Peter Hurley Sun, 09/27/2015 - 1:00am

Get your PhD in Photography PEOPLE! Click link below winner being announced LIVE!

Winner announced at 4pm today on our weekly Tuesday CrewCast: http://www.spreecast.com/events/crewcast-10-06-15

Every month from here on in I'll be doing a contest for the best headshot on the planet.

Winner each month gets to spend 2 full days of their choice hangin, shabang'in with me in the NY studio. You'll be immersed full bore into the Peter Hurley philosophy of portraiture and afterwards you'll earn your PhD(Peter Hurley Direction) in photography! Including a badge of honor on Headshot Crew by being labeled as a PhD.

Winners also receive a free year on Headshot Crew and both my DVD's and a personalized signed copy of my book "The Headshot!" Enter below by submitting the best headshot you've ever taken and your chance at a killer time Shabang'in NYC style with me! One winner will be chosen each month starting in September.

Once you are chosen you have a year to figure out a time period when you can get your butt to NYC and hang with me in the NY studio. Winners will be chosen on the first Tuesday of each month during out weekly Headshot crew CrewCast. In order to be considered you must be a member of the protégé coaching group. CrewCast links are posted in the core coaching group each week prior to Tuesday.

If you aren't already a member of the core coaching group, sign up today for your free 30 day trial and enter the contest. Only 1 submission per person per month. Enter every month with a new submission of your choice.

For the 12 lucky ones that get here each year I'm including lunch both days and dinner on me one night and a full download of all you can absorb from hangin with me during that time.

126 Comments

Norman Jaillet Sun, 09/27/2015 - 1:12am

Digging it !

Richard Waine Sun, 09/27/2015 - 1:13am

That's awesome!!! Can't wait!!

Jennifer Ona Sun, 09/27/2015 - 1:22am

[Edited]

Cool! My entry for September.

Anita Watkins Sun, 09/27/2015 - 1:24am

HOLY SHIT PETER!!!

Paco Navarro Sun, 09/27/2015 - 1:29am

Holy guacamole!!!

Maciej Blaszczuk Sun, 09/27/2015 - 1:31am

Can I say, Holy Smokes!

Chris Noakes Sun, 09/27/2015 - 2:03am

Yes please.

Paco Navarro Sun, 09/27/2015 - 2:43am

Here my favourite headshot at the moment.

Joshua Ellner Sun, 09/27/2015 - 2:56am

Not bad for the first time in a studio. I am still working on my Shabang skills

Hugo Gomez Sun, 09/27/2015 - 2:59am

That is nice, and looks much funnier than my first PhD!!!

Steven Gotz Sun, 09/27/2015 - 3:12am

I have known some real marketing wizards in my time, but this is just too good on many levels.

1. It should get more people to sign up
2. It will increase the number of people on that CrewCast dramatically
3. It could possibly re-energize almost any crew member who might have been slacking off.

I didn't think I could get any more excited about this group. I was wrong. This would be a dream come true. I am retired. I can pretty much get up and go any time. Hotels are expensive, but with enough notice maybe?

The only negative I can think of, if I read it correctly "you must be a member of the protégé coaching group" is that some people who might be ready to have their galleries reviewed might put it off in an attempt to win. ;)

My first response was to look though the last 15 weeks or so of HOTW to see what is out there and then I looked at some of the galleries of proteges and BFAS whose name I recognize from CrewCasts. There are a lot of really good headshots out there. A lot.

There are going to be some people with a lot of shots to choose from.

Still, this is going to be really educational. I learn some from shots that are not good enough to win HOTW. How much are we going to learn when the best of the best go up against each other. So one more thing. This will not only be an educational bonanza for the winner, but imagine what the rest of us will get out of it.

This is just too good.

Andrew Foord Sun, 09/27/2015 - 3:25am

My submission

Kim Brown Sun, 09/27/2015 - 3:55am

Hot damn. I am limbering up at this very moment!

verinarts Sun, 09/27/2015 - 5:06am

[Edited]

Awesome opportunity! Here's my submission.
- Will

Patrick Laney Sun, 09/27/2015 - 6:07am

Here my submission ! thanks for the contest !

Maria Bax Sun, 09/27/2015 - 7:24am

WoW!!!!!!

luca storelli Sun, 09/27/2015 - 8:12am

Here I'm Peter

Renate Medwed Sun, 09/27/2015 - 8:43am

nice:-)

Albert Antonie Sun, 09/27/2015 - 9:10am

Not that I can afford a trip to NY at the moment, but I really dig the idea Peter ! I've just created a profile and added some of my headshots.

Edmond Amzai Sun, 09/27/2015 - 9:25am

Selfie :)

MIchael Hastreiter Sun, 09/27/2015 - 9:35am

Shabang PEOPLE :-D

Maria Bax Sun, 09/27/2015 - 10:04am

My favorite headshot and first in my portfolio. Fantastic competition Peter!!

Teresa Walton Sun, 09/27/2015 - 10:59am

How cool is that??!!!

John DeMato Sun, 09/27/2015 - 11:17am

wow, a definite game changer for the winners...

Christian Bardrum Sun, 09/27/2015 - 11:35am

[Edited]

Meet Aida from Spain !

Nancy Johnson Sun, 09/27/2015 - 11:41am

Holey Schmoley. Is it Christmas already?

Hugo Gomez Sun, 09/27/2015 - 9:07pm

Nancy Johnson

here we are! the girl from Denmark!

Christian Bardrum Mon, 09/28/2015 - 5:01pm

Hugo Gomez [Edited]

:-)

Chris Marxen Sun, 09/27/2015 - 11:44am

Not sure if I would deserve that honor with soooo many great photographers in this community but hangin with PH himself would certainly be a dream come true and a guaranteed career boost for me, so I give it a shot big man. Let's see if an ordinary sax player can make it in this profession. Nothing but respect for all of you! (Disclaimer: Not even my wife can handle me for 3 days straight.)