High images of 2025 NFL season revealed in Pro Football Hall of Fame’s annual contest

‘A chance’ that paid off

A taking pictures technique the photographer referred to as “a gamble” paid off with what a panel of judges deemed this yr’s finest picture entered within the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s annual photograph contest related to the 2025 National Football League season.

Kyle Terada, a photographer for Imagn Images, captured an airborne George Kittle because the San Francisco tight finish reached for the pylon, finishing a 13-yard landing towards the Los Angeles Rams at Levi’s Stadium. The photograph, appropriately titled “George Kittle TD,” beat out practically 1,300 different submissions to say 2025 Dave Boss Award of Excellence because the {photograph} of the yr within the Hall of Fame’s 58th annual photograph contest.

Terada stated he used his Sony digicam’s tilt display screen, permitting him to position his gear at floor stage and get the shot from a perspective beneath Kittle.

“Sometimes it’s a gamble shooting low and not having the camera to your face,” Terada stated. “Luckily, I was focused on Kittle when he caught the ball and dove.”

He practically misplaced the shot when one other individual close to the objective line encroached on his sight view.

“I was a little nervous,” Terada stated. “I knew I had the photo, but I wasn’t sure if the composition stayed clean. Fortunately, it was good enough for the judges.”

This yr’s judges stated Terada’s {photograph} “sums up everything we love both about football and photography.”

“In one photo, you can feel the athleticism, the intensity, the joy and the competitiveness of the subject,” stated choose Brad Smith.

“The low angle, the athleticism, the concentration, the extended reach for the pylon, the exposure, the image sharpness and the focus of both the player and the photographer exemplify what it means to be a professional athlete and a professional photographer,” choose Paul Spinelli stated.

Judge Kevin Terrell referred to as the photograph “a combination of timing, concentration, focus and more importantly, anticipation. There is so much going on in this photo, and it greatly epitomizes Kittle as a player and his infectious personality.”

Terada shoots for Imagn Images within the Bay Area. He has been with the sports-image wire service (and its predecessor underneath one other identify) for about 16 years. He took up pictures as a passion whereas in center faculty when he not might take part within the sports activities he cherished.

“My mom always carried a camera,” he stated. “Then I started. I met a few great people along way who took me under their wing.”

The Dave Boss Award of Excellence is called for the previous vice chairman of publishing and inventive providers for the National Football League. The Hall of Fame’s prestigious contest is open to skilled photographers on task to cowl NFL video games. Photos taken through the 2025 NFL season, from the preseason by means of Super Bowl LX, had been eligible.

Terada’s entry was the first-place winner from greater than 600 entries within the Action class.