14th place in Getting Ready

North Carolina, United States

Derek Olson

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Wedding photographer Derek Olson, was awarded 14th place for photo 694371 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2011 Q2 Contest.

The WPJA contest judges presented Derek Olson, a North Carolina, 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.

Judges

  • Good job of capturing a private, tender moment between father and son (presumably). It's well composed and despite the busyness of the environment the embrace stands out. Years before it would have been the father who appeared as the strong figure, but it's poignant that here the strong hand is that of the son, ready to start a family of his own, comforting the father.

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