This is the recording of the third annual Leica Medal of Excellence award ceremony. An unidentified person introduces Benedict (Ben) Fernandez, who introduces Walter Heun. Heun announces the award winners: Stephen Shames, William Albert Allard, Harry Benson, Claudio Edinger, and Steve Rubin. Fernandez discusses Heun's role in the establishment of the Leica Medal of Excellence award. Fernandez then introduces Dmitri Baltermants, indicating that Baltermants will deliver a lecture following the ceremony.

Inscription: Leica Medal of Excellence 1983