (Finalefeest Gouda 750)
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  Klimplant in herfstkleuren (Buurtje, Gouda)
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  Zuppa con cozze, al pomodoro. La zuppa di cozze è un piatto tipico delle località marine italiane
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  Op expeditie in de vlindertuin van Gemert
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  Curius as always!
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  Sunset next to Thessaloniki's Opera House
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  Nice orange cat
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  Boat in the sunset
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  Experiment met water
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  Hunting in winter
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  Sunrise in maiden, NC. for February image contest 2026
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  Orange Moon
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  Escena de una muestra de cariño frente al mar durante la puesta de sol
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  Aerogenerador y torre de electricidad en un parque eólico
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  Araña cangrejo Misumena Vatia
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  orange juice and shadow
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  To submit your photos please click here

2026 – February – First aid

The new challenge features First aid: training, equipment, history, etc..

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 February 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. February 2026 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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  Emergency doctor call-out in Berlin
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  Sea rescue cruiser "Nis Randers" in the harbour of Barhöft, Vorpommern, Germany
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  Rescue Helicopter type Bell 212 after lifting off in Ammersbek, Germany
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  Lifebuoy at ferry landing stage of Elbe river, Zollenspieker, Hamburg, Germany
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  Lifeguards on watchtower at the beach in Carcans Plage, France
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  Vintage ambulance, Gotland, Sweden
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  Transport of an emergency patient from the helicopter landing pad to the Krehl Clinic, Heidelberg University Hospital
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  Bavarian Red Cross ambulance on a mission in Franconian Switzerland
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  Airbus Helicopter H145 of Deutsche Luftrettung after take-off from Bamberg Hospital
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  Swiss Rega provides first aid and rescue at an accident near the Oberalp Pass, as car breaks through barrier
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  An automated external defibrillator (AED) installed in a shopping mall.
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  AED in Düsseldorf vandalized with stickers and graffiti
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  An ambulance crew placing an injured person on a stretcher in Japan.
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  Herzdruckmassage First aid
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  Emergency physician rapid response vehicle of the rescue service Weißes Kreuz in Bozen/Bolzano
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  First aid helicopter rescue in the French Alps
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  First aid helicopter rescue in the French Alps
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  First aid helicopter rescue in the French Alps
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  First aid helicopter rescue in the French Alps
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  Historical air rescue aircraft Noorduyn Norseman at Flygvapenmuseum
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  A stretcher with emergency medical equipment
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  Lifting a person in a rescue basket.
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  First aid Training in Austria
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  To submit your photos please click here

Challenges open for voting

Voting is open to all registered contributors who have held accounts for at least 10 days and made 50 edits, and also to new Commons contributors who have entered the challenge with a picture. Users cannot vote for their own picture. Voters may select up to three photographs in each theme to award points and can give praise to other photos without awarding points. Voting will be open for one month. The votes not complying with those requirements will be removed or converted to praises. In some cases users might be asked to correct their votes after voting ends.

January 2026

• 2026 – January – Brutalist architecture
• 2026 – January – Peace

Previous challenges

December 2025

Factory interiors: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Metallurgical furnace in operation inside an industrial foundry in Guwahati, Assam, India, showing molten metal being poured and workers engaged in the smelting process.	In the historic compressor hall	Silk factory, throwing: female workers gain filaments from silk moth pupas and combine them to treads wound on weels with machine help, Dalat, Vietnam
Author	Donvikro	Mensch01	Lusi Lindwurm
Score	36	12	11

Herders: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Herder die kudde door bos drijft	Shepherd in the pastures of Văcarea (Romania)	A sheep herder herding sheeps from Dhauladhar mountain, Himachal Pradesh
Author	Ger Hagens	Pierre André Leclercq	Gannu03
Score	21	16	13

November 2025

Parking: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Nearly empty parking lot of Atomium, Belgium	Detail eines Parkhauses in Bordeaux	Zone di parcheggio a Narni con ascensori che portano al centro storico
Author	Lusi Lindwurm	Van de Schaufel	Albarubescens
Score	16	15	12

Glaciers: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
image
Title	Morteratsch Glacier Ice Cave - 07	Seals on floating ice on lake Jökulsarlon in Vatnajökull National Park,Iceland,Europe	Glacier du Nigardsbreen en Norvège
Author	Roy Egloff	Karel Stipek Austria	Daragon Photos
Score	37	17	10

October 2025

Freight cars: Entries • Votes • Scores

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Title	Assembly train at the construction site of the new Nuremberg-Ebensfeld line	Freight train near Eltmann	Грузовые поезда в России 2H1A5430WI
Author	Ermell	Ermell	Kora27
Score	13	12	10

Dyeing: Entries • Votes • Scores

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image
Title	Tanneries. Large open-air vats of color dyes with tannery workers amongst them in Fez	Tanneries. Large open-air vats of color dyes with tannery workers amongst them in Fez	mit blauer Tinte gefärbte Rose rose colored with blue ink
Author	Wowan1978	Wowan1978	Pedemann
Score	25	16	10

September 2025

Bricks: Entries • Votes • Scores

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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

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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

August 2025

Home interiors: Entries • Votes • Scores

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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

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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

July 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

June 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

May 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

Rank	1	2	3
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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

Rank	1	2	3
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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

March 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

Rank	1	2	3
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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

February 2025

Absence: Entries • Votes • Scores

Rank	1	2	3
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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

January 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 2025
• 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