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The Professional Photographer magazine's 2009 Hot One Awards, recognize the photography industry's best and most innovative products for professional applications.

"Every year, we talk about the Hot One Awards getting bigger and better,"said Jeff Kent, Hot One Editor, Professional Photographer "That trend continued this year, but in a more pronounced fashion. The Awards took a huge step up in size, logging more than 350 entries by 180 companies. The 56 categories were more competitive than we've ever seen before. Winning an award in this year's competition was no small feat. The 2009 Hot One winners truly represent the best and brightest in today's professional photography market."

The Epson Stylus Photo R2880 was the winner for professional and fine art photographers when producing exhibition-quality prints.

A panel of 18 judges, all independent working professional photographers, participated in the 2009 voting process. This year, special attention was placed on value for the price, and Epson came out ahead in consumer, enthusiast and professional ink jet printing, as well as with the Epson P-7000 Multimedia Photo Viewer.