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WikiPortraits generates 820 million views in one month thanks to the World Cup!
820M views in July, Messi and Cardi B, plus Indian Relay and Montreux Jazz Fest.
Nevin Thompson
Nevin Thompson edits the WikiPortraits newsletter.
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WikiPortraits volunteer spotlight: Obinna Friday Matthew
Co-founder of Wiki Photo Africa, an initiative that recruits and mentors professional photographers across Africa to contribute freely licensed images to Commons, WikiPortraits volunteer Obinna Friday Mathew also runs a photography studio and training academy in Lagos, Nigeria.
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WikiPortraits shoots the FIFA World Cup!
Fantastic images from past June from the 2026 FIFA World Cup! SXSW London! Nonvitcha in Benin! The Tribeca Festival! The Shanghai Film Festival! Plus, an updated CropTool, a podcast appearance, and a volunteer spotlight, with highlights of our upcoming summer event coverage.
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WikiPortraits at Eurovision, Venice Biennale, and Cannes!
In this newsletter: Glorious images from Eurovision 2026 in Vienna! Strikes and protests at the Venice Biennale! Winners of the Cannes Film Festival!
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Announcing our new WikiPortraits Photo Service!
WikiPortraits launches its Photo Service at photos.wikiportraits.org. Highlights include SXSW/WikiHaus Austin, Sanremo Festival coverage, a volunteer profile, SheBelieves Cup soccer photos, and figure skating from the World Championships in Prague.
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WikiPortraits volunteer spotlight: Birgit Fostervold
"In 2024, I photographed 231 concerts featuring 61 different artists and bands, many of them festival gigs."
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WikiPortraits covers the 2026 Winter Olympics!
From the 2026 Winter Olympics to Sundance red carpets, WikiPortraits volunteers have been busy! We photographed scientists, filmmakers, and Olympians for Wikimedia Commons. Plus: a new EXIF editing tool and a chat with Wikimedia Ghana's Justice Okai-Allotey.
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WikiPortraits volunteer spotlight: Justice Okai-Allotey
"I got started in photography in 2015 when I was part of an apprentice program in Accra."
Photographing Sundance 2026 and across Africa!
Welcome to the WikiPortraits newsletter's look back on January 2026. Led by a global community of volunteer Wikimedia photographers, WikiPortraits is aimed at increasing the quality and diversity of Creative Commons-licensed portrait photos on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. While January has only just ended, it's
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WikiPortraits volunteer spotlight: Sol Procter-Tarabanov
Sol Procter-Tarabanov is a music photographer from London, and leads WikiPortraits's music coverage efforts.
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New WikiPortraits initiative supports photographers across Africa
Our primary method of support for African photographers is getting them photography equipment (new and used).
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Introducing the WikiPortraits newsletter!
Updates, new opportunities, and ways to get involved and support WikiPortraits.