Headshot of the Month is a free, public contest open to anyone who wants to showcase their best headshot to our community. Entries are critiqued live by Peter Hurley and Headshot Crew mentors during a public Crew Cast, offering valuable real-time feedback.

Peter looks for images that demonstrate the strong fundamentals taught in the coaching program—natural expression, clean lighting, and a genuine connection with the subject. After the review, he selects a grand prize winner, and a second prize is awarded to one random participant.

With prizes from monthly sponsors, HOTM is a fantastic way to challenge yourself, get expert insight, and experience the Headshot Crew coaching program in action.

If you’re not yet a member of the Coaching Group, we offer a free introductory course where you can get a feel for what Peter is looking for and the standards we uphold at Headshot Crew.

Judging of this contest will take place on Thursday October 2nd at 4pm Eastern on this Zoom link! 

Pre-judging happend here, so here's a video I did judging the first 45 shots. Check it out on Vimeo!

Grand Prize is super cool. It's a Feisol CT3372 with a center column and their CRETAC logo. Random winner will get a Feisol TT-224 mini tripod. I have one and it's super cool. Get your shots in there! 

  • Upload your best headshot.
  • Images must be uploaded before the deadline above.
  • Headshots only.
  • No Selfies
  • Color images only.
  • One entry per person
  • You can't re-enter the same shot if it's already been entered in a previous HOTM competition.
  • Winners will be chosen by Peter Hurley LIVE on a Crew Cast after the contest deadline.
  • Click on the thumbnails below to view the larger image, leave comments, and rate your favorites.
  • You can only win HOTM once, but you can still enter to get feedback even if you have won in the past .

The Grand Prize Winner will receive

  • A prize from our sponsor
  • One free year's membership to the Headshot Crew coaching groups (up to $500)
  • Peter's Fstoppers Tutorial set
  • A PhD (Peter Hurley Doctorate) badge on your profile. 
     

One Random Winner will receive

  • A prize from our sponsor

 

This is a Public contest. Anyone may enter.

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 4:00pm EDT

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