Fragmented cities, Santa Catarina from the Suburbia Mexicana Project, 2007 by Alejandro Cartagena

The Hey, Hot Shot! crew has announced the 2009 Second Edition Hot Shots:

Marisa Aragona
Leah Tepper Byrne
Alejandro Cartagena
Jessica Eaton
Justin James King

These five outstanding photographers will each be awarded a $500 honorarium and participate in a group show at Jen Bekman Gallery. The 2009 Second Edition Hey, Hot Shot! opening reception and exhibition will be in March 2010. As the exhibition approaches, we'll be lining up 20x200 editions with Marisa, Leah, Alejandro, Jessica and Justin, as well as many honorable mentions and contenders, who you may, or may not have seen over on the HHS! blog. We're looking forward to sharing all of the great new work we've seen with you over the coming year.

These five photographers are now under consideration for Ne Plus Ultra status, along with the five Hot Shots selected in the 2009 First Edition competition. Ultras join ranks with other JBG-represented artists, including 2008 Ultras Hosang Park and Collen Plumb.

Selecting just five artists from an amazing array of contenders couldn't have been done without Jen Bekman and the dedication of our brilliant panelists: Christine Collins, Dana Faconti, Caterina Fake, Stephen Frailey, Raul Gutierrez, Darius Himes, Jenni Holder, Whitney Johnson, Julia Leach, Nion McEvoy, Lesley A. Martin, Kent Rogowski and Stefan Ruiz.

There were also a few honorable mentions to note:

Erica Allen
Jeremiah Ariaz
Magda Biernat
Adam Caillier
Carrie Chalmers
Philip Cheung
Davin Ellicson
Nicole Hatanaka
Rebecca Horne
Alex Leme
Stacy Mehrfar
Monika Merva
Graham Miller
Sharon Montrose
Annie Marie Musselman
Landon Nordeman
Paccarik Orue
Thomas Prior
Tait Simpson
Aline Smithson
Lacey Terrell
Sonja Thomsen
Kipp Wettstein
Ian Whitmore
Xiao Xiao Xiu

Interested in getting your photography out there and seeing it on 20x200? HHS! is the only way we review work for editions. Keep an eye on Hey, Hot Shot! on Facebook, Flickr and Twitter for news about the 2009 Second Edition Hot Shot Showcase and notes and news about the next round of competition!