1st place in Creative Portrait

Illinois, United States

Kenny Nakai

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Wedding photographer Kenny Nakai, was awarded 1st place for photo 89091 in the Creative Portrait category for the WPJA's 2008 Q4.

The WPJA contest judges presented Kenny Nakai, a Illinois, 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.

Judges

  • Very clever.  Technical is excellent--it could have been sharper, that’s true, but in this case that could have hurt the image. The soft nature of it emphasizes the dreamy quality of the situation.  Great lens selection.  This works because it has room to breathe.
  • This image involved creativity, planning and perfect execution. The couple illuminated in the separate elevators were placed perfectly against the graphic of the building.

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