Winners Announced: 2024 Fireworks Photo & Video Contest
Congrats to the winners of the annual Spirit of ’76 Fireworks Photo and Video contest! Learn about our annual contest here.
A huge THANK YOU to all who entered our contest for 2024. We received dozens of high quality submissions and loved seeing everyone’s 4th of July celebrations. Congratulations to all our 2024 contest winners – the following picks delighted and impressed us, and we felt they best represented the submission categories. Enjoy!
2024 Photo Winners
First Place: Todd McCoy
As a company dedicated to the independent fireworks dealer, Team ’76 absolutely loved the McCoy Family portraits taken at their retail stand (154 South Fireworks in Sulphur Springs, TX). The image below was by far our favorite.

Second Place (2 winners): Darrell Klenke and Cher Pritzkau
Darrell Klenke’s submission below really got us in our feels! This beautiful photo was taken at the first wedding hosted at their company’s (L&K Properties) new venue this year.
Cher Pritzkau’s long-exposure captures, below, are absolutely stunning. We liked crispness of the images, color vibrancy, variety of effects shown, and the silhouettes of the audience in the foreground.
We also had 5 photo runners-up! See all Runners Up listed below our video winners.
2024 Video Winners
First Place: Charles Denney
This show really is spectacular. We loved the choreography and pacing; our team found it entertaining and impressive, with fantastic use of 1.4 consumer-legal and 1.4 Pro products, without being overwhelming. The clean editing and credits at the end are a bonus! This was Charles’ first submission in our contest, and what a debut. Watch the winning video below:
Second Place (2 winners): Nathan & Vanna Dexter and Ed Grillo
The choreography in Nathan and Vanna’s show in Logansport, IN really blew us away. Can you count how many single shots they used?? If only there was a strong breeze! Overall a really incredible show. Check it out:
Ed Grillo is no rookie to our annual contest and submits a fabulous display video every year. This year was no exception! Check out Ed’s expert choreography and camera work (complete with drone-over clips) in his submission below.
2024 Photo & Video Runners Up
We get so many amazing submissions that it’s never easy picking the best of the best in our annual contest. The following entries were too good not to be mentioned! Enjoy.
2024 Photo Runners Up (5 Photo Winners)
Click each name to view their winning photo:
2024 Video Runners Up (5 Photo Winners)
Click each name to view their winning video:
Once again, CONGRATULATIONS to our 2024 winners and thank you to all who entered. Until next year!
2024 Contest Rules
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
We want to see you, your friends, and your family enjoying fireworks. Submissions may include:
- People Enjoying Fireworks – The best part of fireworks is bringing friends and family together. Show us people enjoying, selling, buying, loading, or setting up fireworks.
- Fireworks In Action – Let’s see your fireworks going off! Be creative (video of your pyromusical, long-exposure or stylistic photos, etc.)
- Your Fireworks Stash – What’s in your fireworks haul this year? Let’s see those fireworks stacked up, or out in the field ready to go. Give us a tour!
- Retail Product Displays – Retailers, we want to see your best in-store displays of firework products! Show us why folks love to shop for fireworks at your stand, tent, or store. Get creative: artistic shots of products and/or people shopping are highly encouraged.
- Power of Pink (NEW!) – If you got the Power of Pink cake this season to benefit breast cancer awareness, we want to see photos and hear your story.
CONTEST PRIZES
This year, we are giving away $500 in fireworks credit, Spirit of ‘76 SWAG, and an IGNITE module! Here’s how prizes will be determined:
– PHOTO –
1st place (1 winner) – $100 Fireworks Credit + ‘76 SWAG
2nd place (2 winners) – $50 Fireworks Credit + ‘76 SWAG
Runners up (5 winners) – ‘76 SWAG
– VIDEO –
1st place (1 winner) – $100 Fireworks Credit + ‘76 SWAG + IGNITE i18
2nd place (2 winners) – $50 Fireworks Credit + ‘76 SWAG
Runners up (5 winners) – ‘76 SWAG
HOW TO SUBMIT
1) Carefully read the contest rules.
2) Capture fireworks photo(s) and/or video(s). You may submit up to 5 photo entries and 2 video entries. Videos under 5 minutes are preferred – show us your highlights!
3) Send your entry or entries, along with your name & contact info, via email to Marketing@76fireworks.com by July 17th. Winners will be announced August 16th.
4) Optional – Post your favorite entries on Facebook and tag @76fireworks. We will repost them!
CONTEST RULES
1) No purchase necessary to enter or to win.
2) Submissions must have been created/captured no earlier than December 2023.
3) Up to five (5) photo submissions AND up to two (2) video submissions are allowed per entrant.
4) Video submissions:
4a) Videos under 5 minutes in duration are preferred (show highlights are great).
4b) Must be steady footage (when in doubt, please use a tripod).
5) Photo submissions:
5a) High resolution images, cropped and edited appropriately, are preferred.
5b) Subject(s) must be in focus.
6) To be eligible to win the prize, you must be at least 18 years old and submit your entry by July 17, 2024. By entering the contest you are representing to Spirit of ’76, L.L.C., and Spirit is relying upon your representation, that you are the sole owner to the rights of the content submitted and that any other persons shown in the submission have been informed, and understand, that their likeness may be used by Spirit as outlined in these rules.
7) Valid in the fifty United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico only. Void where prohibited.
8) The prize winners will be selected within the sole, subjective discretion of Spirit of ’76, L.L.C.
9) By entering this contest, all entrants agree that the Spirit of ’76, L.L.C. may use, regardless of whether the entrant is a prize winner or not, the entrants name and pictures/videos presented for marketing, advertising and promotional purposes, in any form whatsoever, without further consideration, unless prohibited by law. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, THE PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT SPIRIT, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ITS AFFILIATES AND ALL OF SPIRIT’S OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND REPRESENTATIVES, WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS FOR ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO ANY PERSONS, AND PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, RESULTING FROM THE SUBMISSION AND YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR ANY PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY.