Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Prospect Park nature photo contest/Winners
Wikimedia New York City ran a nature photography contest in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in fall 2021, and we're excited to share the results! For more information about the contest, see the main contest page.
Jury
editThank you to our jury, who volunteered their time to evaluate the submissions:
- Felicity Frisbie, Creative Director of the Prospect Park Alliance
- Tony Jin, New York metro-based Wikimedia Commons photographer
- Andreas Vesterlund, Brooklyn-based photographer and artist
Numbers
edit74 different people contributed 476 images to Wikimedia Commons for the contest! You can find a full listing at the Wiki Loves NYC Parks - Prospect Park 2021 category on Commons. Of these, 450 were eligible for prizes and subject to judging.
Winners!
editBest overall
editFirst place overall!
editSecond place overall!
editBirds
editFirst place bird
editSecond place bird
editTrees and plants
editFirst place tree or plant
editSecond place tree or plant
editOther wildlife
editBest insect
editBest animal other than birds
editOther prizes
editBest photo taken with a phone camera
editCreativity prize
editHonorable mentions
editWe received a lot of great entries. Here are a few stand-outs from those which didn't win prizes, selected by the organizers.
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Sun rays at dawn by Sgreene24
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Cormorants in the Prospect Park Lake by Allison C. Meier
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Winter in Prospect Park by Patrick J Cashin
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Figure in mist and snow with tree by Sgreene24
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Female red-winged blackbird by Tparkslope
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Two geese sunrise in Prospect Park by Aclinenyc
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Misty snow with park benches and trees by Sgreene24
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Red-tailed hawk fledgling by Datnoyd
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Prospect park lake view by Yoshikomori
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Gingko leaves and pagoda in autumn by Sgreene24
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Trees on hill at sunset by Sgreene24
Thank you!
editCongratulations to the winners, and thank you everyone who participated! If you specified an email when you created your account on Commons, you'll receive an email in the next few days to arrange for you to get your prize. If you did not specify an email, you will receive a message with more information on your Commons talk page (you should see a notification when you log in). Reach out to ryan [at] wikimedianyc.org
with questions.