2nd place in Ceremony

Photo of a woman lifting her veil during the ceremony by a San Diego, CA wedding photographer.
California, United States

Brett Butterstein

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Wedding photographer Brett Butterstein, was awarded 2nd place for photo 1926381 in the Ceremony category for the WPJA's 2016 Q3 Photography Contest .

The WPJA contest judges presented Brett Butterstein, a California, 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.

2016 Q3 Photography Contest Judges

Judges

  • I was particularly struck by the lighting in this photo which set a powerful mood. The expressions caught where very good, especially the young girl in the middle. And the color was lovely. It looked like a scene from a movie.
  • Beautiful light and color. Intriguing. Romantic and exotic. When effusive language connects with an image, the photographer has enlarged our understanding. We pause. We think. We learn.

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