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Share a photo

Share your photographs

A place, a ceremony, a craft, dress or dance. Tell us what each picture shows, where and when it was taken, and who took it.

Takes about 5 to 10 minutes

The photos
Where and when
Who took them

Photos we publish carry a credit and a licence that lets others reuse them with attribution, as set out in the Contributor Agreement.

About you
May we name you as the person who sent these photos?

Your credit line will read By you on the page, and your name goes in its credits box. Your email is never shown.

Why your photos matter

  • People see what words cannot say

    A dance, a dress, a dish, a place: one photo shows a visitor what a page of text cannot.

  • Many pages still have none

    Dozens of communities, sites and dishes on this site are waiting for their first photograph.

  • You keep your rights

    You stay the owner. We publish under a licence you agree to and credit the photographer on every page.

How it works

  1. 1

    You upload

    Pick the files, say what they show and who took them.

    5 to 10 minutes

  2. 2

    We look

    An editor checks the rights and the people shown.

    within two weeks

  3. 3

    We place them

    Photos go into the library and onto the pages they belong to.

    a few weeks

  4. 4

    They go live

    With the photographer credited on every page they appear.

You are credited. Always.

Uganda Culture runs on people who share what they know. Every contribution we publish names the person it came from, in the way they choose, on every page where it appears. Credit is not a footnote here; it is the record of who keeps Uganda's culture alive.

  • Under every photo, on every page it appears

    Photo: Amina Okello

  • In the media library record

    Photographer: Amina Okello · Rights: Amina Okello

  • When the photo is reused under its licence

    © Amina Okello, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Uganda Culture

Prefer not to be named? Choose that on the form and the page reads “A contributor who asked not to be named”. Your email is never shown to anyone.

Recently credited contributors

The first contributors credited on the site will be listed here. Yours could be the first name.

All partners and contributors

Your photos join a growing picture of Uganda.

Questions people ask

What kind of photos do you want?

Places, ceremonies, crafts, dress, dance, food, daily life. Sharp, well-lit originals are best, but a good phone photo is welcome.

Do I need permission from the people in them?

Yes, if they can be recognised. Tell us who they are and that they agreed. Crowd scenes at public events are fine.

Can I send a photo I did not take?

Only with the owner's permission. Say who took it and who owns it; we credit them, not you.

What size and format?

JPG, PNG or WEBP, up to 20 MB each, up to five per form. Send the original rather than a screenshot or a copy from social media.

Where will they appear?

In the media library, then on the pages they belong to: a community, a site, a dish, an event or a story. Each shows the credit.

Can I ask for one to be taken down?

Yes. Use Request removal with your reference. Photos of you or your family come down while we review.

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