WikiAfrica Hour #17: Meet Wiki Loves Africa 2022's prize winning photographers and video directors
Channel: Wiki In Africa
Date: 03/11/2022

Wiki Loves Africa 2022 Winners: Sharpest Shooters

In the October edition of WikiAfrica Hour, we hear about the photography & videography journeys of the winners of the Wiki Loves Africa 2022 International Prizes. 

Guest include:
* Summer KamalEldeen – 1st prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
* Mohamed Hozyen – 2nd prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
* Ayorinde Ogundele – 3rd prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
* Green Wilfred Somoni – Best video prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
* Mohammed Yousry – Special Collection prize winner, Wiki Loves Africa 2022
* Miriam Nwosah –  Wiki Loves Africa 2022 International Jury Member

View all the winning images: https://bit.ly/WLA22Winners 
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📚CHAPTERS 📚

00:06:00 Meet the winning photographers of Wiki Loves Africa 2022
00:15:00  How they started photography/videography
00:23:00  More about Summer, how she moved from teaching to photography
00:26:00  Why multi-award winning Hozyen keeps coming back to Wiki Loves Africa, and how to balance photography with real life
00:29:00  Ayorinde is from Nigeria - from Civil & Environmental Engineering to photography
00:30:46 Mohammed Yousry sharing his thoughts on his win for Special Collection
00:33:00  The story behind the 1st prize-winning shot “A Nubia”
00:34:37 The intimacy of the 2nd prize-winning image 
00:37:30 Capturing the 3rd prize-winning image
00:41:10 Introducing Wilfred, winner of the best video prize for Wiki Loves Africa 2022, as a first timer
00:46:20 The story behind the Best Video winner My Dream Home
00:51:00 The motivation behind submitting the winning collection of Window Stories 
00:55:00 Advice for future Wiki Loves Africa competitors: focus on quality 
00:56:48 Documentary photography advice: look for stories right in front of you, how to represent reality
00:58:20 How to get started with documentary photography
00:59:32 What is street photography
01:01:22 Winning photographic tips
01:04:54  Winning videography tips
01:09:49 Don’t wait until the deadline!
01:10:20 Meeting the Jury member Miriam Nwosah from Nigeria
01:12:47 Why Miriam become a member of the international jury
01:14:39 The home and habitat images that stood out
01:17:30 The experience of being a jury member
01:19:51 The Montage Tool was used to facilitate the judging process
01:21:04 Wikimedia News in October 2022

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