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Challenges open for submission
The new challenge features
Wooden bridges
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Kosugidani Bridge on the Anbō Forest Railway in Yakushima, Japan
Kintai Bridge after rain with a mascot character in the distance, Iwakuni, Japan
Person pointing to the center marking on Hōrai Bridge in Shimada, Japan
The Water Lily Pond; Monet bridge (Giverny) (France).
The Water Lily Pond; Monet bridge (Giverny) (France).
Woodbridge, built in 1903 linking Milnerton to Woodbridge Island.
Woodbridge, built in 1903 linking Milnerton to Woodbridge Island.
Wooden bridge on the path between the top station of the Kanzellift and the Düsseldorfer Hütte (Rif. Serristori)
Wooden pier in Wyk auf Föhr
Wooden bridge in the Röders' Park am Halifax
Wooden berth on Lake Starnberg
Bridge on a hiking trail in Winnipeg
Old bridge and mural at The Forks in Winnipeg
Wooden Rope Bridge over Giants Causeway Northern Ireland
Bridge on a hiking trail in Winnipeg Park
A Wooden Bridge at Ganga Jowar in Kolkata
Two people side-by-sides to cross canyons
Gorstkin footbridge in Saint Petersburg
Small footbridge over Ivanovka river, Saint Petersburg
Mountain trip from Tschiertschen (1350 meters) via Ruchtobel to Löser (1680 meter). Wooden bridge over the Urdenbach.
Wooden bridge - Plitvice Lakes Park in Croatia
Wooden bridge - Plitvice Lakes Park in Croatia
Wooden bridge - Plitvice Lakes Park in Croatia
Clemm'scher Bergpark, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Palatinate Forest, Germany
The Wooden Bridge in Stowe Gardens.
Wooden bridge across Rio della Salute.
Ponte dell'Accademia seen from the southern side of Canal Grande.
Footbridge over Młynówka, Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park, Poland
Construction drawing (detail) of a support of a timber truss bridge.
Дерев'яний міст Хотинської фортеці, Україна
Дерев'яний понтонний міст у Стеблеві, Україна
Дерев'яний міст у Кам'янці-Подільському, Україна
Дерев'яний міст в Аутлет-містечку Мануфактура біля Києва, Україна
Zwei Mandarinenten-Erpel (Aix galericulata) überqueren eine schmale Holzbrücke über den Entenvolierebach im Englischen Garten in München
Sur En/Sent, municipality of Scuol, kanton Graubünden. Punt da Sur En: covered wooden bridge over the Inn, rebuilt after the storm in 1868.
Wooden walkway bridge on Longtan Lake in Taoyuan City
Old wooden pedestrian Bridge, truss structure, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Pedestrian wooden bridge made of glue laminated timber, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
Bridge in cycle path to Langweerderwielen. Location, Langweerderwielen (Langwarder Wielen) and surroundings.
Jingshan Suspension Bridge in the early summer morning
Wooden bridge in Dimiao, Bohol, Philippines
Wooden Bridge, Rameshwaram sea, Tamil Nadu, India
Wooden Bridge, Fort St. George, Chennai,India
Wooden bridge to Turku castle park, April 2026
Wooden bridge, Billnäs, June 2025
Wooden bridge, Ruissalo, June 2025
Tanandon river in the Alaniya National Park
Otemon Bridge, the main gate bridge of Hikone Castle, Japan
Passerelle en bois dans l'arboretum de Paris-Vincennes - Wooden footbridge in the botanic garden of Paris at Vincennes
Pont en bois sur une rivière entre le Dorgun nuur et le volcan Khorgo, Mongolie, Juillet 2008 - Wooden bridge over a river between Dorgun nuur and the Khorgo volcano, Mongolia, 7/2008
Pont en bois sur une rivière entre le Dorgun nuur et le volcan Khorgo, Mongolie, Juillet 2008 - Wooden bridge over a river between Dorgun nuur and the Khorgo volcano, Mongolia, 7/2008
Pont en bois du parc style Japonais de Maulévrier en 2009 - Wooden bridge in the Japanse-style park of Maulévrier (49), France
Wooden bridge at the St. Moritzerlake with the View to St. Moritz
Klappbrücke in Wiek - Ostsee
Brücke im Park Dennenlohe
Vulpera, wooden bridge in it Vulpera walking park.
কাঠপুল Wooden Bridge (Front view)
কাঠপুল Wooden Bridge (Side view)
Wooden bridge in Parco Naturale Adamello Brenta near Pinzolo in South Tyrol in Italy,Europe
Wooden bridge in Airlie Beach in Queensland in Australia
Board walk in Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park in Africa
Hiking trail at the river Bila Opava in Jeseniky, Czech Republic, Europe, Central Europe
Passerella pedonale in legno sopra gli stagni nella Riserva naturale Valle dell'Aniene della Cervelletta (Roma)
Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni, Japan
Wooden boardwalk in the valley between Bekkafjord and Langfjorddalen
Children crossing wooden boardwalk at Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary
Wooden footbridge in Rockefeller State Park Preserve, New York, United States
Wooden bridge in Gangtok, Sikkim, India.
To cross the stream, you first need to build a bridge.
Sur En/Sent, municipality of Scuol, kanton Graubünden. Punt da Sur En: covered wooden bridge over the Inn, rebuilt after the storm in 1868.
Bridge over McKinstry Brook
Bridge in Höllental over the Selbitz River
Mountain tour from Val Sinestra via Zuort to Griosch. wooden bridge over the Brancla.
Wooden Bridge at the Ammerland Farmhouse Open-Air Museum
Westpolderbrêge. A new bridge over Broeresleat, will be realized in 2020.
On the former bicycle bridge over the Rems in Remseck, 2009, D.
Wooden walkway in Lahemaa National Park, Estonia.
Krúsrak, iconic wooden bridge over the A7 on the ring road near Sneek.
White (or Chinese) Bridge, Wörlitzer Park, Wörlitz, D.
A section of a boardwalk trail from Erna Nixon Park, Melbourne, Florida.
Corduroy bridge over the Stohid River marsh, Berezhnytsia, Ukraine
Autumn bridge over the Stohid River, Berehove, Ukraine
Bridge to an island gazebo in Maydan tract, Ukraine
alte Remsbrücke in Schwäbisch Gmünd, D
Old Rems bridge in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Brücke über den Tiefenbach im Hölltal (Württ.)
Bridge over the Tiefenbach stream in the Hölltal valley (Württemberg)
Brücke zum Schloss Lichtenstein (Württ.)
Bridge to Lichtenstein Castle (Württemberg)
Bridge in RNR Héron Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Bridge over a brook in Zelenograd city park
Wooden footbridge in Thailand
Road bridge over the channel on Lake Pildozero, Karelia
Wooden bridge of dual-tracked roller coaster, Efteling, Netherlands
Historische und markante überdachte Holzbrücke "Röhrensteg" über die Zwickauer Mulde in Zwickau, Sachsen.
Holzbrücke in Ägypten. Hotel Grand Makadi, Makadi Bay.
Holzbrücke. Internationales Wind- und Wassermühlen-Museum Gifhorn. Niedersachsen.
Holzbrücke. Internationales Wind- und Wassermühlen-Museum Gifhorn. Niedersachsen.
Ponte di legno che atraversa una solfatara a Tor Caldara (Lazio)
Come si presenta il ponticello di legno a Villa Paganini (Roma)
Kapellbrücke über die Reuss in Luzern (Schweiz)
The Soribashi Bridge of Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island (Japan).
Ruined bridge on an abandoned road
Bridge over the pond on the Nędznica River - Krężnica Jara, Lublin, Poland
Wooden bridge, threshold on the Supraśl River - Supraśl, Podlaskie, Poland
Wooden bridge, threshold on the Supraśl River - Supraśl, Podlaskie, Poland
Local bridge crossing Ibar river, southern Serbia, close to Kosovo
Kabardino-Balkaria Nature Reserve
Many happy travelers have crossed this bridge in Northport, Alabama
Wooden Bridge by floating boats at Ghatal, India
Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni, Japan
Don Khong the wooden bridge on Mekong Champasak (Laos)
Construction of a bamboo bridge over the Pha Suam, Champasak (Laos)
The new challenge features
Fair grounds
Ideally, each submission should contain a summary description of the subject in the
file information
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should be added to the files to enable other Commons users to find them and use them. Please take care not to
violate copyright in respect of non-free creative works
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The challenge will remain open for submissions throughout
April
UTC
Checklist for this theme:
Photographs must be the work of the nominator.
Photographs must be
newly uploaded
to Commons during the challenge submission period i.e.
April 2026
UTC
(but
may have been taken earlier
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Submissions must be added to the top of the "Entries" section below.
Please do not nominate lots of similar photos; instead choose just your best and most varied images.
Add your entry between the

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There are
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Examples
Entries
Kids carousel at the crane in Bamberg during the Sandkerwa
A boy on a fun ride at the Laurenzikirchweih
Drive of Small Ferris wheel
Steampunk Time Machine at Annotopia Fantasy Festival
Variety Items selling in Pohela Baishakh, Kolkata
Various types of foods selling in New Year's Festival
Bisho Festival celebrating in New Year's Day
Decorating the entrance with lights to welcome Baisakh, 2026 Kolkata
St. Rosa Festival 2025 Sittard
St. Rosa Festival 2025 Sittard
Bumper cars at the Deutz Easter Fair
Children’s carousel at the Deidesheimer Weinkerwe in the evening
Swing ride at the Wurstmarkt Dürkheim
The mobile drop tower “Fortress Tower“ at the Wurstmarkt Dürkheim
Vegetablefest in Winnipeg
abandoned fair grounds at the location where the Titanic was built and Game of Thrones was filmed
Cheese Curd Tacos held above the sea of people enjoying the Minnesota State Fair
A white elephant at a carousel in the Jardin de Luxembourg, Paris, F.
Taipei Children's Amusement Park in the afternoon
Unicorn on Massachusetts State Exposition Building at The Big E fairgrounds
Roller coaster ride (scanned image taken by a film camera a long time ago)
Bar at the Steampunk Stadtfest (City Fair) Gescher, Germany
Ferris wheel at the fair 'Gallimarkt' at Leer, East Frisia, D.j
At the fair 'Beestmarkt' at Norden, East Frisia, D.
Roller scooter at the fair 'Gallimarkt' at Leer, East Frisia, D.
A handicrafts fair scene with people selling hand-painted bamboo goods, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Fire breather at the Once upon Time Festival 2022 at Zeche Zollern, Dortmund, Germany
Basket Weaver -West Bengal State Handicrafts' Fair 2023, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Nienburger Frühjahrsmarkt 2026
Nienburger Frühjahrsmarkt 2026
Nienburger Frühjahrsmarkt 2026
Entrance gate of the West Bengal State Handicrafts' Fair 2023, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Sky Dream at Lihpao Land at night
Riesenrad im Prater in Wien
Karussell im Prater in Wien
Detail vom Karussell im Prater in Wien
Eingang zum Riesenrad im Prater in Wien
Maid fair ground of 2025 Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taoyuan
A carousel used to be set up here every year around Christmas.
Music Express at Herbstmess in Freiburg im Breisgau
Kirmes im Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg
The Millennium Falcon at night, shortly after Disneyland closed in Anaheim
Pacific Park at night, Santa Monica Pier, California, United States
Illumination of the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Łódź during the Light.Move.Festival 2025
A city Ferris wheel at night.
Master of soapbubbles, Rome
dancyu magazine food fes 2023, Tokyo, Japan
Fairground in Bonn-Pützchen, Germany
Wooden Toys selling in Rajabazar Ramadan Fair 2026, Kolkata
Howrah Flower Fair হাওড়া ফুলমেলা
Ramadan 2026 Fair at Rajabazar, Kolkata
Yearly Flower Fair in Howrah City
Exterior of the newly-opened Simpsons Ride (Universal Studios Hollywood).
Roller coaster at fairground in Bonn, Germany
Balloons at Fairground Pützchens Markt in Bonn, Germany
The ride Flying Carrousel in Bellewaerde, Ypres (Belgium)
The Send Market/Fair goes back long before the early 16th century. This idealized painting is from 1856
The Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel is a charming, vintage-style carousel located directly at the foot of the Eiffel Tower
Serata di festa in estate a Trevignano Romano, la giostra
La ruota panoramica sul lungolago di Anguillara Sabazia in estate
Night view of 2025 Christmasland in New Taipei City
The Music Express sur la Traveling carnival of Lille, France
Daikanransha Ferris wheel (Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan).
Silly Swirly ride, at Super Silly Fun Land (Universal Studios Hollywood).
Pacific Park, on Santa Monica Pier (Californie).
The Blue fire loop, at Europa-Park (Germany).
Swing rides in Fair of Lille, France
Ferris wheel in Prater, Vienna, Austria
A Ferris wheel in Shimonoseki City, Japan
Challenges open for voting
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March 2026
Previous challenges
February 2026
First aid:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
A labrador retriever of the search and
rescue dog unit of the Austrian Red
Cross. Vienna 2025, Austria.
Lifting a person in a rescue basket.
REGA rescue team
Author
Aciarium
Julian Herzog
Roy Egloff
Score
20
12
Orange:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Woman in traditional orange dress called
Buhara sun, Buhara, Uzbekistan
Fire burns, but makes you warm and
relaxed
People viewing trees across the pond,
illuminated by the setting sun.
Author
PetarM
Maryam Yazdanisheldareh
Ka23 13
Score
14
11
January 2026
Brutalist architecture:
Entries
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image
Title
Architectural detail on The National
Theatre in London.
beautiful brutalism in Metz
Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New
York, 1969, currently digitized
Author
Julian Herzog
KaiBorgeest
Foeniz
Score
29
12
12
December 2025
Factory interiors:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Metallurgical furnace in operation
inside an industrial foundry in
Guwahati, Assam, India, showing molten
metal being poured and workers engaged
in the smelting process.
In the historic compressor hall
Silk factory, throwing: female workers
gain filaments from silk moth pupas and
combine them to treads wound on weels
with machine help, Dalat, Vietnam
Author
Donvikro
Mensch01
Lusi Lindwurm
Score
36
12
11
November 2025
October 2025
Freight cars:
Entries
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image
Title
Assembly train at the construction site
of the new Nuremberg-Ebensfeld line
Freight train near Eltmann
Грузовые поезда в России 2H1A5430WI
Author
Ermell
Ermell
Kora27
Score
13
12
10
Dyeing:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Tanneries. Large open-air vats of color
dyes with tannery workers amongst them
in Fez
Tanneries. Large open-air vats of color
dyes with tannery workers amongst them
in Fez
mit blauer Tinte
gefärbte Rose rose
colored with blue ink
Author
Wowan1978
Wowan1978
Pedemann
Score
25
16
10
September 2025
Bricks:
Entries
Votes
Scores
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image
Title
Oasis de montagne de Chebika, en Tunisie, au petit matin du mois de janvier
Member of the Bhil ethnic group in southern Rajasthan in front of fired bricks, which the Bhil traditionally produce by hand, often in slave-like conditions
Bricks for construction
Author
Louhaeun
Lusi Lindwurm
Saral Shots
Score
12
10
Gold:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Gold colors fireworks from Dadaocheng, Taipei on 2025-08-20
Золочёные фигурные купола Церковного корпуса Петергофского Дворца 2H1A4248WI
Chimor gold ear and head ornaments
Author
Junyu-K
Kora27
WMrapids
Score
16
August 2025
Bark:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Andrews Mare, Lyndhurst, New Forest,
Hampshire, England, UK
Willow trees on the bank of
the river Windrush at
Witney, Oxfordshire, UK
Tree on Lake Gunn Nature Walk in
Fiordland National Park in Southland on
South Island of New Zealand
Author
JoanaImages
Scampz
Karel Stipek Austria
Score
17
14
10
July 2025
Waterside structures:
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Title
De Adriaan Windmill in
Haarlem, Netherlands
Seen on a tour of Norfolk Harbor,
these massive dockside cranes
will work on naval vessels.
Blick von der 580 Meter hohen Steilklippe
„Cabo Girao“ auf die am Ufer liegenden
Terrassenfelder in der Nähe der
Ortschaft Câmara de Lobos auf Madeira.
Author
JoanaImages
JoannaPoe
Otto Domes
Score
15
14
13
Vending machines:
Entries
Votes
Scores
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image
Title
Selecta vending machine in
Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland.
Ticket machines in the concourse
of Nuremberg Central Station
Sake, øl og whisky i
byen Fuji i Japan.
Author
W8Kp3mZr1j
Ermell
Odd Roar Aalborg
Score
11
June 2025
One stands out:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
One purple Tulip surrounded
by a few white Tulips.
Flamingos, one shakes itself after a bath,
Parc Ornithologique de Pont de Gau,
Camargue, France
a goose surrounded by ducks
Author
MikeBurnsPhotos
Mozzihh
Chrissieminton
Score
17
15
11
Steam:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Treno a vapore nella
stazione di Pontassive in
occasione della Befana
Sinter terraces full of steam in the morning sun,
Lower Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
National Park
Vasca e sorgenti di acqua calda sulfurea al
Parco della Mola di Oriolo Romano
Author
Repuli
Lusi Lindwurm
Albarubescens
Score
13
10
May 2025
Flags:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Rettungsschwimmer im Parque
Natural de Corralejo,
Fuerteventura
Flag of Namibia on
an airplane winglet
Parachuter with the
national flag of Italy
Author
Fischer1961
Mozzihh
Marcxosm
Score
18
April 2025
Meadows:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
A hill dream
Sunset over a green meadow
with forest in foreground
and layered mountain
silhouettes in the distance,
under a glowing orange sky.
Fioritura a Castelluccio
di Norcia. Italia
Author
Anna.Massini
Martinovmejl
Repuli
Score
14
12
Camelidae:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Camel at toni's zoo - B&W
Kamel am Strand in Ägypten.
Ägyptische Motive mit
Kamel. Strand des
Grand Makadi Hotels
am Roten Meer.
Author
Roy Egloff
Kora27
Kora27
Score
16
11
10
March 2025
Hiking:
Entries
Votes
Scores
Rank
image
Title
Silhouette of a female hiker
in front of the Massif du Mont-Blanc
A hiker on the last meters before
reaching the summit of the
Schneespitze in the Stubai Alps
A picture of three people hiking
the path called "Dragon's Back"
in Brecon, Wales. Taken by
Lauren Moon in June of 2024.
Author
Stephan Sprinz
Milseburg
Lighting-design-lila
Score
15
15
11
February 2025
January 2025
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