We are thrilled to announce the five photographers selected for Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii). Each of these photographers will be awarded a $500 honorarium and will exhibit work as part of the Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) Showcase:
Yijun Liao
John Mann
Cara Phillips
Park Ho Sang
Donald Weber
Please join us for the opening reception of the Hey, Hot Shot! (volume iv, edition ii) Showcase on Friday, January 30th, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jen Bekman Gallery @ 6 Spring Street, NYC. Work will be on view until Saturday, February 14th, 2009.
We owe a huge thanks to our hard-working, superstar panelists -- Jen Bekman, Christine Collins, Dana Faconti, Caterina Fake, Stephen Frailey, Raul Gutierrez, Darius Himes, Jenni Holder. Julia Leach, Nion McEvoy, Lesley A. Martin, and Kent Rogowski -- and, of course, to all of the Hey, Hot Shot! entrants. It was a pleasure to see so much great work!
Because so many of you are making outstanding work, it was incredibly difficult to select just five photographers from the contenders. We'd like to recognize several artists with well-deserved Honorable Mentions:
Jowhara AlSaud
Meredith Andrews
Luke Cassady-Dorion
Brent Clark
Davin Ellicson
Terri L Fullerton
Christopher Handran
Monika Holzner
Colin Kopp
Chris Mottalini
Dalia Nassimi
James Rajotte
James W Reiman
Tomoyuki Sakaguchi
Zack Seckler
Rebecca Sittler
Lex Thompson
Jens M Windolf
This season's Hot Shots will join the first round of 2008's Hot Shots, Juliane Eirich, Derek Henderson, Kate Orne, Roc Herms Pont, and Colleen Plumb in contention to be one of two Ne Plus Ultras. The Ultras are represented by Jen Bekman Gallery, and will work with Jen and Jeffrey Teuton, the gallery's associate director, to plan solo exhibitions.
Stay tuned to the Hey, Hot Shot! blog and sign up for our mailing list to stay up to date on all the Hot Shots, contenders, exhibitions, and future competitions.
The Hey, Hot Shot! 2008 Second Edition Competition is now closed.
Winners will be announced here and on the Hey, Hot Shot! Blog on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 ***We were scheduled for 1, but are a bit late. We'll be announcing soon. (EDT).
The work of the five winning photographers will be shown at Jen Bekman Gallery in January 2009. Exhibition and opening reception dates are TBA.
For notification about the winners, the exhibition and opening reception, and future competitions, please join our low volume mailing list.
What is Hey, Hot Shot?
Hey, Hot Shot! offers unrivaled opportunities for emerging photographers to have their work promoted online, reviewed by top-notch panelists and exhibited in our New York gallery. Now in its fourth year, the international competition has been lauded by curators, critics, educators and journalists. This year, we sharpened our focus on fewer hot shots, giving them even more exposure. Read on for the details.
fewer hot shots + longer exhibitions = more exposure
The competition is now bi-annual. In each competition, five photographers are selected to be part of a two-week showcase at Jen Bekman Gallery.
cold hard cash
Each winning photographer will be awarded a $500 honorarium.
ultras go solo
At year's end two Ultras will be selected from 2008's ten Hot Shots. The Ultras will be represented by Jen Bekman Gallery and slated for solo exhibitions.
in it to win it
As always, we select contenders to feature daily on the Hey, Hot Shot! blog until the winners are announced. Contenders will also be considered for 20x200, Jen Bekman Projects' newest online endeavor which offers limited edition prints at affordable prices.
Submissions are open to everyone, from anywhere in the world!
The competition is currently closed.
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Interested in seeing work from previous winners?
Check out the Hot Shot Index for all our previous winners, visit the Hey, Hot Shot! blog or look at the photo sets on Flickr.