Photograph credits for The Colchis: sources and licences

The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons, Flickr and Pixabay. We cropped and toned every photograph as one set, so the copies on this site differ from the originals. Our toned copies of photographs under a ShareAlike licence (CC BY-SA) are shared under the same licence as the original.

Across the guide

Kazbek at dusk: Vicuna R, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ushguli tower: Dmytro Balkhovitin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gergeti: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0
Shkhara: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 4.0
Chaukhi pond: Bmphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0
Juta valley: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0
Truso valley: David Osipov, CC BY 4.0
Gveleti waterfall: UG-GE, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sno heads: Beqabai, CC BY 4.0
Dariali monastery: shankar s. from Dubai, united arab emirates, CC BY 2.0
Stepantsminda in winter: WaltDisno, CC BY 4.0
Saperavi in the glass: Capsellanaut, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rkatsiteli grapes: Mikheil88, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kindzmarauli: Bogdanov-62, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mukuzani: Yozh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vines at Khvanchkara: Yasuhiro Kojima, CC BY-SA 2.0
Adishi glacier: Martin Lopatka, CC BY-SA 2.0
Abanotubani baths: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ushguli towers: Dito1993, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dartlo: Moahim, CC BY-SA 4.0
Old Tbilisi lane: Macsimus Halbertus, CC BY-SA 2.0
Tbilisi at dusk: LeontinaVarlamonva, CC0
Sighnaghi: Alexey from Ekaterinburg, CC BY 2.0
Katskhi: Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0
Batumi: Boris Kuznetsov, CC BY 2.0
Qvevri at Gurjaani: Gurjaani, CC BY-SA 4.0
Grapes at Tsinandali: ArcoVanDutch, CC BY 4.0
Wine at Tsinandali: Sarah Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0
Churchkhela: Jon Gudorf, CC BY-SA 2.0
Khinkali: Francesc Fort, CC BY-SA 4.0
Zegaani vineyard: Chateau Zegaani, CC BY-SA 2.0
Gudauri panorama: Alexey Okhrimenko alexeyok, CC0
Mtatsminda blossom: Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0
Batumi beach: Vicuna R from Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
Autumn ridge: Igor Peftiev igorpeftiev, CC0
Gudauri chairlift: Derek Dohler, CC BY 3.0
Sulphur baths: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mestia in snow: Lasha ge, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bakuriani horses: Mostafameraji, CC0
Rike park blossom: Hijas Rahim Binutha, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vardzia: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0
Sioni, Military Road: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
Uplistsikhe: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0
Easter eggs: James Emery from Douglasville, United States, CC BY 2.0
Batumi seaside: Giorgi Balakhadze, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shavteli Street: Shalika Malintha, CC BY 2.0
Abano pass: Moahim, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ushguli in summer: Florian Pinel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Juta valley: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Rtveli grapes: rugbyxm, CC BY 2.0
Ushguli in autumn: peterw1950, CC0
Tbilisoba dancers: SunnyTour Georgia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lagodekhi forest: Saba sakhvadze, CC BY-SA 4.0
Qvevri wine: Ghirlandajo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mtsvadi: Gorod - SKY, CC BY 2.0
Gomismta clouds: Vitaly Zdanevich, CC BY-SA 4.0

On the table

Khinkali, Megruli khachapuri, satsivi and shkmeruli: Francesc Fort, CC BY-SA 4.0
Adjaruli khachapuri: Bestalex, CC0
Mtsvadi: Paata Vardanashvili, CC BY 2.0
Pkhali: Georgi1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chakapuli: Nickispeaki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Badrijani: Helen Owl, CC BY-SA 4.0
Churchkhela: youngshanahan, CC BY 2.0
Lobio, kubdari, ajapsandali, mchadi, gebzhalia, nadughi, gozinaki and chakhokhbili: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0
Chashushuli, ojakhuri and achma: Pannet, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pelamushi: Assassas77, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kharcho: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Imeruli khachapuri: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
Tolma: Lesya Dolyk, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lobiani: Gigi Griffis, CC BY 2.0
Elarji: Genioh 07, CC0
Ajika: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0, cropped and toned
Kuchmachi: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0, cropped and toned
Chanakhi: Pannet, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and toned
Dambalkhacho: Soshial, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and toned
Jonjoli: Temur888, CC0
Svan salt: Прикли, CC BY 4.0, cropped and toned
Guda cheese: ლევან ქოქიაშვილი, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and toned
Lagidze lemonade: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, cropped and toned
Tonis puri: Ele.XCI, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and toned

The seasons

Chichilaki: Helen Owl, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alilo: Lasha ge, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ananuri: Giladtop, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alaverdi and Sighnaghi in May: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0
Lomisoba: Valeri Zanguri, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shatili: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
Abudelauri: FingerWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Svetitskhoveli: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Persimmons: Yuri Samoylov, CC BY-SA 4.0
Borjomi in November: Vladimer Shioshvili, CC BY-SA 2.0

The shortlists

Bakuriani, Kokhta chairlift station: ZeevoX, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized and re-encoded; share image cropped and overlaid
David Gareja: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
Jvari: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ananuri: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0
Friendship Monument: Tadeáš Gregor, CC BY-SA 4.0
Truso travertines: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gremi: Jon Gudorf Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0
Uplistsikhe: Supanut Arunoprayote, CC BY 4.0
Borjomi: Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0
Kazbek glacier: Rafał Kozubek, CC BY-SA 3.0
Khachapuri class: Aleksandr Zykov, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sololaki: Yuri Samoylov, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chreli-Abano: Ken Zuk, CC BY 2.0
Royal Bath domes: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0
Near Telavi: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0
Khareba tunnel: Andrzej Wójtowicz, CC BY-SA 2.0
Adishi village: Boris Kuznetsov, CC BY 2.0
Georgian table: rugbyxm, CC BY 2.0
Tsinandali: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
Harvest crates: rugbyxm, CC BY 2.0
Martvili canyon: Jami430, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dry Bridge Market, Tbilisi: Alexkom000, CC BY 4.0
Bodbe Monastery, Kakheti: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY 4.0
Mestia, Svaneti: Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0
The funicular to Mtatsminda, Tbilisi: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
Batonistsikhe fortress, Telavi: Andrzej Wójtowicz, CC BY-SA 2.0
Chalaadi glacier, Svaneti: Jelger Groeneveld, CC BY 2.0
The Koruldi lakes, Svaneti: Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0