Wiki Loves Earth 2017 was an international photographic competition whose winner will get a full scholarship toWikimania 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Nearly 132,000 images, all freely licensed, have been added to Wikimedia Commons in the fourth annual Wiki Loves Earth. The photographic contest focuses on protected areas, unique places of natural heritage, to document them for future generations.

Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 was a similar competition focusing on cultural heritage monuments, with more than 245,000 freely licensed images submitted. Several of the winning photographs were from first-time contributors.

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  Ogoy Island in Russia's Lake Baikal
  Photo bySergey Pesterev
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  A jaguar in the Pantanal Conservation Area of Brazil
  Photo byLeonardo Ramos
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  A pair of Eurasian spoonbills in the Danube Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine
  Photo bySergey Pesterev
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  A water buffalo getting a nice soak in Baluran National Park, Indonesia.
  Photo byCandra Firmansyah
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  Two Svalbard reindeer grazing in Bünsow Land National Park, Spitsbergen, Norway
  Photo bySiri Uldal
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  Pedra Azul (Blue Stone) with the Milky Way above it, located in the eponymous state park in Brazil
  Photo byEduardoMSNeves
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  A Bornean orangutan
  Photo byRidwan0810
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  The Dovbush rocks seen at twilight, located in the Polyanytskiy Regional Landscape Park, Ukraine
  Photo byПивовар Павл
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  Aerial shot of Dzharylhach National Nature Park, Ukraine
  Photo byYunyk
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  APhyllomedusa rohdei frog steps over its friend, seen in Brazil
  Photo byRenato Augusto Martins
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  Railroad tracks through Lawachara National Park, Bangladesh, provide a convenient path.
  Photo byPallabkabir
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  A peak in the Nilgiri Himal mountains backdrops this shot of a simple suspension bridge over the Gandaki River in Nepal.
  Photo byFaj2323
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  A northern pika peeks over a rock in Momsky National Park, Russia.
  Photo byЮрий Емельянов
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  A recently burned-down forest on Parnitha Mountain, Greece
  Photo byStathis floros
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  Capybaras near the Tietê River in São Paulo state, Brazil
  Photo byClodomiro Esteves Junior

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  The Khandoba Temple in Pune
  Photo byPKharote
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  The Royal pavilion in Phraya Nakhon Cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand
  Photo byBerryJ
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  Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Photo byAzim Khan Ronnie
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  Inner staircase of the Baron Empain Palace tower in Cairo, Egypt
  Photo byManadily
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  Exterior of Verrucole Castle in Tuscany, Italy
  Photo byIris.gonelli
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  Interior of Verrucole Castle in Tuscany, Italy
  Photo bySimone Letari
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  Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Photo byJubair1985
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  Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada
  Photo byDiego Delso
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  Wat Benchamabophit in Bangkok, Thailand
  Photo byBerryJ
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  Sydney Opera House in Australia
  Photo byAlphacontrol
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  The derelict West Pier of Brighton, United Kingdom
  Photo byMatthew Hoser
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  The casino of the Kurhaus Wiesbaden
  Photo byMartin Kraft
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  Koshki (towers) in Mestia, Svaneti, Georgia
  Photo byDmytro Balkhovitin
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  Ceiling of Tabatabaeis' House in Kashan, Iran
  Photo byMostafameraji
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  Old town of Comacchio and its bridges
  Photo byFrancesco-1978

• Extraordinary array of photos. Just extraordinary.Tony(talk)07:01, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Those are some fantastic photos. Thank you all. SchreiberBike| ⌨ 02:11, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• "A peak in the Nilgiri mountains backdrops this shot of a simple suspension bridge over the Gandaki River in Nepal." It's over 1,000 miles from the Nilgiri mountains to Nepal. I know these pictures are photoshopped, but that's going too far.Maproom (talk)22:52, 21 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Maproom: At the picture's page on Commons it says "Nilgiri South (6,839m) forms an impressive backdrop to a large suspension bridge over the Kali Gandaki river near Tatopani", but to my limited understanding of geography, that doesn't make sense either. A good picture, but a mystery. Maybe "Nilgiri South" is not in the Nilgiris. SchreiberBike| ⌨ 00:12, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • With just a little bit of searching I foundNilgiri Himal in Nepal, which has three peaks, on of which is Nilgiri South -Evad37 [talk]00:46, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• There's an error below Dzharylhach National Nature Park photo - it should link toCommons:User:Yunyk rather thanCommond:User:Vadym Yuny (sic).No such user (talk)12:11, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]