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Real Wedding Photography

Since 2002, the WPJA has been connecting Brides and Grooms with the best, most reknown wedding photographers from around the world.

John Lee specializes in Hong Kong wedding photography with a photojournalistic style.
Marco Odorino photographs Italy weddings
Nicky Byrnes wedding photography for Lake Tahoe and Northern CA
Kristina Cazares-Neri passion for great wedding photographs continued into a professional career as a San Diego, CA wedding photojournalist
NY wedding photographer Diane Stredicke is a visual artist that started out in documentary film
Jonathan Moore is an award winning documentary wedding photojournalist from Southern California
Niels Gerhardt is a German wedding photojournalist
Anderson Lima is a Montreal Photographer of Weddings in Canada
Ancona based Italian wedding photographer Samuele Ciaffoni
Clive Blair covers all types of UK wedding ceremonies with his reportage style.
Photographing NY weddings and events for over fifteen years, Casey Fatchett loves a good, fun NYC wedding.
Daniel Kudish is a Quebec, Canada Wedding Photojournalist
Brazil wedding photography by Ricardo Cintra
Katherine Birkbeck of TN, loves wedding photography and was a newspaper photographer.
Wedding Photographer for Italy - Antonino Geria
Photography of Indian Weddings by Alpheus Danson
New Jersey is home to WPJA member and wedding photographer JD Land
One of the most touching things about wedding photography is how quickly you find yourself thrown into the heart of such an important, intimate occasion. It's a responsibility only a fool would take lightly.- Harry Richards, WPJA Member
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Genuine Photo Contests

The WPJA hosts multiple wedding photography contests each year, awarding only the most captivating and engaging photos.

View winners from past contests below:

2018 v17 Photography Competition

2018 v16 Photography Competition

2018 v15 Photography Competition

2018 v02 Artistic Guild Wedding Photography Details

2018 v01 Artistic Guild Wedding Photography Portraits

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WPJA News & Articles

Checkout the latest wedding photojournalism news and top articles:

Results for Contest v17!

And the winners are... 2018 v17 WPJA Contest Results WPJA v17 Awards Judges Thanks to their dedication, time, and energy spent on this contest. We really...

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Results for Contest v16 and AG v02!

There's much news to include in this update — Artistic Guild v02 winners for DETAILS, WPJA v16 winners, info about deadline changes, more! Announcing the new...

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Results for Contest v15!

Take a look at these v15 contest winners , and get inspired! 2018 v15 Judges I want to express a big thank you to our esteemed judges for the v15 contest. They...

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The Authenticity of
Wedding Photojournalism

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Vinicius Fadul, of São Paulo, is a wedding photographer for Amparo
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Two people making a commitment of marriage want to remember the day for the rest of their lives. Shouldn’t the wedding photography that commemorates their celebration reflect the personal moments and honest emotions they will remember?

A love for authenticity in wedding photography — finding art in the actualities of a marriage celebration — led to the founding of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) in 2002. Out of respect for our clients, the wedding photographers and photojournalists accepted for WPJA membership have a demonstrated talent for candid originality and a dedication to the documentary approach in wedding photography. To maintain their standing in the WPJA, member photographers must adhere to the highest professional and ethical standards.

  • For Engaged Couples planning a wedding: Hire a WPJA photographer so you can reproduce and retell the beautiful, unique story of how your celebration unfolds — as you will want to remember it and have it told for generations.
  • For Professional Wedding Photographers with a photojournalist’s talent for capturing moments, not stage-directing them: Join the WPJA to have your expertise accredited, to help promote and further our craft, and to let the WPJA introduce you to the ideal clients for your work.