Photo by Dave Opkins

Do you have an outstanding photo of our neighborhood? If you do, we invite you to enter it in our annual photo contest, which is now open for entries We are looking for your best shots of Capitol Hill—from its antique homes to great parks and everything in between. We want to showcase our gorgeous neighborhood.

All photos will be considered for this juried contest. Submission deadline is Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Photos must be of the Capitol Hill community. Anyone can participate in the contest as long as the photos were taken in the historic neighborhood. All photos will be considered for this juried contest. There will also be a student section and all of them will be inherent winners.

Photo by Rindy O’Brien

Here are the rules:

1. Photos must have been taken on Capitol Hill; 
2. Photos must be emailed to caphillhousetour@gmail.com, in the highest resolution possible, by 11:59 pm on March 1, 2025; and
3. Each submission must include a title, the photographer’s name, and a note if they are over 18 or under 18. 

Members of the CHRS photo subcommittee will cull submissions to roughly 10 images that will then go to the four judges. The judges are: Frank Thorp, NBC News photographer; Amy Moore, executive director of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop; Austin Graff, digital marketer/photography enthusiast; and Jenny Nordstrom, owner of Jenny Nordstrom Photography, the cover artist for this year’s House and Garden Tour catalog.

The winning photographs will be displayed at the Coldwell Banker Realty office at 350 7th Street SE—just down the street from Eastern Market. All young person/student entries will be displayed. CHRS will hold an opening reception sometime in April.

In addition to having their photo displayed, the first place winner will receive free tickets to the May 2025 House and Garden Tour. Honorable mentions will receive a free annual membership to CHRS.

David Parkes – First Place 2022