MegaCon 2022 Masters of Cosplay Contestants by Wonderllama Photo

The level of competition at the MegaCon Orlando Masters of Cosplay – Sunshine Qualifier is ridiculously high. Most of the cosplayers in the Journeyman division could probably win Masters-level contests in almost any other competition. Every year, people bring a new level of skill, execution and creativity to the competition.

Contestants accepted into the competition meet with three Masters-level judges for a thorough pre-judging, where every aspect of their cosplay is evaluated and reviewed. While they’re in the judging suite, I have a chance to take photos of their incredible work in a mini studio, as part of a deal Nerd Caliber has with a couple of conventions put on by Fan Expo.

My apologies to everyone for the delay in editing and posting these photos. I caught the ‘rona at MegaCon 2022 and was pretty out of it for almost 10 days. Working on photos took a back seat to sitting quietly and bingeing Netflix. Thanks for your patience and check back soon for photos from the contest.

Cosplayers in this gallery include painted.rabbit, Sketch Deviant Cosplay, Layla Ali – Cosplay, Avera Cosplay, whoisjillea, grinninggeeks, fredandelledesigns, princesswondora, themandochief, cosplaydewitt, shutupraven, ash__cosplayz9, havh3roes, tabs_labs, zlecky, Bec The Noir Cosplay, Closet Chloe, robin.does.cosplay, Jettie_media, Lady Raivin Cosplay, and many more.

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