9th place in Ceremony
The WPJA contest judges presented Bill Crandall, a United States wedding photographer, with this Master Piece Award as recognition for top wedding photojournalism in the industry.
The leading documentary wedding photographers in the world enter their best photos to the Wedding Photojournalist Association's photography competitions. They want their wedding reportage photographs to be evaluated and selected by some of the most notable and respected working picture editors and photojournalists in the news industry (these are not wedding photographers or other WPJA members judging their work). Winning these competitions is a true accomplishment for a wedding photographer.
2004 Winter Judges
Judges
- All you see is a piece of the bride, her fingers spread wide, a slight motion blur adding the tension. There is an abstraction to the scene heightened because the image is B&W. The light streaming in from the windows and the dark shadows provide visual play with the white wedding dress. But again and again my eye went to the fingers splayed wide and the sense of tension or anticipation they created.
The best and top wedding photographs from this category
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
Wedding photographer Bill Crandall, was awarded 9th place for photo 47336 in the Ceremony category for the WPJA's 2004 Winter.