2011 Q1 Contest
Ceremony
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Judges Comments
Absolute delight captured! Lovely moment nicely framed.
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Judges Comments
In a scene that echoes the hauntingly beautiful Leonardo da Vinci painting of "The Last Supper," the bride has become an iconoclastic symbol, shrouded in her veil, surrounded by her entourage - she is beguilingly engaging and sublimely coy beneath the lace. This is a wonderful photo that makes us ponder the universality of "to be given" and "who takes." It is an image that transports the viewer to the precipitous edge of wonder.
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Judges Comments
By far the most difficult category to judge. Lots of great images. This isn’t a “loud” photo but I was struck by great timing and composition of it -- it was tight enough to tell the story, to read range of emotions on the faces -- but loose enough that still had a sense of place. Really nice image.
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4th Place: Feng Zhe from Shanghai, ChinaJudges Comments
Simply beautiful with the bride lit and the groom as a silhouette.
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Judges Comments
This is a twist in the expected moment with the groom raising his arm in a celebratory "fist pump" instead of the bride. But, even better, is how the raised fist is the primary focus of the image. The photo relies entirely on this single gesture. Well…let's not be too hasty...because in the background we find one small detail that almost vanishes beneath the air thumping. At right is a distant hand clap just in case we, as viewers, were unsure whether to celebrate along with this happy groom.
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Judges Comments
This one just captures a wonderful moment in the ceremony perfectly, along with the sheer joy of a wedding.
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7th Place: Samantha Moore from Oregon, United StatesJudges Comments
Another great moment with a joyous couple and fun faces surrounding them.
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8th Place: Zhou Xiaonan from Ile-de-france, FranceJudges Comments
Who wouldnʼt wink at a man wearing a crown. Fun, unusual moment.
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Judges Comments
I loved this photo simply because the juxtaposition of this quiet congratulatory kiss is suddenly blasted from its pixels by the riotous "hallelujah" from the woman in the background. It's a good example of how composition and an understanding about how people tend to view an image (at least in western cultures) is from left to right. Thus a strong entry point, the man at far left leads us to what we believe is the primary focal point in the center of the scene only to surprise us as those strong lines direct us straight to our ecstatic surprise at far right.
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10th Place: Feng Zhe from Shanghai, ChinaJudges Comments
The serenity of the bride's face juxtaposed against a throng of clamoring photographers amidst a veritable sea of cameras is no match for the solemnity of this moment between a bride and groom. In this case, the visual dissonance bears evidence of a day set apart from all others.
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11th Place: Daniele Vertelli from Arezzo, ItalyJudges Comments
What a great use of light -- this had such tone to it. You could view it from across the room and it’d still pop out at you.
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12th Place: Connie Miller from Massachusetts, United StatesJudges Comments
I am not sure what they are up to but they are obviously on the same wavelength and the photographer captured it.
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13th Place: Nicky Li from Hong Kong, Hong Kong -
14th Place: Jeremy Beasley from Victoria, Australia -
15th Place: Shane Snider from North Carolina, United States -
16th Place: Paul Simpson from Dorset, England -
17th Place: Bestian Tan from Penang, Malaysia -
18th Place: Daniele Vertelli from Arezzo, Italy -
19th Place: Aidan Dockery from Bangkok, Thailand -
20th Place: Joe Brier from Virginia, United States
