1st place in Cake Cutting
The WPJA contest judges presented Jeff Tarantino, a New Jersey, 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.
2009 Q2 Judges
Judges
- I always come back to looking for images that surprise me, and this one does. I mean, the knife, the expression? I love it, I'd love to have a print of this. It's just almost a little surreal. Great find in a normally very constructed environment.
- The photographer captured great expressions in this unexpected moment where the layering has good information throughout the photo.
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 Jeff Tarantino, was awarded 1st place for photo 181296 in the Cake Cutting category for the WPJA's 2009 Q2.