We teamed up with the very talented James Huffstutler at the Central Florida Photo Club and invited our amazing readers to snap and share their best shots with the theme “People and Places of Polk County”— and wow, did you deliver. From February 28 to April 27, we received over 180 stunning submissions!
Choosing which ones to feature in the magazine was no easy task (seriously, can we get more pages next time?!). If we could, we’d show off every single photo—because they were all that good.
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who shared a slice of Polk through their lens. Keep clicking, keep capturing, and keep showing us the beauty all around you!
“When in Doubt, Air It Out” by Whiskey Roller (chosen as cover of Haven Magazine)
“Southgate Bug” by April Moser (chosen as cover of LKLD Magazine)
“Hot Air Over Posner” Jenni Gregory
“Dreams Slipped Away” Scott Audette
“A Taste of Summer Love” Braylee Pardue
“JJ from Lucille’s” Tyler Meadows
“Sun and Field” Keith McCullough
“Home Run Hitter” Cassidy Lovato
“Market Day” Giovanna Favilli-Vigoreaux
“Potting Bench” Tyler Meadows
“Lady Bird” Valerie Morrow
“On the Berm” David Stanick
“Senior Games” Leticia Yglesias
“Polk Princess” Natalie Stover
“Hay Day Y’all!” Sally DC
“Bone Valley Witness” Sarah Brewington Baarns
“Imagine” Katy Walters
“Ballet on Water” Lynn Novakowski
“Scrub Scavengers” Garnet Bailey
“Lake Wales Downtown” Keith McCullough
“FLW at FSC” Kimberly C. Moore
“The Last in Town” Alex Lawrence
“Leedy” Austin Tharp
“On the Corner of Super Way and Recker Hwy” Elaine Santibáñez
“The Ascent” Jeremy McGuire
“The Rotosphere” D. Buckner Photography
“Harmony in Reflection” Heather Earl
“Born on the Bayou” Amanda McCallister
“Cruising Down Orange St.” Matt Fitz
“Sandmine Road” Jenni Gregory
“The Red Building” Levi Houston
“Polk Theater Marquee” Alexander McLendon
“Breaking Barriers” Andy Glowgower
“Duck Tower” Julian Torres
“Bovine Vista” Lisette Ramos
“1, 2, 3, 4... I Declare a Thumb War” Susan Pasquale
