11th place in Details (Found)
The WPJA contest judges presented Heather Hughes Ostermaier, a Virginia, 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.
2008 Q2 Judges
Judges
- I had a high school friend who separated her eyelashes with a pin. It gave me the creeps then, and it gives me the creeps now. I saw a lot of brushes and sponges around eyes – but this was the only safety pin. Makes you want to scream “don't moveâ€. And most of the detail shots don't evoke an emotion – which is something we want photojournalistic pictures to do.
Wedding photographer Heather Hughes Ostermaier, was awarded 11th place for photo 61906 in the Details (Found) category for the WPJA's 2008 Q2.