This rock grotto is three kilometers south of the village of Olenevka, located on Crimea’s Tarkhankut Peninsula. The photographer uploaded it as part of Wiki Loves Earth 2017, a photo contest which aims to document the world’s natural heritage for future generations. Over 130,000 images were uploaded during the contest, a total which was winnowed down to fifteen winners.
The photo comes to us from Wikimedia Commons, the freely licensed media repository whose holdings are extensively used on Wikimedia’s many projects, including Wikipedia. You can use the photo for just about any purpose as long as you credit the author (“N 3 14 15 92 65”), copyright license (CC BY-SA 4.0), and link to the original URL.
Ed Erhart, Senior Editorial Associate, Communications
Wikimedia Foundation
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