Wikimedia has just announced the winners of the Wiki Loves Monuments UK photography competition.
Matthew Hoser beat over 14,000 photographs to take this year’s top UK prize of £250 for his photograph of the derelict West Pier on Brighton’s seafront.
The annual international competition claims to be the world’s largest and it encourages people from around the world to upload images of heritage monuments under Wikimedia Commons.
Glenfinnan Viaduct at Loch Shiel – Second Prize. Credit: Paul Stümke
These images are shared under Open Licenses to allow them to be used to illustrate Wikipedia pages and be republished for free with author attribution.
Second prize went to Paul Stümke for his image of Glenfinnan Viaduct at Loch Shiel and third place went to Oliver Tookey’s photograph of the De La Warr Pavilion Art Deco building on Bexhill seafront.
Another special prize for the best photo from Wales was awarded to to Sterim64 for his photograph of Craig y Môr.
Check out the rest of the winning images from the Wiki Loves Monuments competition in our gallery below.
De La Warr Pavilion Art Deco building
De La Warr Pavilion Art Deco building on Bexhill seafront – third prize. Credit: Oliver Tookey
Craig y Môr
Craig y Mor – Special Prize for best photo from Wales. Credit: Sterim64
Smailholm Tower
Smailholm Tower near Kelso – highly commended. Credit: Keith Proven
Martello tower
Martello tower at Felixstowe ferry – highly commended. Credit: Tony Lockhart
Westminster and Big Ben
Westminster and Big Ben – highly commended. Credit: Farruk Ahmed Bhuiyan
Perch Rock Lighthouse
Perch Rock Lighthouse portrait – highly commended. Credit: Mark Warren
Smithfield Market
Smithfield Market ceiling – highly commended. Credit: Stevekeiretsu
Balcombe Viaduct
Balcombe Viaduct – highly commended. Credit: Matthew Hoser
Avebury South West quarter
Avebury South West quarter looking North East in snow – highly commended. Credit: Paul Adams
