2011 Q3 Contest
Results from the 2011 Q3 Contest Wedding Photojournalism Contest
The WPJA wishes to extend our congratulations to all our members who had award winning entries in this contest, as well as the work of the contest judges and support of our contest sponsors.
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Award Winning Photographers from this Contest
- Agata Kwiecien, Poland
- Agaton Strom, New York (City/Metro)
- Andrea Corsi, Italy
- Andrea Cittadini, Italy
- Anita Goodman, South Carolina
- Antoine Morfaux, France
- Artur Gawlikowski, Poland
- Ashley E. Smith, Pennsylvania
- Barbara Zanon, Italy
- Bartosz Jastal, Poland
- Ben Chrisman, California (Northern)
- Ben Tang, Hong Kong
- Ben Benvie, Canada
- Boni Bonev, Bulgaria
- Brad Cohen, New Jersey
- Brandon Wong, California (Southern)
- Brett Hartwig, Australia
- Brett Butterstein, California (Southern)
- Brian Lam, Hong Kong
- Cengiz Ozelsel, Florida
- ChuianFeng Lui, Singapore
- Cindy Brown, Georgia
- Cristiano Ostinelli, Italy
- Daniel Kudish, Canada
- Daniele Vertelli, Italy
- Danielle Richards, New Jersey
- Danny Dong, California (Northern)
- David Pullum, England
- David Hares, England
- David Crane, California (Southern)
- Davide Di Pasquale, Italy
- Debra Simpson, England
- Derrick Ong, Singapore
- Dominique Cabrelli, France
- Dragan Zlatanovic, Italy
- Edoardo Agresti, Italy
- Edward Wong, Canada
- Edwin Tan, Malaysia
- Elise Kapeller, Australia
- Elizabeth van der Bij, Canada
- Emily Sterne, Massachusetts
- Emin Kuliyev, New York (City/Metro)
- Erin Beach, California (Northern)
- Federico Fasano, Italy
- Feng Zhe, China
- Fernandina Zee-Fritse, Netherlands
- Florent Vidal, Australia
- Franck Boutonnet, France
- Franco Milani, Italy
- Freya Mertens-Boese, Germany
- Gerhard Nel, Netherlands
- Giorgos Galanopoulos, Greece
- Henrikas Kudirka, Lithuania
- Hilarye Schoyt, Georgia
- Janis Ratnieks, England
- Jason P. Smith, Maine
- Javon Longieliere, Georgia
- Jedrzej Gaj, Poland
- Jessica Stout, California (Northern)
- Jessie Li, Canada
- Joel Schroeder, Oregon
- John Zich, Illinois
- John Nassari, England
- Jonathan Adams, Kentucky
- Joseph Gidjunis, Pennsylvania
- Judson Lamphere, Vermont
- Julian Ribinik, New York (City/Metro)
- Julien Clavier, France
- Kara Pearson, Colorado
- Karolina Kotkiewicz, Scotland
- Kelly Vasami, New York (Upstate)
- Kenny Pang, New York (City/Metro)
- Kent Meireis, Colorado
- Kristin Reimer, New Jersey
- Larry Stanley, Montana
- Lauren Grabelle, Montana
- Liliya Gorlanova, Russia
- Lun Tang, Hong Kong
- Marco Ficili, Italy
- Marco Schwarz, Germany
- Marek Koprowski, Poland
- Marianne Earthy, England
- Marie Labbancz, New Jersey
- Mark Earthy, England
- Matt Adcock, Mexico
- Max Orenstein, New York (City/Metro)
- Melissa Prosser, Georgia
- Michael Andrews, California (Southern)
- Michael Kozlov, Massachusetts
- Michal Jasiocha, Poland
- Michele Stapleton, Maine
- Mike Ross, Connecticut
- Monica Donovan, Vermont
- Morgan Lynn Razi, Texas (Southern)
- Natalie Moser, California (Southern)
- Nathan Migal, Ohio
- Nick Despres, Channel Islands
- Niki Desautels, Washington
- Oscar Setiawan, Illinois
- Paola Rosa, Italy
- Paul Roland Williams, England
- Peter Karasev, Russia
- Peter Iain Campbell, Scotland
- Philip Thomas, Texas (Southern)
- Preston Utley, Colorado
- Ralph Heinze, Canada
- Raman El Atiaoui, Germany
- Raymond Leung, Canada
- Raymond Phang, Singapore
- Ricky Salim, Indonesia
- Robert Wagner, New York (City/Metro)
- Robert Fojtik, Slovakia
- Rodrigo Del Rio Lozano, Mexico
- Sacha Miller, Wales
- Salvatore Bongiorno, Italy
- Samo Rovan, Slovenia
- Sasha Leahovcenco, California (Northern)
- Shannon Sano, Ohio
- Shira Weinberger, New York (City/Metro)
- Siang Loo, Washington
- Simon Cassanas, France
- Steven Bridges, Tennessee
- Steven Leong, Malaysia
- Tara Arrowood, California (Northern)
- Thomas Weber, Germany
- Tina Wright, Arizona
- Tony Matkey, Kentucky
- Tulio Isaac, Brazil
- Tyler Vance, Louisiana
- Tyson Trish, New Jersey
- Tze Yong Tan, Singapore
- Valeria Berti, Italy
- VanJ Zhao, China
- Wasin Pummarin, Connecticut
- Wayne Yuan, California (Southern)
- Winter Sun, China
- Yuanfan Guan, China
- Zhu Yifan, China
Contest Judges
DAVID LEESON
David Leeson has been a staff photographer for The Dallas Morning News since 1984. In 2004, he was a Pulitzer Prize Winner for his photographs depicting the violence and poignancy of the war with Iraq. In 1985, Leeson was also a Pulitzer finalist for his photo coverage of apartheid in South Africa. In 1986, he lived on the streets of Dallas with the homeless for two months. The photos, published in a 24-page special section by The Dallas Morning News, won a Robert F. Read more
GARY PORTER
Gary Porter has been a photojournalist with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since 1984. He has worked on many award-winning stories, including the ground breaklng "Made in China" series that helped explain the relationship between what Is happening economically and socially in China and the loss of jobs and business in Wisconsin. Porter also won an Oversees Press Club award in photojournalism and a United Nations World Hunger Year Award, as well as a National Press Photographers Association award for his photographs from "Empty Cradles: The Global Tragedy of Child Mortality," for which he photographed in India, Nepal and Bangla desh. Read more
RENEE C. BYER
Renée C. Byer is a Senior Photojournalist with The Sacramento Bee and the recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for her project "A Mother's Journey," an intimate portrayal of a single mother's emotional and financial struggles as her son battled neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. The story was also awarded the World Understanding Award and second place multimedia feature picture story at Pictures of the Year International 2007, the Sigma Delta Chi Award for feature photography, the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, second prize in the Days Japan International Photojournalism Awards and an honorable mention in the UNICEF Photo of the Year Award. Read more
SETH RESNICK
Seth Resnick is one of North America's most prolific corporate, editorial and stock photographers. Seth is greatly in demand for his beautiful graphic images in both natural and created light. Resnick has been published in the world's most prestigious magazines. His credits include over 2500 publications worldwide and his clients constitute a virtual list of Corporate America.
He is co-founder of D-65, an organization teaching digital workflow workshops. Read more
Contest Sponsors
D-65 Digital Workflow Workshops
D-65 is a boutique company dedicated to educating photographers. They work with the industry to offer new ways of thinking, while incorporating the latest technologies. Their services include digital workflow workshops, seminars, bidding and production for still photo shoots, digital workflow analysis for studios and agencies, legal witness on copyright cases, private consulting along with marketing strategies and portfolio reviews. D-65 provides quality professionalism, while understanding the needs of photographers and creative individuals.
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