5th place in Wildcard Portrait

Photo of the bride and groom kissing on stone steps as the guests carry candles by a Lombardy wedding photographer.
Varese, Italy

Matteo Reni

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Wedding photographer Matteo Reni, was awarded 5th place for photo 1886866 in the Wildcard Portrait category for the WPJA's 2016 Q2 Photography Contest .

The WPJA contest judges presented Matteo Reni, a Varese, 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

  • It was a strong category with many images that could have been ranked as winners but, as such, it was light and composition combine with a moment that made some mages stand apart from others. This is a strong example of those three elements coming together to record an image that awards us all with the pleasure of visual prose.

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