11th place in Reception

Black and white photo of the bride and groom being serenaded by a man playing guitar by a Occitanie, France wedding photographer.

Wedding photographer Laurent Piccolillo, was awarded 11th place for photo 1935971 in the Reception category for the WPJA's 2016 Q4 Photography Competition.

The WPJA contest judges presented Laurent Piccolillo, a France 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 Q4 Photography Competition Judges

Judges

  • There is an austerity to this scene as the newlyweds hold court in silence in a room that seems strangely austere. The musician, painted in some form of shimmering light, is the only other person seen but his distance from the couple adds a dissonance to his rhythm. There is more in this image felt, probably erroneously, that provides its sharp edge beneath a chandelier festooned with the twist of metal twigs. I love it.

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