2007 Q4 Contest
Emotion
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1st Place: Amy Enderle from Missouri, United StatesJudges Comments
I wish there was a caption on this image especially. Very touching. Nicely done. Straight forward approach with lens and light made it work. This picture was very moving and brought an instant emotion of sadness to me. It is not necessarily the hardest picture to capture but the moment, the emotions, and the scene is what separates this photo from the rest. Beautifully composed photo with sensitivity of an unexpected moment where the bride and groom visit what appears to be an ailing grandmother in the hospital. This is a very powerful picture, very moving, this is the reason people want photojournalist style wedding pictures. I think an emotion picture should make you feel something and this nails it. What an amazing opportunity the photographer had to witness something so profound. The photographer took it one step further and followed the bride and groom to the hospital to visit someone close to them. There is joy and sadness in this photo. It stood out from all the rest.
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2nd Place: John Santerre from Maine, United StatesJudges Comments
Tender. Nice moment. Very clean, powerful. Love the combination of the long lens and light. I don't know the backstory for this photo, but I think hands and eyes are the windows to the soul. This soulful photo has a very graceful, delicate composition that makes it very strong. The photographer captured a special moment between a woman and the bride. The hand touching the veil leads you right into the bride's eyes. It's a very touching moment.
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3rd Place: Jessica Watson from Oregon, United StatesJudges Comments
I assume this is a bride with her father. The expression of bride's love and the father's show of emotion is straightforward and the photographer was right in the straight on position. The bride and her father (I assume) had the confidence in the photographer to be comfortable in displaying their emotions. This confidence of the subjects and the ability of the photographer to be in the correct position made this photograph possible.
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4th Place: Sol Tamargo from Riviera Maya, MexicoJudges Comments
Intense emotion. If it was composed a little better it would have been first place for me. Cutting off the arm hurts the image. Still, I clearly like it.
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5th Place: Kelly Lee Flora from Kentucky, United StatesJudges Comments
Again the photographer was right in position and had the confidence of the subjects show he or she was not distracting or intruding and making the moment impossible. This is a great moment between a father and daughter (presumably), and it is exactly why wedding couples hire Wedding Photojournalist Association Photographers.
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6th Place: Wendy Woods from Minnesota, United StatesJudges Comments
The light is great in this photo. So warm and inviting. It is a nice moment between child and bride.
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The photographer captured the joy in a young boy's face. The photo is well composed and has great balance. This was nice to see.
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I don't know the story of this picture but that old saying, "a picture is worth a thousand words" comes to mind. I'm glad the photographer left some breathing room in the composition.
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9th Place: Stephen Loh from Singapore, SingaporeJudges Comments
She looks light she is bursting with power. Like electricity is surrounding her.
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Nothing reflects emotion better than the relations between the father and the bride and I admit that I am partial to this. Again I can only assume that this is a father-son-bride situation, but even if it is not, the emotions and love between these three are right up in front and captured by the photographer. This looks like an 85 to 135 mm lens photo, but the photographer was able to get the father and the emotion.
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11th Place: Peter Pawinski from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
The photographer must have done his or her homework on Indian weddings to catch this moment between the bride and her family. I'm glad it is in black and white so the viewer is not distracted by the color.
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12th Place: Anthony Ku from Central Texas, United StatesJudges Comments
Funny. Great motion. Strobe blur nicely done. Initially I thought it should have less depth of field but I came around to the photographer's point of view.
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13th Place: Dominique Cabrelli from Ile-de-france, FranceJudges Comments
The emotion is subtle in this photo, but it's well framed and the low angle keeps the background clean. It's a slice of life after the ceremony that only a still photograph can capture.
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Nice detail of tears of joy in this bride shot very tight but framed nicely with the groom. Shot very tight and clean with no distraction in the background.
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15th Place: Cyndi Klose from Pennsylvania, United StatesJudges Comments
This is a very complete picture, the photographer watched the edges to add the important information of the people on the left.
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16th Place: Jeremy Thomas from Pennsylvania, United StatesJudges Comments
Great interaction. Clean, simple. Quick read. If photographer had moved a foot to their right they could have enhanced the composition.
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17th Place: Matt Kim from Northern California, United StatesJudges Comments
This picture is so in your face. Such a big laugh from all three subjects. Makes you want to ask what the joke was.
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18th Place: Michele Rivera from Illinois, United StatesJudges Comments
I like the mood created by the expression and subtle tear shot through the veil of this bride during the ceremony with the groom. Nice tight shot that blurs out the background leading us to her expression.
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20th Place: David Murray from Georgia, United States
