10th place in Emotion
The WPJA contest judges presented Douglas Benedict, a 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.
2007 Q4 Judges
Judges
- Nothing reflects emotion better than the relations between the father and the bride and I admit that I am partial to this. Again I can only assume that this is a father-son-bride situation, but even if it is not, the emotions and love between these three are right up in front and captured by the photographer. This looks like an 85 to 135 mm lens photo, but the photographer was able to get the father and the emotion.
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 Douglas Benedict, was awarded 10th place for photo 59796 in the Emotion category for the WPJA's 2007 Q4.