Last updated on May 13, 2022
Seeking Photographers: Submit Photos for the 2023 City of Orlando Historic Preservation Board Calendar
WHAT: The City of Orlando’s Historic Preservation Board is seeking photographs to be part of its annual Historic Preservation Board Calendar. This year’s theme is Orlando’s Historic Park Lake/Highland neighborhood.
To continue to support historic preservation efforts, the city has produced the popular Historic Preservation Board Calendar since 1991 as a depiction of Orlando’s treasured historic resources and is currently seeking photographs for the 2023 calendar.
CALENDAR CONTEST SPECIFICS: In order for photos to qualify, subject matter should be from structures that are at least 50 years old and be located in Historic Park Lake/Highland Neighborhood. The Park Lake/Highland Neighborhood is bordered by Virginia Drive to the north, Mills Avenue to the east, Colonial Drive to the south and Highland Avenue to the west. For exact map boundaries, click here.
Submission subjects can be of individual details or an entire structure. Exterior or interior images of the subject will be accepted.
A $100 honorarium will be awarded to each photographer whose picture is selected for the 2023 Historic Preservation Board Calendar, sponsored by McCoy Federal Credit Union.
WHEN: Contest submissions must be submitted or postmarked by July 11, 2022 at 5 p.m.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Up to three photographs can be submitted per photographer.
Photographs must be black and white and printed on 8” x 10” or 8 ½” X 11” photo paper with a white border.
Vertical or horizontal photographs are acceptable.
Each photograph must be labeled on the back with:
Photos not labeled with a site address will be disqualified.
WHERE: Mail photographs to the Historic Preservation Office, Orlando City Hall, P.O. Box 4990, 400 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32802.
CONTACT: For more information about the calendar competition, please visit orlando.gov/calendarcontest.
Please contact Jennifer Fritz-Hunter at 407.246.3416 or Jennifer.Fritz-Hunter@orlando.gov with questions about the calendar or photo competition.
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