Brisbane In Focus - BLH Photo Competition 23

The BLH Photo Competition is back for the 2023/24 Summer Holiday. BLH invites you to discover the heritage of our city - the stories, spaces and faces that paint the culturally rich picture of Brisbane. Share your unique perspective with a photo taken in 2023 and you could be in the running to win fabulous cash prizes. From December 1 until January 21, you'll have the chance to submit your best photos taken at one of our member locations during 2023 and until the competition closes in January. Cash prizes will be awarded in four categories, including a brand new under 18 "Whippersnapper" category. For all photographers, the subject of their photo must be either a Place or an Object. The possibilities are endless with so many beautiful heritage places to explore in Brisbane. Winners will be chosen by our judges and awarded the following prizes:

Place $400
Object $400
Whippersnapper (Place or Object under 18) $100
People's Choice (voted for by the public) $350

You can read more about the competition's terms and conditions here. There's more than 88 member sites to explore this Summer holidays, and with the new Whippersnapper category, there's yet another reason to get the kids out and about exploring Brisbane's cultural heritage. Remember to download the Heritage Guide for the complete list of Member organisations and all the details you need to plan your visit. Would you like to see our previous winners? Check out last year's entries here.

Plan your day trip! See the list below to check our current members:

Institutional Members

4MBS Museum of Radio

9th Battalions War Memorial Museum

Albert Street Uniting Church (Wesley Mission Queensland)

All Saint’s Church

ANZAC Square and Memorial Galleries (Brisbane City Council)

Army Museum South Queensland, Victoria Barracks Brisbane

Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha (Brisbane City Council)

Brisbane City Hall (Brisbane City Council)

Brisbane Powerhouse

Brisbane Tramway Museum

Cathedral of St Stephen

Christ Church and Milton Memorial Reserve

City Botanic Gardens (Brisbane City Council)

Commissariat Store Museum (The Royal Historical Society of Queensland)

Diamantina Health Care Museum

Enoggera and Districts Historical Society

Fort Lytton Historical Association

Fort Lytton National Park (Department of Environment and Science)

Friends of Balmoral Cemetery

Friends of South Brisbane Cemetery

Friends of Toowong Cemetery

John Oxley Library (State Library Queensland)

MacArthur Museum Brisbane

Masonic Memorial Centre

Mater Archives and Heritage Centre

Miegunyah House Museum (The Queensland Women’s Historical Association)

Milne Bay Memorial Library and Research Centre

Museum of Brisbane

Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying

Museum of Nursing History (RBWH)

New Farm & Districts Historical Society

NGVR & PNGVR Ex-Members Military Museum

Nundah & Districts Historical Society

Old Government House (Queensland University of Technology)

QPAC Museum (Tony Gould Gallery)

Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art

Queensland Family History Society

Queensland Horse Racing Museum & Archives

Queensland Maritime Museum

Queensland Military Historical Society Inc.

Queensland Museum

Queensland Parliament House

Queensland Police Museum

Queensland State Archives

Queensland Telecommunications Museum

RD Milns Antiquities Museum (The University of Queensland)

Saint Andrew’s Uniting Church

Sandgate and District Historical Society and Museum

Sherwood Arboretum (Brisbane City Council)

St Helena Island National Park (Department of Environment and Science)

St John’s Cathedral

St Thomas’ Anglican Church Toowong

Supreme Court Library Queensland

The Embroiderers’ Guild Queensland Inc

Tingalpa Pioneers’ Chapel and Cemetery

UQ Anthropology Museum

UQ Fryer Library

UQ Marks Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History

UQ Physics Museum

Windsor and Districts Historical Society

Wolston Farmhouse (National Trust of Australia (Queensland))

Wynnum Heritage Ambulance Station

Wynnum Manly Historical Society

Associate Members

Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology

Annerley-Stephens History Group Inc.

Bribie Island Seaside Museum (Moreton Regional Council)

Brisbane History Group

Caboolture Historical Village

Friends of Queensland Police Museum

Historic Ormiston House

History Redcliffe (Redcliffe Historical Society Inc.)

Logan Art Gallery (Logan City Council)

Logan City Historical Museum Society

Mayes Cottage House Museum (Logan City Council)

North Stradbroke Island Museum on Minjerribah

Oral History Queensland

Pine Rivers Heritage Museum (Moreton Regional Council)

Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC)

Queensland Omnibus & Coach Society Inc

Redcliffe Museum (Moreton Regional Council)

Redland Art Gallery (Redland City Council)

Rosewood Scrub Historical Society

Samford & District Historical Museum Society Inc

The Workshops Rail Museum (Queensland Museum Network)

Toowong & District Historical Society

TradeCoast Central Heritage Park, Interpretive Centre and Walking Trail

Membership list current as of 30 June 2022.