Hotshots are contest entries judged to be the best images entered in a given time period.

To get into the monthly hotshots means that an entry is in the top 5% and the weekly hotshot is in the top 0.5%

Getting placed in the hotshots is therefore a great honor. It declares that you have succeeded against the top talent of the moment! It is also important because many of the annual awards go to hotshots.

N.B. The number of placings are shown. All-time means since the contest started, otherwise the time period is this year. Placed means that the hotshot was placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or runner up.