A group of photographers improves photos of celebrities on Wikipedia

A group of photographers improves photos of celebrities on Wikipedia

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Having a page on Wikipedia is undoubtedly a reason for pride, if it was not for the photos that accompany the pages. Well, the images of the celebrities present on the famous online encyclopedia are so ugly that they have even earned a meme -style Instagram page. Much of these actually represent the characters of politics and entertainment in anything but formal poses, and many others are more than dated – the Page of actor Joe PesciFor example, has a photo that dates from 2009.

The reason is simple: the mission of Wikipedia is that of Give information completely freeWhat translates into the use of copyright -free images, not updated and low quality. Yet there is someone to whom this detail has not gone unnoticed. The group of voluntary photographers Wikiportraitshas actually decided Solve the issue of online encyclopedia photosparticipate in events in the world of entertainment and politics, e Take new photos Not to the charactersthe. Since January to today, photographers have attended more than 10 festivals and awardceremonies, e They took almost 5,000 photos of famous people, License free. And what surprises is that the celebrities are more than enthusiastic about this initiative.

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