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Wikimedia Commons is a project of the
Wikimedia Foundation
Logo identifying a Wikimedia Commons photographer.
See also:
Commons:Meet our illustrators
Like the other projects of the
Wikimedia Foundation
, Wikimedia Commons is entirely created by volunteers. It succeeds because people all around the world recognise the benefits of using
open content licenses
to make their work freely available to others.
Our volunteers have varying skills and abilities. This page showcases a selection of the highly skilled photographers who choose to use open content licenses and donate their work to the Wikimedia Commons. Each photographer on this page has contributed at least 10 of our
Featured Pictures
We invite people interested in releasing their work under open content licenses to read our
First steps guide
Licensing policy
and
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For a full list of featured pictures sorted by their creator, please visit
Category:Featured pictures by creator
Toby Hudson
Background
I am an amateur photographer from Australia, and enjoy taking photos of Australian animals, architecture, landscapes, and my kids. All but my kids are shared with the friendly users of Wikimedia Commons. I hope you enjoy the colours of my sunburnt country as much as I enjoy sharing them with you.
I started using a Canon EOS 400D in August 2008, and it's still doing good service. I've finally bitten the bullet and added an expensive lens to my kit, a Canon EF 100mm 2.8L Macro IS USM. So far I like it a lot.
14 Featured Pictures
145 Quality Images
19 Valued Images
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Gallery
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Around here I'm known as
99of9
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Alain Carpentier
Acarpentier
Background
Groupemedia
My name is Alain Carpentier and I live in the province of Quebec, in Canada. I’ve worked for 8 years for an Internet provider and software development. I am currently vice president of technology of a B2B and E-commerce company.
For a number of years, I had no hobby but work. Then I discovered photography and it has become my passion.
I’ve started contributing to Commons in September 2007 and have accumulated 10 promoted featured pictures. Hope to provide more in the future.
My
curriculum vitae
My
Wiki profile page
Mon nom est Alain Carpentier et je suis du Québec (Canada). J'ai travaillé pendant 8 ans pour un fournisseur d’accès Internet et une compagnie de développement de logiciels. Je suis maintenant vice-président des technologies d’une compagnie B2B et commerce électronique. Pendant plusieurs années, je n’avais que le travail comme passe-temps. Ensuite j’ai découvert la photographie et c’est devenue ma passion.
Je contribue a Commons depuis septembre 2007 et j’ai accumulé jusqu'à maintenant 10 “featured pictures”. J'espère continuer à en apporter encore plus dans le futur.
Mon
curriculum vitae
Ma
page de profile Wiki
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My Website:
Groupemedia
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Joaquim Alves Gaspar
Background
: My regular contributions with photos and illustrations to Commons started in 2006. Photography has been a hobby for a long time, though I’m relatively new to digital techniques. I enjoy photographing people as well as nature themes and macro photography. Like in other forms of art, interpretation of reality is an important component of Photography, through which we seek to recognize beauty and show it to others. That is true not only in artsy photos but also in more illustrative works. My first serious camera was a Canon FT, the last, a Fujifilm X-T5.
Português
: A minha contribuição regular para o Commons, sob a forma de fotos e ilustrações, começou em 2006. A Fotografia tem constituído um hobby desde há muito, embora as técnicas digitais sejam para mim uma relativa novidade. Gosto de fotografar pessoas e temas da Natureza, e também de fazer macro fotografia. Tal como noutras formas de arte, a interpretação da realidade é um componente importante da Fotografia, através da qual procuramos reconhecer a beleza e mostrá-la aos outros. Isso é verdade não só em fotografia artística mas também em trabalhos mais ilustrativos. A minha primeira máquina a sério foi uma Canon FT, a última, uma Fujifilm X-T5.
First FP
: 11 Octber 2006 (probably my best photo)
Joined this page on
: 2 June 2007
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AngMoKio
Background
I was born in 1978 and live in Germany. I started contributing to the German Wikipedia in 2004. Two years later, in 2006, I discovered Commons and started to contribute the first photos.
I practise photography as a hobby for several years now and it still keeps providing me constantly with new challenges. I enjoy photographing moving objects (mostly cars) same as cities, humans, landscapes, nature and animals. Photography really is a versatile hobby and that is also why I enjoy it so much. Besides that I love to travel, which fits very well to my photography hobby.
你好。我是宏茂侨。我是德国人。我住在德国的南部。我喜欢亚洲。我学了一年的汉语。我的汉语不好。
:-)
My equipment
So far I only have Canon equipment,
which never really disappointed me
not anymore!
Canon EOS 40D
Lenses: Canon 24-105mm f/4L, Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6, Canon 50mm f/1.8
For some of my older photos I used Canon EOS 350D + 17-85mm f/4-5.6, Canon A80 or Canon Ixus
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An Eastern Imperial Eagle (
Aquila heliaca
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archaeodontosaurus
Background
Born in
Toulouse
in 1957. Naturalist, MD, chairs the Institute of Natural Sciences "Picot de Lapeyrouse" in Toulouse since 1992. Collaborates Commons since March 2009.
Phoebus project
founder.
Distinguishing feature
: trying to live several lives at once. This leads to a gentle madness, perfectly assumed.
Né à
Toulouse
en 1957. Naturaliste, médecin. Préside l’Institut des sciences Naturelles «
Picot de Lapeyrouse
» à Toulouse depuis 1992. Collabore à Commons depuis mars 2009. Fondateur du
projet Phoebus
Signe particulier
: essai de vivre plusieurs vies à la fois. Ce qui conduit à une folie douce, parfaitement assumée.
My material:
2009-2013
Body:
Sony DSLR-A850/DSLR-A350
2013
Body:
Nikon D800E
2017
Body:
Nikon D5 and Nikon D850
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Toumaï
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Bijay chaurasia
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Namaste, My name is Bijay Chaurasia. I was born and brought in Rajbiraj which lies in the eastern part of Nepal. I love to travel and take photographs. I am working as a Travel Photographer for a trekking agency in Nepal. I have been contributing in the Wikipedia and its sister project since 2014, especially in Maithili, Nepali and Wikimedia Commons.
My 20 Featured Pictures
My 255 Quality Images
My 14 Valued Images
My gallery
All my 5,130 images
Equipment
Camera:
Canon 5D Mark IV
Lenses:
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM
Contact details
Website:
Bijay Chaurasia Photography
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Benh Lieu Song
Background
I'm a 29 years old programmer living in Marne-la-Vallée, in the suburbs of Paris. I started photography with an Olympus D40-Z compact camera and later got into panoramas. I realised how far we can go after I came across a POD showing a
panorama of Sydney harbour
on english Wikipedia. I decided I could try to do the same and that instead of keeping my pictures for myself, I could give them to Wikipedia which is so useful to me.
I shoot mainly landscape panoramas, with a preference for night architecture shots.
I use a Canon EOS 400D most of the time with an EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 and a Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 lenses, and am very pleased with the results. I use and try to promote free softwares for post processing. They include Gimp, Hugin, Enblend, Enfuse and ImageMagick.
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Example work
Panorama of Paris
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Benjamin
Background
I am studying Computer Science at Latrobe University, I’ve been contributing my images to the articles on the English Wikipedia for a few years. The majority of my photos are of wildlife local to my area and I particularly photographing birds, stitching panoramas and editing/enhancing my pictures in Photoshop - the "digital darkroom".
My equipment includes: A Panasonic FZ-30 Lens: 7.4-88.8mm (35-420mm 35mm equivalent) ~ Raynox macro conversion attachment ~ Software: Photoshop CS3
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benjamint444@yahoo.com.au
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Butterfly, Vindula Arsinoe
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Berthold Werner
Background
Ich wurde 1957 geboren, lebe in Trier und arbeite in der IT-Abteilung eines großen deutschen Unternehmens.
Zur Fotografie kam ich 1976, damals mit einer
Revueflex 1000s
, die mir 20 Jahre gute Dienste geleistet hat. Meine ersten Versuche mit einer Digitalkamera unternahm ich mit einer
Kodak DX 6490
die aber auf Dauer meine Qualitätsansprüche nicht befriedigen konnte. Aber dank der Digitaltechnik hatte ich endlich nahezu volle Kontolle über die Bildergebnisse. Richtig aufwärts ging es mit der Anschaffung einer Pentax K10D die leider irgendwann einen Totalschaden hatte. Danach kam meine jetzige Pentax K 3.
Ich befasse mich bislang vorwiegend mit Architektur- und Reisefotografie und nebenbei alte Autos, die auf einem lokalen Oldtimertreffen finde.
Meine Arbeiten findet man unter:
Category:Featured pictures by User:Berthold Werner
Category:Valued images by User:Berthold Werner
Category:Quality images by User:Berthold Werner
und natürlich, nach Themen sortiert, unter
User:Berthold Werner
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View from Dominus flevit towards the old town of Jerusalem
Böhringer Friedrich (Fred)
Background
Deutsch:
Mein Name ist Friedrich Karl Böhringer, geboren 1962 in Bregenz und wohnhaft in
Wolfurt
, Österreich. Als gelernter Tischlermeister bringe ich mich in der Entwicklung eines Schweizer Büromöbel- und Bürostuhlherstellers ein. Die Freizeit gehört zum grössten Teil meiner Familie, der auch drei Kinder angehören.
Eine innerbetriebliche Herausforderung brachte mich auf die Seiten von Wikipedia. Fortan war es mein Ziel diese Idee zu unterstützen. Nachdem ich kein Autor bin war für mich klar, dass ich die Seiten mit Bildern auffrischen könnte. So bin ich seit dem 25. Mai 2007 nahezu täglich in den Wikipedia und Wikimedia Commons unterwegs.
Mein Hobby ist die Fotographie
1977 im „Frankreichurlaub“ schoss ich an der
Ardèche
beim Kanu fahren die ersten Serien- und Landschaftsbilder. Nachdem das Ergebnis so toll war, rieten mir meine Freunde weiterzumachen. Die geliehene Praktica wurde gleich gegen eine Minolta
Minolta XD7
getauscht.
Seither wurde jede „7er“ gekauft. Meine letzte von Minolta war die
Konica Minolta Dynax 7D
. Zu dieser und zur
Sony Alpha 700
wird nun eine
Nikon D300s
angestellt, nachdem Sony in der Entwicklung der eigenen Objektive nicht weiter kommt und die einzig guten von
Carl Zeiss
für meinen
Klingelbeutel
nicht ausreichen.
Contact details
This user has uploaded
144
featured pictures
to
Wikimedia Commons
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My Wikimedia talk page
D a n k e allen, die meine Bilder bewertet und kommentiert haben.
Endlich
: Dank meiner Arbeit hier ist nun nach mehreren Fotoaufträgen ein kleiner Traum wahr geworden. Ich habe meine erste Vollformat Kamera, die
Nikon D800E
verdient.
Example work
Blaugrüne Mosaikjungfer
frisch geschlüpft mit Larvenhaut. Der gesammte Schlüpfvorgang dauerte von 09:51 Uhr bis 13:07 Uhr auf einem Acker-Schachtelhalm.
360°
Flexenpass Straße
Alpstein
Panorama
Nebelgrenze
Bödele
Schleinelöcher in
Hard
Siehe auch:
Featured pictures by Böhringer
Charles J Sharp
Background
Wildlife portrait photographer from the UK. I have been contributing for more than ten years and most of my photos illustrate articles on
English Wikipedia
My web site is
Sharp Photography
I store 10,000 full size images on
Flickr
, but the latest edits and crops will be here on Commons.
My equipment includes a Canon R6 (Mark III) mirrorless body with 100-500mm f4.5-7.1L IS USM zoom lens and R6 (Mark II) with 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM FR lens. I use a Manfrotto carbon 4-stage monopod. This kit replaced two Canon R6 Mark I bodies; before that Canon EOS 80D bodies with 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II (Mark I replaced in 2016); 100mm f2.8L Macro IS USM EF lenses and Manfrotto aluminium 3-stage monopod.
I used to use the Helicon FB Tube fitted to the Macro lens for focus bracketing. I now use the built-in focus bracketing capability of the R6 on both zoom and macro. I don't use a tripod.
I have used Photoshop CS6 for post-processing since 2014. In 2018 I acquired focus-stacking software from Helicon Focus. In 2020 I started using the Topaz AI software suite (now Topaz Photo) for post-processing.
Before 2016 I used EOS 70D bodies and before 2014 I used a Canon EOS 350D/450D with 75-300mm lens. I started taking pictures in the 1960s: Kodak box camera, Yashica 35mm camera and Weston Master light meter (1964) - followed by various Pentax 35mm film cameras and Pentax SLRs.
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Photo guide to the butterflies of Ghanaː
download pdf (46Mb)
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Christian Mehlführer
Background
My name is Christian Mehlführer and I am from Vienna, Austria. I am currently working towards my PhD degree in Communications Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology.
I started with digital photography a few years ago with a
Minolta Dimage S414
which I replaced by a
Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F828
soon. In March 2006 I finally bought my first DSLR and—over the time—several lenses.
I love traveling to far destinations where I take most of my nature images which I contribute to Commons. A passion of mine is high resolution panorama photography for which I am using the Nodal Ninja
[1]
nodal point adapter on my Manfrotto tripod and PTGUI
[2]
for stitching. At some time in the next years I want to create my first gigapixel panorama...
My equipment includes:
Camera Bodies:
Canon EOS 30D
and
Canon EOS 50D
Zoom lenses:
Canon EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5
Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Canon EF 70-200 f/4 L IS
Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Prime lenses:
Canon EF 28 f/1.8
Canon EF 50 f/1.4
Canon EF-S 60 f/2.8 Macro
Canon EF 85 f/1.8
Sigma APO Macro 180 f/3.5 EX IF HSM
Flash:
Canon Speedlite 430EX
Tripod:
Manfrotto 190XProB
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Champagne Pool, Wai-O-Tapu thermal wonderland, New Zealand
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Thomas Bresson
Background
Plus d'informations sur moi. / More informations about me.
Photography equipment / Matériel photo :
Nikon D7100
Flash cobra Godox Thinklite TTL Camera Flash TT685N Nikon
Sigma 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM Nikon
Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM Nikon
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM C Nikon
Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro Nikon
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Flash Panasonic Lumix DMW-FL360L
Tascam DR-05
Raynox DCR-250
Raynox MSN-505
Filtres ND
: ND1000 + ND400 + ND16 + ND8 +
filtre polarisant
Tripod
Trépied
Photo processing Software / Logiciels de traitement photo :
DxO Photolab
: for RAW files processing / pour traiter les fichiers RAW
XnView
: for manage JPG files, with IPTC metadata / pour gérer les fichiers JPG afin d'y inclure les métadonnées IPTC
GIMP
G'MIC
: for create historical photos / pour réaliser des photos historiques comme indiqué
ici
Zerene Stacker
: for focus stacking imaging / pour réaliser des images à grande profondeur de champ (
focus stacking
Photomatix
: for making HDR image / pour réaliser des
images à grande gamme dynamique
Film editing Software / Logiciel de montage vidéo :
VSDC
Contact details
On my Flickr page
On my Wikimedia Commons discussion page
On my Facebook page
On my VK page
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Chris Woodrich
Crisco 1492
Background
My name is Chris Woodrich. I am a civil servant based in Windsor, Ontario, who lived in Indonesia for more than ten years. I took up photography as a hobby while in high school in Canada, but only became serious about it in 2013, when I purchased my first DSLR. My photographs are varied, with many of my early works depicting Indonesian culture, architecture, and landscapes. Since moving to Canada I have expanded to include concerts and drag shows.
My first contributions to Commons were in 2011, and since then I've uploaded several thousand images. Of these, 47
are currently featured
and 71
are featured on the English Wikipedia
My equipment:
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Canon RF 24–105mm F4-7.1 IS STM
Canon RF 100–400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens
SIRUI T-0S Series Travel Tripod with B-00 Ball Head
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
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E-mail
My talk page
Example work
My first FP
A Balinese dancer
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Der Wolf im Wald
Background
My name is Thomas and I'm a 22-year-old German grown up near Cologne. Very often, I’m travelling to German cities to upload photos of architecture and cityscape.
With the age of 14, I got interested in photography and started with a cheap digital camera. During this episode, my main photo subjects where trains. Two years later, I bought my first DSLR, the Canon EOS 400D. As my requirements were growing fast, I bought the Canon EOS 50D in 2009 and the Canon EOS 5D Mark II in 2010. This is my main camera until today and I am still satisfied with it. Today, I don't shoot train photos anymore. After some city breaks with my family, I discovered my passion for architecture and big cities. Since 2010, I am acting in this scope. Having finished secondary school in spring 2012, I acquired a train ticket, which allows me to take nearly every train in Germany for one year. Since then, I've been traveling throughout the country looking for photo opportunities. Since autumn 2013 I am studying economics at University of Würzburg. Therefore I will upload some images of this region in the near future.
My equipment:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 50D
Canon EF 24-105mm 1:4L IS USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
Canon EF 100mm 1:2.8L Macro IS USM
Sigma 50mm F1,4 EX DG HSM
Sigma 85mm 1:1.4 EX DG HSM
Links:
My featured pictures
My valued images
My quality images
Contact details
Email
My German Wikipedia user page
My uploads
My website
Example work
→ more images:
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David Iliff (
Diliff
Background
I'm a 34 year old Australian from Melbourne currently living in London, England.
I've always enjoyed photography, messing around with video cameras and SLRs since I was a kid, but it wasn't until digital cameras started to become (relatively) affordable did I start to take photography seriously. I started off with a 3mp Kodak DC4800 in 2001, then moved up to a 5mp Nikon CP5000 in 2002 but very quickly hit the wall in terms of flexibility and in 2003, moved up in the world to a DSLR in the form of a Canon 10D when it was first released. Since then, I've built up over time a decent collection of quality Canon glass to support my
addiction
hobby. In 2005, I upgraded to the Canon 5D, a full frame camera. Unfortunately I had a tripod accident and my 5D and 17-40mm f/4L lens fell into the sea, so I upgraded to a 5D Mk iii in 2012. While I've dabbled in a wide variety of photographic styles, my niche is high resolution stitched panoramic/mosaic landscapes and cityscapes, as demonstrated by my contributions to Wiki.
I'm amused and honoured to be the apparent inspiration for Benh Lieu Song's photography. ;-)
I am active mostly on the English Wikipedia but of course upload all my photographic images to the Commons for use on other Wiki Projects.
My equipment includes:
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon 24-105mm f/4L, Canon 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS, Canon 85mm f/1.8, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, Samyang 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 35mm f/1.4.
Gitzo 1227LVL tripod and Gitzo head
Gitzo G1540 tripod and Markins Q3 head
Nodal Ninja 3 II panoramic head
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Email
My English Wikipedia user page
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Daniel L. Lu (
dllu
Background
I'm a hobbyist photographer in San Francisco. I am a Canadian born in 1993. I work on robot localization and perception. I usually take photos of cityscapes, vehicles, and architecture. Equipment include:
Fuji GFX Kit
Sony a7R II (previously owned)
Alkeria Necta N4K2-7C line scan camera (F mount)
Contact details
personal website
Example work
Pittsburgh
City Hall, San Francisco
Shinkansen N700A, Himeji
Crosswalk, San Francisco
Hillman Library, Pittsburgh
Daniel Schwen
Background
I've been contributing to Wikipedia and related projects since November 2004. Photography is a hobby and a nice balance to my physics job. My equipment includes a Canon EOS 5D, with a Canon 24-105mm f/4.0L, a Sigma 150mm Macro, and a Powershot G3. My picture contributions include macro shots and panoramic pictures (assisted by a Nodal Ninja panoramic adapter and assembled
using Hugin
and Panotools). My other field of contributions involves JavaScript extensions, such as the
Commons:WikiMiniAtlas
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QIs
Frank Schulenburg
Background
I’m a German native living in California, most interested in nature and wildlife photography. Earlier in my life, I shot film with a Nikon FM2 and at some point somehow forgot what photography meant to me. In late 2011, I rediscovered my love for taking pictures and started being a regular contributor to Wikimedia Commons.
I love the arts and I believe that photographers can learn a lot from painters. Therefore, my approach to photography is highly driven by the idea of exploring light and composition. By putting a camera in front of our human eye, we learn to see things differently. It’s that joy of exploring the unexpected, of looking at shapes, colors, and textures in a different way, what makes photography so special to me.
When not chasing golden hours or traveling, I’m with my wife Payton, in Chico, California.
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George Chernilevsky
Background
I was born on May 2, 1967 on
Caucasus
in the city of
Makhachkala
. I live in
Ukraine
in the city of
Vinnytsia
now.
My education:
Saint Petersburg State University
, Department of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes
Moscow Correspondence Public University of Arts, Department of Painting and Drawing
My main business is software engineering. Photography is only a hobby. Other interests include travel, biology and military history.
My favorite photographic subjects are nature, landscapes, military museums, navy, transportation, and architecture.
My equipment includes:
Canon EOS 750D
Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 lens and Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM
Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM lens
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens
EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens
Extension tubes
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Georgios Giannopoulos (
Ggia
Background
My name is Georgios (born 1975), I have been contributing to Wikipedia and related projects since 2007. I have studied electrical engineering and computer science. Currently I am working as a teacher of computer in secondary education. I am passionate about black and white photography which I started working since 1993. I develop my black & white films myself but after 2005 I stopped developing photos in a dark room and I am using a film scanner to scan the negatives. The manual cameras I am using include Nikon FM2 and Leica R4 but most of the images I upload in commons are shot by a relatively recently bought (January 2009) Nikon D700 full-frame SLR camera. In my personal
blog
you can find mostly my black and white photographs. My Nikon D700 has also a GPS and most of my uploaded photos are geo-located.
I love traveling and I like to photograph architecture and monuments. A lot of my images in commons are panoramic images created by stitching software.
Contact details
Selfportrait 2009.
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Commons talk page
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Gideon Pisanty (
Gidip
Background
Born in Haifa (Israel), 1979. Biologist.
I am a PhD student in ecology, studying bee-flower interactions. In my photos I mainly focus on macro photography of plants and insects, in an effort to bring as much as possible from the rich nature of my home country, Israel.
Equipment: Nikon D7000, Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro.
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Giles Laurent
Background
Ich bin Fotograf und Rechtsanwalt und lebe in der Schweiz. Ich wurde 1995 im Kontext der Globalisierung geboren und besitze einen schweizerischen, brasilianischen, ungarischen und amerikanischen Pass. Ich hatte das Glück, viel zu reisen, und das hat mich überhaupt erst zur Fotografie gebracht, denn sie ist eine großartige Möglichkeit, schöne Erinnerungen zu schaffen, die man wieder sehen kann. Im Jahr 2017 kam ich auf den Geschmack des Wanderns und der herrlichen Naturlandschaften, die Mutter Natur zu bieten hat, und das brachte mich bald darauf dazu, mit der Landschaftsfotografie zu beginnen. Nach einer Wanderung, bei der ich mit Steinböcken in Berührung kam, machte es mir Spaß, sie zu fotografieren, und ich entwickelte sehr schnell eine echte Leidenschaft, wenn nicht gar eine Besessenheit, für die Wildtierfotografie. Einigen Wildtieren (vor allem Rothirschen) kann man sich nur sehr schwer nähern, ohne sie zu stören, und ich trage oft einen Schutzanzug, wenn ich auf der Suche nach ihnen bin. Ich hoffe, dass ich durch meine Fotos die Schönheit der Natur und der Tiere mit der Welt teilen kann.
I am a photographer and a lawyer based in Switzerland. Born in 1995 in a context of globalization, I hold Swiss, Brazilian, Hungarian and American passports. I've been lucky enough to travel a lot and that's what got me into photography in the first place, as it is such a great way of creating beautiful memories that can be seen again. In 2017 I got a taste for hiking and the magnificent natural landscapes that Mother Nature has to offer and that soon afterwards led me to take up landscape photography. After a hike during which I came into contact with ibexes, I enjoyed photographing them and very quickly developed a real passion, if not an obsession, for wildlife photography. Some wild animals (especially red deers) are very difficult to approach without disturbing them, and I often wear a ghillie suit when I go looking for them. Through my photographs I hope to share with the world the beauty of nature and animals.
Je suis un photographe et un avocat basé en Suisse. Né en 1995 dans un contexte de mondialisation, je possède les passeports suisse, brésilien, hongrois et américain. J'ai eu la chance de beaucoup voyager et c'est ce qui m'a amené à la photographie en premier lieu, car c'est un superbe moyen de créer de beaux souvenirs que l'on peut revoir. En 2017, j'ai pris goût à la randonnée et aux magnifiques paysages naturels que Dame Nature nous offre, ce qui m'a rapidement amené à me lancer dans la photographie de paysage. Après une randonnée au cours de laquelle je suis entré en contact avec des bouquetins, j'ai pris plaisir à les photographier et j'ai très vite développé une véritable passion, voire une obsession, pour la photographie animalière. Certains animaux sauvages (notamment les cerfs élaphes) sont très difficiles à approcher sans les déranger, ce qui me conduit à souvent porter une ghillie lorsque je pars à leur recherche. À travers mes photographies, j'espère partager avec le monde la beauté de la nature et des animaux.
Equipment
Camera bodies
Sony Alpha 1 II
Sony Alpha 1
Sony Alpha 7R III
Canon EOS 200D
Lenses
Sony FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM II
Sony FE 24mm F1.4 GM
Tamron 28-75 mm f/2,8 Di III RXD
Tamron 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD
Canon EF-S 18-135MM F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Drones
DJI Air 2S
DJI Mini 4 Pro
DJI Mavic Air
GoPros
GoPro Hero 12 Black
GoPro Hero 8 Black
GoPro Hero 7 Black
Smartphones
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
Tripods
Manfrotto 290 Light
Manfrotto Compact Action Aluminum 5-Section Tripod
JOBY GorillaPod
ND Filters
PolarPro Peter McKinnon Edition 2-5 stop
PolarPro Peter McKinnon Edition 6-9 stop
DJI Air 2S ND Filters Set (ND4/8/16/32)
Miscellaneous
GDome PDS SuperDive Waterproof Housing
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Me wearing a ghillie suit
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Website :
gileslaurent.com
Instagram :
@Giles.Laurent
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Godot13
(Andrew Shiva)
Background
My first camera was a family hand-me-down
Nikon F
. I shot film through the late 1990s, both 35mm (Nikon) and medium format (Mamiya 645,
Pentax 6x7
). In 2016 I defected from Nikon digital to Cannon. I’ve experimented with medium format digital (rented) from time to time.
I am open to photograph anything, but have been drawn to historical architecture, landscapes, wildlife, and aerial photography. I also have a strong interest in numismatics and digitizing rare banknotes and coins. I upload all my images to Commons, but am mostly active on English Wikipedia.
My equipment:
Canon EOS 5DS
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Canon 24–70mm f/2.8L II USM
Canon 70–200mm f/2.8 IS II USM
Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 IS II USM
, and
Sigma APO 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM lens (Sports)
Occasional rental equipment:
Phase One
645 body with a
Leaf
Aptus-II 80MP medium format
digital back
Schneider Kreuznach
55mm LS f/2.8, 80mm LS f/2.8, 150mm LS f/3.5
Contact details
Godot13 Email
My English Wikipedia user page
Commons Featured Pictures
English Wikipedia Featured Pictures
Example work
Holleday / Holger Krisp
Background
Born in Ulm (Germany), 1974. Biologist.
I’ve started contributing to Commons in June 2010. I like to take pictures of fungi, amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates.
My current equipment:
Body: Canon EOS 500 and Canon EOS 350
Optical: Canon 15-55 mm, Sigma 70-300 mm and Tamron 90 mm Macro
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Email
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myGallery
Ianaré Sévi
Background
This particular name is assigned to a male of the species
Homo sapiens
, born several billion years after his host planet's formation. For reasons unknown, capturing the souls of the living, the dead and the non-living is a source of pleasure for it.
Ce nom est attribué à un individu mâle de l'espèce
Homo sapiens
, né quelques milliards d'années après la formation de sa planète hôte. Pour des raisons inconnues, la capture des âmes des vivants, des morts et des non-vivants lui est une source de plaisir.
Este nombre es asignado a un macho de la especie
Homo sapiens
, nacido unos pocos millones de años después de la formación de su planeta. Por razones desconocidas, la captura de las almas de los vivos, muertos y no-vivos es una fuente de placer para él.
Tools / Outils / Instrumentos
Canon EOS 40D
70-300mm 1:4 - 5.6 IS
24-105mm 1:4 L IS
bag / sac / bolsa
Contact details
My talk page
Example work
Alligator mississippiensis
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Ikiwaner
Background
I am an engineer born in Switzerland, now living and working in Tanzania. I am interested in many things, photography and architecture are among them.
I publish only a few pictures but all of them are carefully selected and manually processed from RAW data. Some things I am proud of:
Quality images or Featured Pictures from all Swiss cantons
Featured Pictures from West, East and South Africa
able to take full spherical panoramics with
Nadir
stitching
able to handle a
Tilt-Shift lens
"shot" the
African Big Fife
, with three of them being Featured Pictures
seen wild
Chimps
See more pictures on my
userpage
or my
FP-Gallery
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Email
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Not sure how long it is possible to see this: Wild black rhino
Jeevan Jose
Background, Contributions, ...
Me with
Rani
I am
Jeevan
Jose from
Kadavoor
Kerala
India
I take
photos of plants and bugs
; would like to contribute best of them here. Active in other projects like
WikiProject Nature and conservation in India
WikiProject Tree of Life
WikiProject Plants
and
WikiProject Insects
in
Wikipedia
Malayalam Wikipedia
Wikispecies
and
Meta-Wiki
. Works together with other similar minded people in India to
attract more citizen scientists and photographers
to Wikimedia. Fortunate enough to be
part of the team
when Wikipedia was formally presented with the highly esteemed
Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
, honoring the Wikimedia movement vision of allowing everyone, everywhere to freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Also available at projects like
Flickr
EOL
Project Noah
India Biodiversity Portal
and
DiversityIndia
Uploaded
2,121 images
which includes
102 Featured Pictures
515 Quality Images
24 Valued Images
. Among them,
126
works has been
published / re-used
outside Wikimedia projects. Created these galleries for those interested to learn and self identify their works:
Butterflies of Kerala
Odonata of Kerala
Amphibians of Kerala
Reptiles of Kerala
Birds of Kerala
and
Mammals of Kerala
Plants
Lepidoptera
Odonata
Insects & spiders
Johann Jaritz
Background
My name is Johann Jaritz and I live in the Austrian state Carinthia. Photography is meditation for me. I find inner peace and fulfillment with my hobby. My preferred topics are landscapes, nature, churches, castles and monasteries.
I have been contributing to WIKI COMMONS since 2006.
Equipment: Nikon D4 and Nikon D810 cameras, a 14-24mm lens, a 24-70mm lens and a 70-200mm lens. Before I used older cameras like Nikon D100, D200, D2H, D90, D70, D700 and D7000.
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Jetty
Spillway tower
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Joe Ravi
Background
I am a telecommunications engineer and an amateur photographer. I enjoy taking photos of landscapes, architecture and animals.
I got my hands on my father's Nikon FM10 when I was 16 and bought a DSLR in 2010. Since then I have added some more gear.
My photo equipment:
Nikon D90
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED
Vanguard tripod with a Manfrotto ball head
See all photos taken by me in my
gallery
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My Talk Page
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Julian Herzog
Background
Born in Stuttgart (Germany) and currenty living in the south of England, I work as an aerospace engineer in motorsports and I'm a passionate amateur photographer with a variety of photographic interests. I have been contributing to Wikimedia Commons since 2007.
My activity on Commons is mostly:
Photography of aircraft, racing cars and other vehicles
Architectural and travel photography
Participation in community projects such as the Featured Picture recognition process
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FPs
QIs
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kallerna
Background
I've been contributing to Wikipedia and Commons since 2007. My first uploads were mainly low quality shots made with camera phones or pictures made by someone else than me. I got more and more excited about photography and bought my fist DSRL in 2009. I try to upload as many useful images to the project as I can, and that includes still also low quality photos as well as high quality photos created with stitching software and DSRL-camera.
I'm administrator on finnish Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
See my
recent uploads
and
contributions
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on my wiki talk page
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Ford Focus RS WRC 09 at Rannankylä shakedown.
Campfire with sparks in Anttoora, Finland.
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Tony Jin (
King of Hearts
Background
I grew up in California and am now living in the New York metropolitan area. Ever since getting my first DSLR (a
Nikon D40
) in 2010, I have had a passion for photography. I mainly photograph landscapes and cityscapes, but have recently gotten into birding.
Currently, I use a
Nikon D750
with primarily the 24-120mm f/4 and 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5, along with a bag of primes. You can find out more about my equipment
here
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E-mail
Example work
Wahkeena Falls, Oregon
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King of Hearts
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Laitche
Background
I've been contributing to Wikimedia Commons from
Japan
My equipment includes
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EF300mm F4L IS USM
Canon EF70-200mm F4L IS USM
Canon EF24-70mm F/4L IS USM
Canon EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Canon EF135mm F2L USM
SIGMA 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary
Tamron SP AF90mm F/2.8 Di (Model272E)
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Window glass at the front entrance of Osaka General Medical Center.
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Luca Galuzzi
Background
I am
LucaG
, a software engineer from the
Milano
area,
Italy
Despite the beautiful locations in my country, rich in historic sites and monuments as well as crowded fashion events, my favorite locations to photograph are deserts and very high plateaus.
I'm "on top of the world" when waiting, in silence and solitude, for the right light on wide open lands, short of breath because of a rarefied atmosphere but under the deep blue sky at an altitude above 4000m.
I develop my RAW files with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop but I'm not a fan of digital over improving. I do prefer a grainy, slightly out-of-focus image with a great emotional appeal rather then a plastic, sharp, ice-cold image.
I've been contributing to Commons with my photographs since december 2006 when studying countries like
Tibet
Bolivia
and
Lybia
on Wikipedia I noticed a lack of landscape images on related pages.
My photo gear: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 17-40 f/4L, Canon 24-105 f/4L IS, Canon 70-200 f/4L IS, Canon 50 f/1.8, Canon 430EX flash and the essential Manfrotto Carbon Fiber Tripod with Proball Quick Release Head.
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www.galuzzi.it
Example work
Upper Antelope Canyon (HDR)
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Luc Viatour
Background
I've been contributing to French Wikipedia and related projects since August 2005.
I love macrophotography, astronomy, nature, SF literature, free software and Linux.
My personal site:
My material:
Body:
Nikon Coolpix 5200 / Nikon FE / Nikormat FT3 / Nikon D3S / Nikon D90
Optical:
Nikkor 14-24 F2,8 AFS ED / Nikkor 24-70 F2,8 AFS ED / Nikkor 70-200 F2,8 AFS ED VR2 / Nikkor 600mm f/4G AF-S ED VR2 / Nikkor 50mm F1,4 AFD / Nikkor 85mm F1,8 AFD / Sigma 150mm F2,8 DG APO Macro EX / Sigma 10-20mm F4-5,6 DC EX / Sigma 17-70mm F2,8-4,5 DC Macro / TC converter X2 Nikkor TC 20eIII and X1,4 Kenko / 2x Nikon Flash SB600 and SB900
Astronomical refractor:
Vixen 103mm F1000 / super polaris equatorial mount.
Since the end of 2005 I publish my image with
GIMP
21
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Email
Luc Viatour
Example work
Total Solar eclipse 1999
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Richard Bartz aka Makro Freak
Background
My name is Richard Bartz and was born 1976 in Munich, Germany. I work as an Artist/Musican and have a profound love for mountain climbing.
My road to photography
Being a kid I always kept a magnifying glass with me, a present from my grandpa. With the years passing by, and me getting older, this glass was falling more and more into oblivion but somehow it kept staying on my mind for all of this time. After retiring from my job as a visual EFX supervisor last year, and having a lot of free time as an aftereffect of this, i had the chance to go walking out in the woods and mountains of my childhood together with my dog, a Sibirian Husky, feeling like the ten year old boy with his grandfathers magnifying lens again. Though being a few years older now gives me the chance to give in to my childhood dreams and so instead of this simple childs toy, these days i prefer having my Canon Eos 400d with me, coupled with a formidable MP-E65mm lens.
Keeping the fascination for delving into the microcosms of our imminent surroundings since my childhood, my primary mission is to let other people have a chance to peek into those small worlds through my photographic works, something you usually fail to notice in your day to day life, even if you are having a walk through the woods yourself. My almost fanatical urge to take things 'micro', and convert them to our usual 'macro'-world is the reason why i took the alias of 'Makro Freak' on Wikipedia.
In my personal view, if life treats you nice, you should give something of this luck over to other people. Being a professional in Graphics and Visual EFX for over a decade, this as a chance for me to give something small back to the people through contributing some of my photographs to Wikipedia. I started doing contributions on Wikimedia Commons at 22:26, 8 May 2007.
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Head of a Calliphora fly @ 5x magnification
Malene Thyssen
Background
I have a M.Sc. in biology, but am currently studying to become a school teacher. I've been contributing to the Danish Wikipedia and related projects since December 2002. I am an amateur photographer. I like to photograph nature (primarily animals) and whatever motives I pass, that I think might be useful on Wikipedia. Some of my best pictures are "lucky" snapshots. I also like the work in the "digital darkroom" editing and improving my pictures.
As a contributor to the Danish Wikipedia it is natural to submit my pictures on Commons hoping my pictures are of use in other Wikipedias and Wikimedia projects. Indeed this is a major motivation factor for me to go on photo safari.
My equipment includes: Canon EOS 400D / Canon EOS 300D / Canon EFS 18-55mm / Canon tele lens EF 75-300mm
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The wake after the small ferry to Fanø, Denmark
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Martin Falbisoner
Background
My name is
Martin Falbisoner
. I'm an historian and archivist, currently living and working near
Cologne
. I discovered Commons in 2012 and soon after began sharing my own photographs. I strongly believe in the notion of open content, especially in the idea of free exchange of cultural works - which I also quickly learned to rely on for professional purposes. Consequently I am gladly willing to share my own pictures with anyone who is interested in using them.
Photography is just a hobby of mine and therefore I don't have to specialize in or limit myself to any specific genres. Besides sharing my photos on Commons, I also actively participate in international contests under the patronage of
FIAP
I use
Canon
equipment, usually my
EOS 5D Mark III
with lenses reaching from 16mm to 400mm. My favorite RAW editor is
DPP
, I also use
Photoshop
Hugin
ShiftN
, and
FixFoto
See more of my work:
Featured Pictures by Martin Falbisoner
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on my wiki talk page
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Matthias Süßen
Background
Moin. My Name is Matthias Süßen. I've been contributing to Wikipedia and related projects since August 2005. Professionally I am a trainer for mobile journalism and social media. For my work, I have to travel a lot. Which is great for me, because I enjoy discovering foreign places and working with people.
Photography is my way to relax and de-stress. On the weekends I also like to explore the surroundings and cities close to Kiel.
Equipment
Camera:
Canon R6 Mark II
Lenses:
Canon RF 24-105mm F4L IS USM
Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
Canon RF 35mm F1.8 Macro IS STM
Canon RF 14-35mm F4L IS USM
Canon RF 16mm F2.8 STM
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Website:
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Michael Maggs
Background
After obtaining my degree in physics, I developed an interest in the law and trained as a patent and trademark attorney before completing a law degree. I retired in March 2013 after 30 years in practice (22 as a partner) with a London patent attorney firm.
Photography has been a long-term hobby, and it has been gratifying to discover just how many people and organizations look to Wikimedia Commons as a source of freely-usable images.
I am more than happy to help anyone who is in need of the type of image I take, either for use on Wikipedia or elsewhere. I use a Canon 5D Mk II.
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Study of a cello
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Marc Ryckaert (
MJJR
Background
Born in Bruges (Belgium), 1949. Historian.
I started at Commons on February 4th, 2007. Preferred photographic subjects: monuments, landscapes, trains, ships, travel pictures…
Equipment: during many years, I used a Leica R6 with a 28mm PC-Super-Angulon-R shift lens - which was absolutely fantastic. In january 2006, I switched to digital photography, starting with a humble Canon PowerShot A620. At present I'm mainly working with a Nikon D90 and a AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm: certainly not the best conceivable lens, but very practical during travels abroad or bicycle tours in West Flanders.
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Poeke castle (Aalter, Belgium)
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Muhammad Mahdi Karim
Background
I am a 19 year old Tanzanian studying computer science in Bangalore, India. I always found photography very interesting, shooting with disposable cameras and cheap point and shoots. It was only after I joined Wikipedia and wikimedia that I took a very serious interest in photography. I bought a Nikon Coolpix and after that was nicked, invested all my savings to purchase my first dSLR. The investment was not a waste and I have been able to explore nature as I had never imagined!
My portfolio mainly consists of macro photographs of arthropods and plant life and occasionally panoramics.
My equipment includes:
Canon 400D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 APO Macro EX DG HSM lens
Canon 50mm f/1.8 II
Vivtar flash
My website
www.micro2macro.net
has a gallery of my pictures.
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Nick Hobgood
Background
Fascinated by the natural world from an early age I was fortunate to get a job in East Timor, home to some of the most diverse and abundant marine habitats. A desire to share the wondrous beauty of the coral reefs with my wife and one year old daughter, pushed me to explore underwater photography.
After accumulating a number of images from this fascinating underwater environment, Wikimedia offered an excellent platform to share our marine world with others and promote greater awareness and importance of nature conservation for the benefit of future generations.
Image contributions to Wikimedia include marine life from Haiti and wildlife from Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Anemonefish in East Timor
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JJ Harrison
Background
I'm a university student studying Engineering and Science in Tasmania, Australia. Most of my photography is of the local flora, fauna and landscapes. I have been contributing to wikipedia anonymously since late 2003 with my first registered edits in 2006. I am mostly active on the English Wikipedia, I submit my images to commons in the hope that they will be utilized across the wikipedias.
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Gordon Dam, Southwest National Park, Tasmania, Australia
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PierreSelim
Background
Born in Paris in 1982, I live in Toulouse since 2002. Engineer and PhD, in computer science with a background in aeronautics, I'm a rugby amateur and photography lover, a dedicated Commonist and OTRS agent. I'm active in GLAM actions and in local actions of
Wikimedia France
in Toulouse. You may have had the pleasure to meet me during last Wikimania in Washington D.C..
On Commons my interests focuses on:
Sports photography (portraits and actions)
Life (I've created the template
{{Specimen}}
for the
Phoebus project
Architectures, GLAM and local events in Toulouse
Equipement
Bodies
— Canon 6D MkII, Fuji X100T, Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 550D (and 500D borrowed from
Léna
Lenses
— Canon EF-S 10-22, Canon EF 50 f1.8, Canon EF-S 60 f2.8 macro, Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 USM IS II, Sigma 70-300 f4-5.6 and 30 f1.4
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Michal Klajban
Background
I come from the Czech Republic but since 2014 I've been living abroad - mostly New Zealand but also Canada, France, Spain and the UK.
I started to take pictures in my youth years, just after I discovered that mountains are actually very nice place to be. When I can't be in the middle of nowhere shooting still peaks, I take pictures of architecture.
I've been on Commons
since 2008
. So far I've contributed with
134 featured pictures
and
3,957 quality images
23,266 images in total
I like keeping my life simple and my equipment reflects that. I use only:
Canon 6D
Wide lens EF 16–35mm
Zoom lens EF 70–200mm
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PumpkinSky
Background
My name is PumpkinSky and I live in the eastern United States. I am an amateur photographer and find photography peaceful and fulfilling. I primarily photograph nature, landscapes, and macros.
Equipment: Nikon D850 camera, a 24-70mm lens, a 70-200mm lens, a 200-500mm lens, and a 105mm macro lens. Before they released the D850 I used a Nikon D5300.
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Abandoned farmhouse
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Stone Bridge
Passion Flower
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Quartl
Background
I am a natural scientist from Germany, amateur photographer and by no means professional. I started using DSLRs in October 2009 and basically I'm learning by doing and by taking advice from fellow wikimedians. I like to take pictures of all things small, typically insects and plants, often in combination.
My current equipment is what would probably called medium-class and consists mainly of
a Nikon D90 DSLR and
a Sigma 105 mm F2,8 EX DG macro lens
So far, I was able to provide 41
Featured Pictures
(Commons and German Wikipedia)
, 361
Quality Images
and 28
Valued Images
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For feedback or questions you can contact me on my
Commons talk page
I always upload my images with maximum resolution and minimum processing, so there is nothing more I could possibly give you.
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gallery
Rama
Background
Greetings.
I have been a
sysop
on
commons:
from the 29th of August 2005
[3]
, and
Oversight
on Commons since the 5th of January 2009
[4]
There is a small page to explain how to
use my images
. Nevertheless, do not hesitate to
contact me
should you have any question.
I have contributed 12
Featured pictures
, 344
Quality Images
and 21
Valued pictures
as photographs. I also draw and I am competent with SVG graphics.
I am interested in portrait photography, and have thus documented several Nobel laureates and other notable figures (see
User:Rama/people
). I do a fair amount of technical photography in museums, sometimes with accreditation obtained directly, through
Wikimédia France
or through
Wikimedia CH
I also organise or take part in photography campaigns under their aegis; you can see examples
here
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Naken woman, c. 1300 BC, ivory, height: 10.5 cm. Le Louvre, Egyptian Antiquities - Room 26: Tutankhamun and his successors - case 2 - Sully, 1st floor. Accession number E 27429
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Derek Ramsey
Background
I am a software engineer and photographer from the
Philadelphia area
of
Pennsylvania
USA
. I've contributed to the
English Wikipedia
since June of 2003. I've been taking pictures since I got my first digital camera in 2004. I enjoy all types of photography, including architecture and landscapes, but find nature photography to be the most useful for Wikipedia articles. I'm passionate about photography. I enjoy taking beautiful images and making large prints. My favorite location to photograph is the wilderness of
Alaska
. My pictures have been published in a number of books, magazines, web sites, and other locations. I believe we should strive for the goals of the
four freedoms
Equipment: Nikon D2000 and Canon Powershot S110.
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Satdeep Gill
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I am a Punjabi based in Patiala, Punjab. I have been a Wikimedian since 2009. I joined Wikimedia Commons in 2012 and one of my first edits was a copyright violation. I started photographing actively for Commons to fill gaps in content around photographs of people and places in Punjab. Punjabi community got a DSLR camera with a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation in 2016 and within a year I was able to add 30+ quality images, 3 valued images, and 1 Featured picture.
As of 2022, I have 12 Featured pictures, 250+ quality images, and 7 valued images on Commons.
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Simon Koopmann
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I've been contributing to Wikimedia Commons since 2006. Lately i started to contribute to German wikipedia as well. You can see my complete profile
here
My portfolio mainly consists of landscape- and macropictures, which are my favourite kinds of photography.
My current photo equipment:
Nikon D90
Tamron
SP AF 17-50/2,8 XR Di II LD
Tokina
AT-X AF 100/2,8 Makro Pro D
Nikkor
AF 50mm f/1,8 D
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Lake Zug
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Taxiarchos228
(Wladyslaw)
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My name is Wladyslaw (born 1975), I am contributing to Wikipedia and related projects since August 2004. I have photographed years ago with an analog single-lens reflex camera (Fujica) and started 2004 with digital photography. As I realized that my compact camera does not fit my rising pretensions any more I have changed 2006 to a digital SLR. Currently I am using Nikon D850/D800.
• Here you can find detailed information about
my equipment
I like to photograph architecture, city-skylines and landscapes. Many of my buildings I picture are towers in all variations, e.g. bell towers of churches or television towers. But I am interesting in architecture in general starting at historical buildings and going to modern architecture. I am very interested in
brutalist architecture
and fascinated about the combination of concrete and steel.
For me it's charming and a nice challenge to detect interesting view points even of well-known buildings or landscapes and to show a new angle of vision as possible. And although I have contributed far more than 5000 picture to this project my ideas for new pictures and motives does not end. There is a lot of work still waiting to have been done. ;-)
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Andreas Tille
Background
I'm a physicist by profession and I'm working in the field of information sciences. My main hobby is working on Free Software in the
Debian GNU/Linux Distribution
where I started the
Debian-Med
project. My second hobby is taking nature photos. I do this in my holidays exclusively and I'm a conservative photographer that sticks to using slides for his "real photos". As a consequence some of my uploaded images are not as good as the original slide would allow because the process of digitising was done automatically via Kodak Photo CD where not every single image gets the subtlety it would deserve. In case I will find some more time I might redo some scans manually but this is nothing that will happen soon.
Bodies: Minolta Dynax 7 / Minolta Dynax 600 / Minolta 9000
Lenses: 2,0/20; 2,8/100 Macro; 1,4/50; 1,4/28; 4/35-70; 4/70-210
Support: Manfrotto 190B; Gitzo Monotreck
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My favourite random shot as a beginner
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Timothy A. Gonsalves
Tagooty
Background
I was born and grew up in
Ooty
in the Nilgiri Mountains, in Tamil Nadu in south India. From 2010-2020, I was at
IIT Mandi
in Himachal Pradesh in the
Western Himalayas
. Now, I live in
Mysore
on the
Deccan Plateau
. I am an academic and engineer by profession. Photography is my hobby. My preferred subjects are landscapes, nature, buildings and machines. I have been contributing to Wikimedia Commons since 2019.
As of September 2024, I had 50+
Featured Pictures
(India + 3 countries), 200+
Valued Images
(India + 8 countries), and 2,000+
Quality images
(India + 13 countries). About 850 of my images have been used in 1,200+ pages in Wikimedia projects, including 730+ articles in English Wikipedia.
I contribute to Wikipedia and Wikidata especially related to subjects that I photograph. I have
created 15 Wikipedia articles
, mostly on villages in Himachal Pradesh and Zanskar.
Equipment: Nikon D7200, Sony A7CR, Sony RX100m6
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Ashtamudi Lake, POTY finalist 2022
Spiti (my 1st FP)
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Tomas Castelazo
Background
Empecé a hacer fotografía desde los 12 años. 40 años después, sigo con la cámara en mi mano, con mucha experiencia y con mucho camino por delante. La emoción de hacer fotografía el día de hoy es tan intensa como la de aquel día que sostuve mi primer cámara.
I started doing photography when I was 12 years old. 40 years later the camera is still in my hands, with a lot of experience behind me and a long road ahead. The excitement of doing photography today is just as intense as the one of that day that I held my first camera.
My photo equipment:
Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 50D
Canon EOS 5D
From the old days, Canons, F1, A1, etc., Mamiyas: RB67, C220, 330, lenses, al kinds, 4x5 view cameras, plus a bunch of lenses, gizmos, knicknacks, tripods, (and two kids to help lug the gear around)
Visit also my personal website:
and
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Cool fish (
Frigus fishus
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Tournasol7
(Krzysztof Golik)
Background
My name is Krzysztof Golik and I was born in Poland, but I live in France. I'm a cook in Rodez in the Massif Central. I have a passion for travelling, photography, botany and of course for editing Wikipedia. On Wikimedia Commons I mostly add photos of the places where I have been and images of plant species.
My first camera (
Sony Cyber-shot
) I won in a geographic competition during college. Some time later it broke down and I had to buy another camera. The choice fell on digital compact camera of brand
Olympus
(VR310,D720). In July 2014 I lost it... it mean, I left it on the roof of the car. After driving 100 km I noticed with surprise that he is no longer there. Then I decided it was time for a SLR camera. I choose the
Nikon D3300
, which I have to this day. Initially, I took photos in automatic mode. Only from spring 2017 I started using manual mode. Since then I have noticed the progress in my photography, although I still have to learn a lot. I enjoy photographing everything that doesn't moves :)
My equipment:
Nikon D3300
Tamron AF 18-270mm F3.5-6.3 Di-II VC PZD
Tamron SP 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di VC USD
Manfrotto 190XPROB
More:
My 152 featured pictures
My 17,421 quality images
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Mail to me
krzygolik@gmail.com or
my Commons user page
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Trougnouf
(Benoit Brummer)
Background
I mainly take pictures as bookmarks in life. Chasing prettier pictures goes hand in hand with a prettier life.
Through Wikimedia Commons I have greatly improved the quality of my work.
There is much motivation in publishing my pictures for others to use rather than letting them sit in one's hard drives, and to illustrate and beautify Wikipedia articles. I also get to learn about what caught my atention when it comes time to describe and categorize the pictures in order to fulfill Wikimedia Common's educational scope.
My technical skills mainly stem from the hugely helpful community at
Commons:Quality images candidates
(and to some extent
Commons:Featured picture candidates
). There one can post pictures for community assessment, where constructive criticism is freely given, and in turn ends up having to assess others' work.
I very much enjoy outdoor adventures, studying computer vision, Larry the cat, most things related to open-source and technology, and many things such as life.
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User talk:Trougnouf
trougnouf@gmail.com
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Larry the cat
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Tuxyso
Background
I am an enthusiastic amateur photographer coming from the German
Ruhr district
in North Rhine-Westphalia. I mainly work on the illustration of regional-related articles. Besides
architecture
, I am interested in
historic buildings
and
animal photography
Currently I have contributed
107
featured pictures
and
1,290
quality images
German
Ich bin leidenschaftlicher Amateur-Fotograf aus dem
Ruhrgebiet
in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Ein Großteil meiner Motive hat Regionalbezug. Neben
Architekturaufnahmen
, interessiere ich mich für
historische Gebäude
und
Tierfotografie
Bisher habe ich
107
exzellente Bilder
und
1,290
Qualitätsbilder
bei Commons hochgeladen.
Equipment:
Camera:
Nikon Z 8
Lenses: Z 24-120/4.0, Z 14-30/4, Z 50/1.8, Z 20/1.8, Z 70-200/2.8, AF-S 85mm/1.4, AF-S 105/2.8 Micro, AF-S 70-300, AF-S 70-200 f/4, Ai 28mm f2.8, Ai 50mm f1.4, Ai-s 55mm f2.8 Micro
Panoramic equipment:
Nodal Ninja 4
with
RD16-II
rotator and
EZ Leveler II
Software:
Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Helicon Focus 8
Excire Search 2024
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An impressive landmark in the Ruhr valley (PoY 2012 finalist)
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Don Ramey Logan
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I specialize in aerial, aviation, maritime and architecture photography as well as video production. I'm a professional digital media, video and aviation film producer. As a pilot I hold a single and multi-engine certification as a part 61 aircraft pilot and a part 107 certification for UAV commercial operation.
I was raised in Newport Beach California. I was an early pioneer in digital video development, working on some of the first streaming video technologies in the late 1980s. I am also an avid yachtsman and international traveler.
My photos have been used
over 4,000 times
on Wikimedia projects since 2009.
I am currently transitioning into medium-format photography using Fujifilm GFX systems and
DJI Mini 4
drone technology to further enhance the quality of my open-license contributions.
Current photo equipment:
Fujifilm GFX100S II
, with Fujifilm lenses: GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6, GF 20-35mm f/1.4 and GF 100-200mm 1:5.6 GF, Fujifilm EF 60 flash.
Nikon D7100
Nikon D610
, Nikon KeyMission 360,
GoPro 10 (3)
Surface Pro 11 (2)
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Sennheiser EW 100 G3
Benro Carbon Tripod & Monopod, Head
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Buddhist Temple in Thailand
Sailboats
North Laguna, California Aerial
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Simo Räsänen (
Ximonic
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Hello! I am Simo Räsänen, also known as
Ximonic
here in Commons. I am a professional visual artist from Finland, born in 1990. I graduated in Lapland, Northern Finland, albeit nowadays living in the south. As an artist I am mostly doing digital paintings.
As a contributor to Wikimedia projects I am most active in Wikimedia Commons and the Finnish language version of Wikipedia where I joined back in 2008. In Commons I like to submit some of my photographs and organize existing media. I think, quite many people here know me especially from my landscapes of Norway. In Wikipedia I help with various articles and write new ones.
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Instagram: @ornereir
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Dietmar Rabich
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Mein Name ist
Dietmar Rabich
, hier bei Wikimedia Commons auch
XRay
. Ich lebe im
Münsterland
, einer Region in Nordrhein-Westfalen in Deutschland. Fotografieren ist mein Hobby, welches bis in die analogen Zeiten der 1970er-Jahre zurückgeht. Am liebsten lichte ich Architektur, Landschaften und technische Dinge ab. Neben diesen Schwerpunkten werden immer wieder andere fotografische Herausforderungen angenommen, auch um von diesen zu lernen. Dazu gehört insbesondere die Fotokunst, die einen besonderen Reiz ausübt.
Die Diapositiv- und die Negativfilme der analogen Zeit erzwangen eine strenge Auswahl, bei der viele schöne Bilder entstanden, andere dafür leider gar nicht erst. Auch wenn die Nachbearbeitung kaum Chancen hatte, haben aber gerade diese Bilder einen historischen Wert und ihren Platz hier bei Wikimedia Commons, um die Zeit auch für andere nutzbar zu dokumentieren.
Die Fotografie mit digitalen Mitteln erlaubt die Anfertigung umfassenderen Bildmaterials. Die Nachbearbeitung ermöglicht die Qualitätsverbesserung, die Optimierung. Eine gute Voraussetzung für Bilder, die es lohnt, hier auch anderen zur Verfügung zu stellen.
Meine Bilder:
Alle
Ausgewählte Bilder
Fotokunst
Schwarzweiß
Verfügbares Licht
Still life
Architektur
Bäume
P. S.: Ach ja, vielfach wird das Fotoequipment erwähnt. Ich verfüge über mehrere Kameras und Objektive. Im Laufe der Zeit hat sich das Equipment in der Zusammenstellung verändert. Es ist immer so gewählt, dass es meinen Interessen und Ansprüchen genügt. Aus meiner Sicht ist das Equipment Mittel zum Zweck, also das Handwerkszeug des Fotografen.
English:
My name is
Dietmar Rabich
, also known as
XRay
in Wikimedia Commons. I'm living in the
Münsterland
, a region in the state North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. One of my passions is taking photos. My favorite photo scenes are architectures, landscapes and technical objects. In addition to these focal points, other photographic challenges are always taken up, also in order to learn from them. This includes photographic art in particular, which has a special appeal.
Slides and negative films in the analog time enforced a strict selection of the pictures. So only some beautiful pictures were taken, others were never made. Even post-processing was nearly impossible, but these pictures only have historical value. Thus, Wikimedia Commons is a good place for them since they document history for everyone.
Digital photography allows the creation of comprehensive picture material. The post-processing enables quality improvement and optimization. A good precondition for images that are worthwhile to make them available to others.
My photographs:
All
Highlighted content
Photo art
Black-and-white
Available Light
Still life
Architecture
Trees
P. S.: Oh yes, the photo equipment is often mentioned. I have multiple cameras and lenses. The composition of the equipment has changed over time. It is always chosen in such a way that it satisfies my interests and requirements. From my point of view, the equipment is a means to an end, i.e. the photographer's tools.
Dietmar Rabich
Deutsch:
Bitte schreibe eine Nachricht
an meine
Diskussionsseite
per
E-Mail
oder
über meine Website
rabich.de
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Please write a message
on my
talk page
by
e-mail
or
via my website
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Featured pictures
(331)
Quality images
(16,522)
Valued images
(161)
Wiki Loves Earth
(5)
Wiki Loves Monuments
(43)
Safe for Children
– My own small project for classifying photos that are suitable for children.
Top 12
– Top 12 of my photos year after year
Statistical data about my photos
Peterborough
, Port Campbell National Park
Dülmen
, Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche
Rom
, Piazza della Rotonda
Münster
, Skulptur
Vancouver
, Canada Place
Schrauben
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Yann Forget
Background
Born in France in 1965, contributing on Commons since the beginning of the project. I currently live in India where I work for
Ekta Parishad
. This gives me unique opportunities to take pictures and videos of Indian people, society, culture and environment. I have always been attracted by the free software, and then the free content movement. I contribute to Wikipedia since December 2002. I am the creator of
Wikilivres
, another wiki for sharing free documents. I have now a Nikon D7000.
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Women in tribal village, Umaria district
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Masaki Ikeda (
池田正樹
Background
Hello I've been contributing to Wikimedia Commons since Sep. 2007. Living in
Saitama
. It is about 30km north of Tokyo, Japan.
I decide we from Sep. 2007 and contribute a photograph to Deer Commons. Spider and the photograph of the insects such as a flower or the butterfly is important.
My Photo　equipment
Pentax　K10D、 K20D
Pentax Macro 100mm
Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG MACRO
Sigma 50mm F2.8 DG MACRO
Fuji Film S3 PRO
Nikon D2X
Tamron SP 90mm F2.8 Di (Model272E)
Nikon MF 55mm F3.5 Macro
Nikon MF 105mm F2.8 Macro
Canon 40D
Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro
Canon MACRO MP-E 65mm F2.8 (X1-X5)
GITZO G328 and Linhof and microscope stage use for Canon MACRO MP-E 65mm
日本語:
2007年からウィキメディア・コモンズに写真を寄稿しています。 蜘蛛や花や蝶などの写真が主です。 埼玉県さいたま市在住です
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Wilfredor
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Je m'appelle Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez. J'ai travaillé pendant 12 ans pour la compagnie électrique du Venezuela en tant qu'ingénieur en développement logiciel à Maracaibo, cependant, en 2013, j'ai été forcé de traverser la frontière comme beaucoup d'autres Vénézuéliens pour aller au Brésil. Là, j'ai travaillé pour Ford en tant que développeur de logiciels, en 2017 j'ai quitté le pays pour venir au Canada en tant que travailleur qualifié dans le développement de logiciels dans une entreprise de santé.
Depuis que je me souviens bien, la photographie a été ma passion, au début j'ai pris des photos de famille mais je me souviens qu'une fois ma mère m'a donné un appareil photo générique 2mpx lorsque j'ai terminé mes études, depuis lors je n'ai pas arrêté de prendre des photos de la nature, cependant, le la crise a éclaté au Venezuela et j'ai voulu la dénoncer à l'aide de photographies de
situations courantes
Maintenant j'habite à Québec la capitale de la province de Québec, au Canada probablement la plus belle ville du pays et un lieu historique à forte influence française où il y a 6 mois avec presque aucune couleur, ce qui m'a permis de développer un autre type de photographie.
My name is Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez and I live in the province of Quebec, in Canada. I’ve worked for 12 years for the electric company of Venezuela as a software development engineer in Maracaibo, however, in 2013 I was forced to cross the border like many other Venezuelans to go to Brazil. There I worked for Ford as a software developer, in 2017 I left the country to come to Canada as a skilled worker in Software development.
Since I can remember, photography has been my passion, at first I took family photos but I remember that my mother once gave me a generic 2mpx camera when I finished my studies, since then I have not stopped taking photos of nature, however, the crisis broke out in Venezuela and I wanted to denounce it using photographs of
common situations
Now I live in Quebec, the capital of the province of Quebec, in Canada probably the most beautiful city in the country and a historical place with a strong French influence where 6 months per year with almost no color, which allowed me to develop a different kind of photography.
Spanish
Mi nombre es Wilfredo Rafael Rodríguez Hernández y vivo en la provincia de Quebec, en Canadá. Trabajé durante 12 años para la empresa eléctrica de Venezuela como ingeniero de desarrollo de software en Maracaibo, sin embargo, en 2013 me vi obligado a atravesar la frontera como muchos otros Venezolanos para ir a Brasil. Allí trabajé para Ford como desarrollador de software, en 2017 dejó el país para venir a Canadá como trabajador calificado en desarrollo de Software.
Desde que tengo uso de razón, la fotografía ha sido mi pasión, al principio hacía fotos familiares pero recuerdo que mi madre una vez me regalo una camara generica de 2mpx al terminar mis estudios, desde entonces no deje de tomar fotos sobre naturaleza, sin embargo, la crisis estalló en Venezuela y quise denunciarlo usando fotografías de
situaciones comunes
Ahora estoy en Quebec en donde hay 6 meses sin casi color, lo que me ha permitido desarrollar otro tipo de fotografía.
Portugues
Meu nome é Wilfredo Rafael Rodríguez Hernández e moro na província de Quebec, no Canadá. Trabalhei 12 anos para a companhia elétrica venezuelana como engenheiro de desenvolvimento de software em Maracaibo, porém, em 2013 fui obrigado a atravessar a fronteira como muitos outros venezuelanos para ir ao Brasil. Lá trabalhei para a Ford como desenvolvedor de software, em 2017 deixei o país para vir para o Canadá como trabalhador qualificado em desenvolvimento de software.
Desde que me lembro, a fotografia tem sido minha paixão, no começo eu tirava fotos de familiares mas lembro que minha mãe uma vez me deu uma câmera genérica de 2mpx quando terminei meus estudos, desde então não parei de tirar fotos da natureza, no entanto, estourou a crise na Venezuela e tentei relatar o que estava acontecendo usando fotografias de
situações comuns
Agora estou em Quebec onde há 6 meses quase sem cor, o que me permitiu desenvolver outro tipo de fotografia.
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