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From Athens to Berlin: photographing the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
WikiPortraits photographer Zafer spent two years working toward the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, then shot 28 games in ten days in Berlin.
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volunteer spotlight
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 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 volunteer spotlight: Justice Okai-Allotey
"I got started in photography in 2015 when I was part of an apprentice program in Accra."
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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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Tips for getting accredited as a WikiPortraits photographer
How one WikiPortraits volunteer photographer set up her own media pass for the 2026 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January.
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Donate and help buy computers for volunteer photographers across Africa
Your support will help WikiPortraits send more volunteers across Africa to photograph notable people at festivals and events and also use those sessions to improve their biographies on Wikipedia. This will ultimately help improve diversity on the platform.
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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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WikiPortraits volunteer spotlight: Bryan Berlin
Volunteering with WikiPortraits has given me great access to different events that I'm already interested in, and it's nice to be contributing to Wikipedia and making media more accessible for everyone.