Lagos Municipalities Photowalk

"Lagos Municipalities Photowalk is a project primarily focus on engaging professional photographers in taking freely licensed high quality photographs of municipalities and associated landmarks in Lagos State"

Group of the participants at the upload session
Group of the participants at the upload session

Objective

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  • The aim of the project is to primarily focus on engaging professional photographers in taking freely licensed high quality photographs of municipalities and associated landmarks in Lagos State
  • To take and upload images of Lagos landmarks.
  • To recruit professional photographers for Wikimedia Commons
  • To increase contents on Wikimedia Commons
  • To improve contents on English Wikipedia, Yoruba Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia and Hausa Wikipedia

Recruit new editors

  • Engage existing editors
  • To create awareness about Wikimedia projects

Date

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1 July - 15 July 2019

Place

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Lagos, Nigeria

Photowalk

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  • Meeting point at two areas:

Group 1 at Alakuko busstop, Lagos by 8am Group 2 at Ojoto busstop, Lagos by 8am

  • Photowalk started at 8:30 A.M.
  • Briefing about what to document and introduction ” 8:00 -8:30 A.M.
  • Photowalk ended at 7:00 P.M.

Event co ordinators

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Upload Session

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On 5th July 2019, the upload session took in place at Amen Hall, Ogba, Lagos with 37 people in attendance.

Participants

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  1. Kaizenify (talk) 11:31, 9 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  2. User:Oludeleadewalephotography
  3. User:Lightfast Media
  4. User:Comradeayobami
  5. User:Maekawhy
  6. User:Blacksaltphotography
  7. User:Olatunbosun Success
  8. User:Omoeko Media
  9. User:Davidben zignature
  10. User:Harris Jac
  11. User:Signature56
  12. User:Mayorace
  13. User:Softwork Phototgraphy
  14. User:LaLibraPoshMedia
  15. User:Eighteenedition entertainment
  16. User:Johnbrainyvisuals
  17. User:Palmsgraphy
  18. User:Targetfotografi
  19. User:Teecrystal Photograpgy
  20. User:Larmis Phototgraphy
  21. User:Iwanjayz
  22. User:Godmyhelper


Outcome

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  • over 800 images of Lagos landmarks uploaded on Commons.
  • value addition to through attachment of images to existing content.
  • New multilingual content is being created on the basis of this event.
  • Strong relationship with photography associations

Followups

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A WhatsApp group of all the participants was created and well maintained

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