56th Annual Photo Contest

(2023 NFL season)

 

Announcement of winners

Sumbmissions for the 56th Annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Photo Contest are no longer being accepted. The judging for the contest will occur in April 2024. Winners will be notified after the judging panel has made its decisions. Public announcement will be made soon thereafter.

Awards

Photograph of the Year — Dave Boss Award of Excellence

The top individual prize of the 56th Annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Photo Contest will be awarded to the individual category winner the judges deem to be the outstanding entry of the entire contest. The judging panel first will select the two individual category winners and, from those, will designate the “Photograph of the Year” award. The winning photographer also will receive the Dave Boss Award of Excellence.

Awards in each category

First-, second- and third-place photographs will be selected in both the action and feature categories. In addition, an unspecified number of honorable mention awards will be given in either or both categories when entries merit such recognition. All first-place photographs will be on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame for an indefinite period (as available display space permits).

Schedule of awards

CASH PRIZES TOTALING $8,000 WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:

Photograph of the Year — A $1,000 cash prize, along with the $2,000 first-place award.

NOTE: Coupled with the first-place cash award for winning an individual category, the total cash prize to the photographer of the year will be $3,000.

FIRST-PLACE PHOTOS (in both action and feature categories) — $2,000 cash prize and a distinctive personalized plaque.

SECOND-PLACE PHOTOS (in both action and feature categories) — $1,000 cash prize and a distinctive personalized plaque.

THIRD-PLACE PHOTOS (in both action and feature categories) — $500 cash prize and a distinctive personalized plaque.