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Intimate Weddings & Elopement Photography
Since 2002, the WPJA has been connecting couples with the best, most artistic wedding photographers from around the world.
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:
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WPJA Contest Photos - February 3rd, 2022
Any wedding photographer is going to want to please their clients — but they also want their work to be appreciated on a broader scale. This is one of the reasons why the Wedding Photojournalist Association members love our regular photography competitions. These popular contests give our photographers the opportunity to submit their best images in hopes of being selected as a winner and being recognized for their creativity and effort. Our contests are judged by a panel of notable and respected working photojournalists and picture editors in the news industry, which adds an element of prestige to our awards.
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Artistic Guild - Creative Portraits and Details - February 19th, 2022
The Artistic Guild competitions are distinctly different from our other WPJA contests because this category is specifically for photographers who use their talent to create digitally-enhanced images, staged portraits and dramatic detail images. This competition attracts documentary wedding photographers who also view themselves as artists who are constantly looking to create their next masterpiece.
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Diamond Awards - Pre-Wedding Engagement Portraits - May 12th, 2022
Couples who are searching for a wedding photographer often want a pre-wedding engagement portrait session as well as wedding day photography services. Engagement photographers need to rely on their skill and expertise in order to help their couples select a meaningful location for their portrait session. These awards allow engagement photographers to submit their most moving engagement images in hopes of being recognized for their creativity and skill.
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TLC - True Love Captured - March 31st, 2022
This WPJA photography competition is focused on the emotions that are on display throughout any wedding event. The images showcase the powerful emotions that the couple are experiencing, and any of the feelings that any wedding guests may go through. The TLC contests follow a long-standing WPJA category tradition of capturing raw emotions.
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