2020 HOT 100 Image Contest Winners!

OMG This year was one crazy year in more ways than one. Like seriously who saw this coming? The HOT 100 is always a battle BUT this year was THE hardest fought year for the record books YET! Before we announce all the winners, let’s just take a moment and breathe and say WOW WOW WOW! The images this year made our judges job beyond difficult. Like it took DAYS to get this list narrowed down. But let’s put it into perspective…. there were over 12,400+ images entered. The judges went through an excruciating 5.5 hour final elimination round that lasted 2 days. That is 11 hours of defending choices extended by an additional 2 full weeks of voting and discussion before they even got to the elimination round zoom calls to finalize the winners! All to get to this list. THE LIST! This final list of the absolute best of the best images of 2020. Our judges worked very hard. They worked OVERTIME. They deserve some serious love. I personally cannot even imagine the stress they were under to compile this list given the volume and incredible amount of amazing images they had to look at. The three leading legends judges created the ULTIMATE list this year. Let’s all just take a moment to thank Chelsea Taylor, Christina Ramirez and Emil Rodriguez-Powell. Their job was insurmountable and yet they prevailed-maybe a little stressed and exhausted and racing to the local Starbucks for relief. But they finished and this is THE list. Below you will see the names per category and I will be revealing the images that correspond with the names when we release The HOT 100 Issue on January 15th! These images will only be revealed in the magazine and I cannot wait to share these gorgeous images with you! And I look forward to getting to know the talent behind them in the coming year! Yes, each and every one of you on this list, I want to see you on the blog, social media, etc. in 2021! Congratulations on the hardest fought battle of the history of the HOT 100!

This year we added two new categories to the HOT 100…Sports and Senior Guys. These two categories replaced OCF and Styled Sessions. We brought back Photography Influencer and 25 Community Choice Award Photographers. We had 8 photographer’s prevail as 2020 Photography Influencer’s! Nicki Hufford had the highest number of images place with 24 spots taken! That was not an easy title to achieve with all the images submitted to this contest…it was a well fought and well deserved title! And to our 25 Community Choice Awards winners Congratulations on being selected by your peers in the Senior Style Guide Community!

Let’s all take a deep breath before we see who made this year’s list…Ok ready?

BLACK & WHITE

Piete Elegante (Icon)
Tara Rudy Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Susan Gietka (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Nicki Hufford (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Madison Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Zero Four Four

TAustin Photography (Icon)

Tara Rudy Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Suzanne Deaton Photography (Icon)

Steph E Photography

Renas Photography

Paige Day Photography

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Ling Wang (Icon)

Michelle Cuppy (Icon)

Kelly Baxter Photography

Michelle Cuppy (Icon)

Shonda Hilton

Cindy Arthur Photography

Maggie Sweets Photography

Andrya Kay Photography

Leigh-Lee Photography

SOOC

Madison Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Tara Rudy Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Lisa McNiel

Heather Clark Photography

Tracy Anderson

Tara Rudy Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Linda Hamlin

Tara Rudy Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Susan Gietka (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Sean Brown Productions (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Iris Images (Icon)

Noreen Nooner Photography

Nicole Cook Photography

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Madison Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Studio Panache

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Josh Barker Photography

Robin Jansky Photography

EKP Seniors

Aubry Ramsey Photo (Icon + Photography Influencer)

STUDIO

Susan Gietka (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Emily Mcgonigle Photography (Icon)

Tiffany Photography (Icon)

Jen Bertrand

Emily Mcgonigle Photography (Icon)

Suzanne Deaton Photography (Icon)

Susan Gietka (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Meloo Studios

Lucia Kiel Portraits

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Leigh Ann Barbara Photography

Jamie Plack Photography

Heather Hammer Photography

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Chelsea Peterson Photography (Icon)

Studio BTP Seniors

EKP Seniors

Amanda Holloway

Annie Marie Photo

SPORTS

Studio 708

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Studio 708

Corey McDonald

TAustin Photography (Icon)

Jason Duchow

Susan Gietka (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Sean Brown Productions (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Samantha Boos Photography

Iris Images (Icon)

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Art Of Aperture

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Gina Lantz Photography

Humke Group

Chris Shabay

BTP Seniors

BACKLIT

Madison Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Sean Brown Productions (Icon + Photography Influencer)

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Mark The Date Photography

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Aubry Ramsey Photo (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Madison Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Valerie Shannon Photography

Brenda Johnson | The Studio

Tiffany Photography (Icon)

Chele Jones Photography

Sean Brown Productions (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Melissa White Photography

Merritt Lee

Alicia Crosson Photography

Noreen Nooner Photography

Pieta Elegante (Icon)

MLStudios Photography

Janey Cooper

Chelsea Peterson Photography (Icon)

EDITORIAL

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Gretchen Leigh Photography

Emma Grace Phillips

Maria Vallejo Photography (Icon)

Gretchen Leigh Photography

Grapevine Memories

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Linabell Photography

Rebecca Donohue

Angela Majerus

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Michelle Cuppy (Icon)

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Gina Price Photography

Cari Clark Photography

PHOTOGRAPHER’S CHOICE

Madison Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Simply Time Photography

Aubry Ramsey Photo (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Tiffany and Makenzie Photography

Sean Brown Productions (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Maria Vallejo Photography (Icon)

Fabiana Beatriz

Jackie K Photo

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Ling Wang (Icon)

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Haley Brownen

Timeless Reflection By Danyelle

Carla Bucala Photography

Aubry Ramsey Photo (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Tiffany and Makenzie Photography

Ashley Nicolle Photography

SENIOR GUYS

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Michelle Cuppy (Icon)

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Art Of Aperture

Euphoric Shutterbug Photo

Linda Gorshein Photography

Tiffany Photography (Icon)

DeAnna Arevalo

Rebekah Gregg Photography

Iris Images (Icon)

Nicole Cook

Nikki Ann Photography

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Onyx and Ivory

Lacey M. Carroll

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Susan Dodd

URBAN

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Eve Taverne Photography

Maria Vallejo Photography (Icon)

Imagery By Carissa

DeAnna Arevalo

Suzanne Deaton Photography (Icon)

Emily Ray Photography

Nicki Hufford Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Onyx and Ivory

Beyond Gray Photography (Icon)

Pieta Elegante (Icon)

Robin Jansky Photography

Jessica Robertson Photographic Artistry

Gary VanDenBerg Photography

Elisabeth Anne Photography

Chelsea Peterson Photography (Icon)

Aubry Ramsey Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Beyond The Gray Photography (Icon)

ORGANIC

Susan Gietka (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Max Lee Photography

Pieta Elegante (Icon)

Launa Penza Photography

Madison Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Curtiss Bryant

Tracy Anderson

Susan Gietka (Icon)

Stephanie DeFranco

Maggie Sweets Photography

Beyond The Gray Photography (Icon)

Lacey M. Carroll

LK Photoshoots (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Mark The Date Photography

Holly Omlor Photography (Icon + Photography Influencer)

Ellens Collection

Beth Horn Photography

Anne Burgess Photography

25 COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS

Emily McGonigle Photography

Michelle Ivy

TAustin Photography

Madison Photography

Lucia Kiel Portraits

Sarah Gee

Tara Rudy Photography

BluMoon Photography

Selessa Studio

Jen King Petritz

Summer Lange Photography

Valerie Shannon

Suzanne Deaton Photography

Susan Gietka

Amanda Holloway

Latrice Murphy Design and Photography

Erin Yaeger

Angie Blackburn Photography

Tucker Photography

Nikki Guest

Susan Dodd

The Shutter Sisters

Studio 708

Photos By Alex S.

Aubry Ramsey Photo

If your name is on this list…THE LIST, grab one of these buttons to light up social media this week (if you were an icon grab the HOT 100 winner and ICON button, etc.)! Make it your profile photo, share it proudly. Share it everywhere. Tag US @seniorstyleguide so we can share as well. Please Note: I will not be unveiling the winning images until the magazine comes out. All decisions made by the three Leading Legends Judges are final.

This year’s HOT 100 was the biggest in our HOT 100 history! Congratulations to everyone who made the HOT 100 this year and Wow to all the icon status photographers and Congratulations to our 2020 Photography Influencers…Nicki Hufford (24 Spots WOW!), LK Photoshoots, Susan Gietka, Madison Photography, Sean Brown Productions, Holly Omlor Photography and Aubry Ramsey! Those of you who won Icon Status, please email me your headshot, social urls and bio with 2020 Icon Status in the subject line. I want to get you on the website listed as a 2020 Icon! You can send everything to info@seniorstyleguide.com I cannot wait to share the images with you in the January 15th. issue of Senior Style Guide.

xoxo,

Vickie