Submit Photos for the 2027 City of Orlando Historic Preservation Board
Last updated on May 13, 2026
Seeking Photographers: Submit Photos for the 2027 City of Orlando Historic Preservation Board Calendar
WHAT:
This year marks 50 years of the City of Orlando’s Historic Preservation Board’s service to our community. This milestone recognizes half a century of acknowledging the people, places, and stories that contribute to Orlando’s unique character. To commemorate this anniversary, the City of Orlando invites photographers to participate in the board’s calendar and photography contest themed: “50 Years… Preserving Places that Tell Orlando’s History.”
For the 2027 edition, photographers are invited to submit photos of their favorite places that tell Orlando’s history. With 47 Individual Landmarks and more than 1,800 properties in six local historic districts, the Historic Preservation Board has recognized many buildings, homes, landmarks, and other physical structures that represent events, people, businesses and places that have significantly shaped Orlando into the city we know today. Orlando’s history is reflected not only in these well known sites but also in the everyday spaces that have been shaped by their efforts.
Submissions may highlight:
- Neighborhood buildings or spaces with cultural or architectural significance
- Storefronts or streetscapes associated with the city’s evolving history
- Community buildings or longtime gathering places
- Lesser-known structures with stories worth recognizing
- Structures and places that reflect the history of Orlando’s urban fabric
By showcasing a wide range of meaningful structures and places, this anniversary calendar honors the Historic Preservation Board’s 50-year legacy and celebrates how Orlando’s efforts to preserve the places that shape our history continues to grow through identification, education, preservation, and revitalization.
To be eligible for the calendar, subject matter should be from structures that are at least 50 years old (generally, pre-1975).
A $100 honorarium will be awarded to each photographer whose picture is selected for the 2027 Historic Preservation Board Calendar, sponsored by McCoy Federal Credit Union. Photos not labeled with a site address will be disqualified.
WHEN:
Must be submitted or postmarked by July 6, 2026, at 5 p.m.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Vertical or horizontal photographs are acceptable. There is a limit of 3 submissions per person. Photographs may be digitally submitted. Email digital submissions to Jennifer.Fritz-Hunter@orlando.gov. The email should contain your name, daytime phone number and address for each subject site. If printed, please use 8” x 10” or 8 ½” X 11” photo paper with a white border. Each print should be labeled on the back with your name, daytime telephone number, e-mail address, and the address of the subject site.
Send photographs to the Historic Preservation Office (6th Floor), Orlando City Hall, P.O. Box 4990, 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32802. Submitted photographs become the property of the City of Orlando Historic Preservation Board for use in the annual calendar competition and associated promotions. Winning photos will be selected by members of the Historic Preservation Board through blind judging.
For more details about the competition or submission guidelines, visit orlando.gov/calendarcontest.
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