2023 HOT 100 Image Contest Winners!

Our 11th year for the HOT 100 was INSANE. All the incredible images! The HOT 100 is always a battle BUT this year was one of THE hardest fought year for the record books YET! The talent was insane. It was not easy to get to this list…The IT List Of Photographers!

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. But let’s put it into perspective…. there were over 8,600+ images entered. The judges poured through the images all to get to this list. THE LIST! This final list of the absolute best of the best images of 2023. 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 Carissa Davis, Paige Day and Janice Jester. 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 as a HOT 100 crazy first…The MAGAZINE IS OUT NOW! The magazine has never been released on the day we announced, but this year we are mixing things up over here! The winning images will only be revealed in the magazine and I am so excited to share these gorgeous images with you right NOW! 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 2024! Congratulations on one of the hardest fought battles of the history of the HOT 100!

Cover Image | Carissa Davis
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Cover Image | Janice Jester
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Please Note: If a photographer’s name has a line through it…their spots went silent to make way for another photographer to win each place their name showed up! They did not take any spots away from other photographers. In fact, the made room to elevate other winners!

If there are any typos or mistakes please email me at info@seniorstyleguide.com

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

WAIT! I want to share something we added first!

This year we decided we were adding a new category! 2023 HOT 100 Senior Image Of The Year! Our judges picked one image that stood out to them. In fact this image they initially voted into 4 categories in the first round of voting. They ultimately picked one category for it. And YOU picked it as well in the Community Choice Awards voting! Congratulations Lacey M. Carroll, you are our inaugural 2023 HOT 100 Senior Photographer Of The Year! I am so excited for your award to arrive to you!

Next year we will be adding to this with HOT 100 Senior Photographer Of The Year and HOT 100 Legend Of The Year! Yes Our legends will be battling each other in their own arena!!!! We will be sharing all of the details on this in the next year along with a few updates to the HOT 100 in 2024! We are so excited!

BLACK & WHITE

Lucia Kiel

La Bella Vita

Simply Time Photography

Maria Ortiz

Christine Lan Photography

Alicias Photography (Photography Influencer)

AMA Photography (Photography Influencer)

Royal Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Unspoken Photo By Laurie Finx

Twisted Wire Design

Tami Cicale Phtography

Rebecca Donohue

Maggie Sweets (Icon Status)

Linda Cornelius Photography (Photography Influencer)

Iris Images (Icon Status)

Center Stage Seniors

Alicias Photography (Photography Influencer)

Annie Marie Photo (Photography Influencer)

SOOC

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Selessa Studio (Photography Influencer)

Aubry Ramsey Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Angie Blackburn Photography

Studio E Photography

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Aubry Ramsey Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

AMA Photography (Photography Influencer)

Amy K Photography

Susan Kruger Photography

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Selessa Studio (Photography Influencer)

Sean Brown

Moxie Design (Icon Status)

LB Gallery

Iris Images (Icon Status)

Heather Clark Photography

CJ Duncan

Tishy Photo

STUDIO

Studio K Portraits

Maggie Sweets (Icon Status)

Asymmetry Studio (Icon Status)

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Annie Marie Photo (Photography Influencer)

Humke Group

La Bella Vita

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Photography By Sdela Bastide

Max Lee Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Leo Sage Images

Joe Baker Photography

Center Stage Seniors

Asymmetry Studio (Icon Status)

Arevalo Photography (Photography Influencer)

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Annie Marie Photo (Photography Influencer)

Carla Bucala Photography

Captivated By Cara

S Blair Photography

Madeline Photography

SPORTS

Royal Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Molly Davis Photography

Heather Carey Photography (Photography Influencer)

Firefly Studio (Photography Influencer)

Any Angle Photography

AMA Photography (Photography Influencer)

Heather Carey Photography (Photography Influencer)

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Selessa Studio (Photography Influencer)

Rachel Van Chau Photography

Moxie Design (Icon Status)

Fallin Photography

Linda Cornelius Photography (Photography Influencer)

Jenny Mabry Photography

Jason Duchow

Arevalo Photography (Photography Influencer)

Hosh Posh Photography

Lemonade Photos

Sweet Studios Photography

BACKLIT

Valerie Shannon Photography (Photography Influencer)

Aubry Ramsey Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Firefly Studio (Photography Influencer)

Valerie Shannon Photography (Photography Influencer)

Tachi Senior Photography (Icon Status)

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Stay Wild Photography

Odyssey Art Photography

Marika H Photography (Icon Status)

LMG Photography

Iris Images (Icon Status)

Cindy Arthur Photography

Aubry Ramsey Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Andra Travis Photography

Amy K Photography

Alicias Photography (Photography Influencer)

Hope Langley Photography

Foto Fixation Photography

Photography By Melisa

Tiffany Photography

EDITORIAL

Royal Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Lucia Kiel Portraits

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Selessa Studio (Photography Influencer)

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Chele Jones Photography (Icon Status)

Valerie Shannon Photography (Photography Influencer)

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Selessa Studio (Photography Influencer)

Royal Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Poetic Poppy Photography

Max Lee Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Asymmetry Studio (Icon Status)

Alicias Photography (Photography Influencer)

Alicia Crosson Photography

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Lemonade Photos

Studio 708

Tonya Tomory

Leah Blyly Photography

Karen Menyhart

Scarlet Moon Photography

Bette Shallbetter Photography

PHOTOGRAPHER’S CHOICE

Royal Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Max Lee Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Jennifer Storey Pfeffer (Icon Status)

Darcy Hunter

Tachi Senior Photography (Icon Status)

Royal Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Unspoken Photo By Laurie Finx

Valerie Shannon Photography (Photography Influencer)

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Max Lee Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Marika H Photography (Icon Status)

Jennifer Storey Pfeffer (Icon Status)

Iris Images (Icon Status)

Chris Landau Photography

Captivated By Cara

Aubry Ramsey Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Angie Browning Photography

Angela Majerus

Arevalo Photography (Photography Influencer)

Karen Dunn

Selessa Studio (Photography Influencer)

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Melissa Neck

Kelley Howe Photography

April Moore Creations LLC

SENIOR GUYS

Alicias Photography (Photography Influencer)

Maggie Sweets (Icon Status)

Firefly Studio (Photography Influencer)

Chele Jones Photography (Icon Status)

AMA Photography (Photography Influencer)

Beth Horn

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Marika H Photography (Icon Status)

Lindsey Brown Seniors

Linda Rukavina

Laura Stoltz Photography

Laura Lynn Rhode Photography

Jennifer Storey Pfeffer (Icon Status)

Hosh Posh Photography

Deanna Webber Photography

Callahan Photography

Aubry Ramsey Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Alicias Photography (Photography Influencer)

Abbi Garling Portrait Studio

Arevalo Photography (Photography Influencer)

Catherine Dean Photography

URBAN

Sean Brown

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Max Lee Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Chelsea Marie Photography

Katherine McClure Photography

Tracy Anderson Photography

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Selessa Studio (Photography Influencer)

Scarlet Moon Photography

Royal Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Max Lee Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Asymmetry Studio (Icon Status)

Arevalo Photography (Photography Influencer)

Rachel Van Chau Photography

Any Angle Photography

Tishy Photo

Carol Standen Photography

Kelly Dillman Senior Photos

ORGANIC

Anne Lang (Photography Influencer)

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Firefly Studio (Photography Influencer)

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Amy K Photography

Alicias Photography (Photography Influencer)

Shawna Tomren Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Carla Bucala Photography

Foto Fixation Photography

Valerie Shannon Photography (Photography Influencer)

Tachi Senior Photography (Icon Status)

Susan Gietka (HOT 100 Legend)

Darcy Hunter

Rebecca Donohue

Max Lee Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Erica Neisen LLC TCPPA Editor

Cindy Arthur

Christy Marie Photo

Aubry Ramsey Photography (HOT 100 Legend)

Lacey M. Carroll (HOT 100 Legend)

Roxanne Elise Photography

Beth Horn

Andra Travis Photography

100 Community Choice Award Winners As Picked By Your Peers In The Senior Style Guide Community

(There were over 21,000 votes placed this year!)

Angie Browning Photography

A Moment In Time Captured By Lindsay

Selessa Studio

Center Stage Seniors

Arevalo Photography

Flashlights and Fireflies Photography

Studio 708

Any Angle Photography

Rosaria Giambanco

Chelsea Marie Photography

Tracy Anderson Photography

Max Lee Photography

Royal Photography

Wildflower Photography

Laura Lynn Rhode Photography

Lacey M. Carroll

Jennifer Storey Pfeffer

Poetic Poppy Photography

Shawna Tomren Photography

Tiffany Photography

DWS Photography

Captivated By Cara

Chris Landau Photography

Valerie Shannon Photography

Susan Gietka

Lisa McNiel

Vick Kupec

Vivid Exposures LLC

Carla Bucala Photography

Angela Majerus

Michele Wingo

Asymmetry Studio

April Johnson Photography

T Parmelee Photography

Christy Parrott

April G Photography

Foto Fixation Photography

Christine Lan Photography

Heather Carey Photography

La Bella Vita

Tishy Photo

Scarlet Moon Photography

Renee B Photography

Kelleen Hite Photo

Humke Group

Kristen Hazelton Photography

Hosh Posh Photography

Dad Brag Photography

Carolyn Ann Ryan

Madeline Photography

Kelly Dillman Senior Photos

Photography By Sdela Bastide

Catherine Dean Photography

Rachel Van Chau Photography

Lemonade Photos

K Four Photography

Wendy Sorensen Photography

Tachi Senior Photography

Sean Brown

Alicias Photography

Laura Stoltz Photography

Dreaming Hollow Photography

Sarah Hilts Photography

Kimberly Cantu Photography

Pretty Faces By Sasha

Maggie Sweets

Photography By Melisa

AMA Photography

Simply Time Photography

Lisha Lee Photography

Sundberg Photography

Stay Wild Photography

Nikki Guest

Christine Kiscoe Photography

Kara Hendricks

Marika H Photography

Christy Wright Photography

Darcy Hunter

Ally McElfish Photography

Kristie Bradley Photography

Toni Lynn Photography

Stephanie Q Durham Photography

Rebecca Donohue

Purple Tree Photography

Pamela Clark Studios

Melanie Malicote Photography

Briana Jewell Photography

Unspoken Photography By Laurie Finx

Kristi Pennington Photography

Gina Lantz Photography

LB Gallery

April Wetzig Photography

Alicia Crosson Photography

Lucia Kiel Portraits

Sharon Holy Photography

Odyssey Art Photography

Kelsey Marie Photography

Cindy Arthur Photography

Chele Jones Photography

Shane Hunter Photography

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. All decisions made by the three Leading Legends Judges are final.

Don’t Forget To Grab Your Copies Of The Magazines!

This year’s HOT 100 was another huge milestone 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 2023 Photography Influencers! And A HUGE Shoutout To Susan Gietka, Lacey M. Carroll, Max Lee Photography, Aubry Ramsey Photography, Shawna Tomren Photography and Royal Photography for being inducted into the HOT 100 Hall Of Fame! Grab Issue 78 For the HOT 100 Winners and Issue 79 for the Community Choice Award Winners. The images are incredible. Every single one of you (win or lose) should be proud of the work you submitted!

xoxo,

Vickie