Wiki Loves Earth is an annual international photography competition is organized by the Wikipedia community members alongside Wikimedia affiliates worldwide. The participants are to submit in the pictures they taken of nature or their heritage in their respective countries. In the recent edition of the competition, they have shortlisted the ten best Pakistan photographs in the competition.
With an aim to highlight the conservation areas of the participating countries, it asks the participants to put these pictures under a free license which can be re-used by multiple sources so that the online community can see these pictures worldwide. In the recent edition of the competition, they have shortlisted the ten best Pakistan photographs in the competition.
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Wiki Loves Earth shortlisted the ten photographs out of a registered count of 8,500 entries. In the entirety of the competition, which held its inaugural event in May 2013, Pakistan boasts the accolade of having the highest number of participants in the competition. With over 7,600 individuals from 32 other countries and amassing a pool of 90,000 photos overall, Pakistani participants consisted of an impressive 1,250.
In an effort to promote these protected areas across the world, Pakistan have also been victorious in this competition in 2015 when the picture of Skardu’s Shangrila Resort took place the first position in the competition. In order to look at all of these shortlisted pictures, Express Tribune have covered the entirety of this competition and have showcased all of these pictures as well. Amongst the top shortlisted pictures in the competition, they include:
- Arang Kel – submitted by Abbas Ali
- Lower Kachura Lake – submitted by Moni Baba
- Karambar Lake – submitted by Sher Ali Saafi
- Hunza – submitted by Nasr Rehman (2 photographs)
- Kachura Lake – submitted by Uzair889
- Jahaz Banda – submitted by Faisal Aashiq
- Astore – submitted by Mazhar Nazir
- Nanga Parbat- submitted by Mimalkera
- Hunza – submitted by Shahbaz Aslam
All shortlisted photographs are available online for you to fall in love with Pakistan!
