As I’m sure you’re aware, the Creative Commons organisation is in the midst of their annual fundraising efforts.  CC are also concurrently holding their second annual CC Swag Photo Contest on Flickr. I’ve entered a couple of photos thus far (and hope to get time to try a few more), and I was delighted to hear today that my ‘Cultural Capital’ shot was this week’s winner (there are 6 weekly winners, then two of those win overall).  For those interested, my picture:

The basic idea is a simple one: the ethos and practice of sharing at the heart of the Creative Commons is building the cultural capital of the future (unlike many uses of full copyright which are being used, at times, to lock out creativity and thus diminish culture per se).

The Creative Commons folk are aiming to have at least 100 photos for the CC Swag Photo contest this year, so I’m looking forward to seeing the photos others come up with in the next month. 

And don’t forget, if you’ve not already, please donate and support the Creative Commons! 🙂