10th place in Reception
The WPJA contest judges presented Stefano Serra, a Italy 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.
2016 Q2 Photography Contest Judges
Judges
- There’s usually nothing easy about an heroic photographic choice. I know b y my own experience, someone who often gambles with my role as photojournalist in choosing the unique vantage point that can to the creative approach to an assignment. In this image, artfully composed outside the venue, the window frame not only emphasizes the raucous celebration of the event but adds another, suggested, aspect - the vented frame. It adds information about the need to open a window because of the heat generated by such partying. And because most of us have had that thankful experience of fresh air, it has further championed the universality of the moment.
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 Stefano Serra, was awarded 10th place for photo 1877366 in the Reception category for the WPJA's 2016 Q2 Photography Contest .