Wedding Photojournalist Association

2019 Diamond Awards for Engagement Photography

For over 16 years, exceptional engagement photography has been awarded by the Wedding Photojournalist Association®. The WPJA Diamond Awards are presented to members who have demonstrated creativity during their pre-wedding portrait sessions with couples.

Logan Westom, of Washington, is a wedding photographer for

Logan Westom - Seattle

Baltimore engagement Photos | Half Circle - Full love

Mantas Kubilinskas - Washington DC

Engagement Photos from Seattle, WA - Looking down on couple kissing on picnic table

Ron Storer - Seattle

Pier 7 reflection during engagement portrait session

Ian Chin - San Francisco

Cinema Casino Aschaffenburg Germany - Portrait Couple Shooting in Cinema

Niels Gerhardt - Frankfurt

Engagement Portrait from Graz | Young couple in the summer sun

Tanja Ruderes - Graz

Praia de Toque Toque Pequeno Pre Wedding Sunset Shoot at the Beach with Rocks and Waves.

Vinicius Terror - Minas Gerais

Trent Gillespie, of Colorado, is a wedding photographer for

Trent Gillespie - Colorado

Engaged couple is sitting in front of a big building during their Ankara photo session.

Orçun Yalçın - Ankara

The dog and the couple - Sofia Engagement Photos at the Church with the Cross

Tsvetelina Deliyska - Sofia

Vail, CO Engagement Shoot - Standing next to the Eagle River in Vail while the last bits of sun spray through the evergreen trees for this winter engagement session.

Trent Gillespie - Colorado

North Rhine-Westphalia wedding and engagement photographer - Dortmund rooftop-love

Nadine Lotze - Hagen

Mumbai prewedding photo session in full bloom

Anupa Shah - Mumbai

Engagement Photography in Thal bei Graz during the first snow in a forest near Graz/Austria

Tanja Ruderes - Graz

This engagement picture was taken at moc chau

Tam Nguyen - Hoi An

Pre Wedding Phuket Portraits | Urban Engagement Photographer

Stam Chananakhon - Phuket

Uris Library at Cornell University Engagement Photographer: I used the reflection on the library desk to create this "up side down" look-like image.

Will Tee - Taipei

Jughandle State beach, Mendocino, CA portrait session - newly engaged couple dancing twirl on the beach

Joyce Perlman - San Francisco

London - UK Bride and groom - Photographer shooting straight into the sun

Mauricio Mussi - Rio Grande do Sul

Beijing Pre-Wedding Engaged Portrait Session on Stairs

Xiaoye Sun - Beijing

Malibu, California Beach Engagement Session near the edge of the water and cliffs

Tanya Parada - Los Angeles

A couple sits on a couch together against a backdrop of book wallpaper in Hedsor House during their engagement session by a Bedfordshire, England photographer.

Razvan Danaila - Bedfordshire

Haras Qualité Pré-wedding Engagement Photo Shoot on the water with couple in canoe/boat.

Claudia Amorim - Goiás

Black and White Pre Wedding Picture by Photographer in Sicily

Nino Lombardo - Trapani

Parque Lage - RJ/Rio de Janeiro pre-wedding photos at a secret place

Bruno Montt - Rio de Janeiro

France Provence engagement session with lush, green plants in verticle

Karol Robache - PACA

Couple kiss while laying on the dock during this Playa del Carmen engagement photo session

Alan Fresnel - Playa del Carmen

Ho Chi Minh City couple Walking and laughing together for pre wedding photos in red attire.

Jacob Gordon - Perth

Lincoln Park, Chicago Engagement Photography - a couple stand at the end of a pier

Victoria Sprung - Chicago

On the cloud for this couple - California Engagement Photos

Leo Do - Orange County

Pink of Love in Mumbai - Prewedding photoshoot

Anupa Shah - Mumbai

Victoria Tube Station, London — Couple on the Victoria Line Tube, hugging, while other passengers go on about their business, train is pulling away from platform - BW image

Paul Tansley - Hampshire

Engaged couple shares a minute together before dawn on the Charles Bridge in Prague during portrait session.

Kurt Vinion - Prague

Engagement Shooting in Aachen with embraced couple in the trees.

Rosa Engel - Aachen

Budapest, Hungary Wedding Photography - Proposal Photos in Budapest

Melinda Guerini Temesi - Budapest

Tuscany, Asciano pre-wedding photography | the perfect atmosphere for the perfect moment

Marco Fantauzzo - Siena

Almería - Spain Engagement Portraits with the Sun and beach by a boat

Eduardo Blanco - Murcia

Engagement Photographer for Willard Beach South Portland Maine - Portrait contains: silhouette, couple, buildings, water

Corey Butler - Portland-ME

Los Angeles Water & Power Engagement Session | silhouette portraits before the wedding

Carsten Schertzer - Los Angeles

Sunny Pariani, of Maharashtra, is a wedding photographer for

Sunny Pariani - Mumbai

Almería - Spain Engagement Photographer | Sunny day in cabo de gata

Eduardo Blanco - Murcia

Elora, Ontario engagement shoot | The Icicles of winter can't chill their love session

Lori-Anne Crewe - Kitchener

Engagement Portrait from Texel the Netherlands - Silhouette at sunset

Gaby Ermstrang - Noord Brabant

Ufuk Sarisen, of Istanbul, is a wedding photographer for

Ufuk Sarisen - Istanbul

Sunset engagement portrait session with blue skies in Almería

Eduardo Blanco - Murcia

China Engagement pictures using reflections in water

Chenjie Tan - Zhejiang

Engagement Photographer for YUN NAN - Young couple In the wilderness

Asaph Xu - Quanzhou

Paris Bokeh Pre-Wedding Shoot with Couple at Night with Lights

Ashley Davenport - Derbyshire

Engagement Photos from Saigon, Vietnam - Couple was playing.

Vu Nguyen - Ho Chi Minh

Agen, France Engagement Portrait with the tall yellow flowers

Franck Petit - Lot-et-Garonne

Gold Creek Pond WA couple portrait in a pond

Jennifer Tai - Seattle

San Francisco, CA - Steady Love - couple on the hill for a portrait before wedding day

Gagan Dhiman - Sacramento

New York City - Metro - Dumbo Engagement portrait

Denis Gostev - Manhattan

Engagement Photos from Aachen - Image contains: couple, black and white, run, grasses

Rosa Engel - Aachen

San Diego, California Pre Wedding Photography | Portrait of a Couple holding hands and running on the street next to painted sign

Ron Storer - Seattle

Meatpacking district portrait session for pre-wedding - Playing with direct sunlight and shadow with couple

Tim D. Yun - Manhattan

London Colour Engagement Portrait Session - Image of couple silhouetted in the sky with trees

Ashley Davenport - Derbyshire

Fabio Azanha, of , is a wedding photographer for

Fabio Azanha - Lisbon

Noord Holland Ede Black and White Engagement Photo Shoot

Karen Velleman - Groningen

Edmonton Alberta Pre Wedding Portraits - A Steamy Winter Engagement

Chrystal Stringer - Edmonton

A couple can be seen holding each other by the beach in this engagement photo captured through palm fronds by an Alicante, Valencia photographer.

Toni Miranda - Alicante

Horse house Kiss - Couple during their engagement photo session at the barn.

Mirko Vegliò - Perugia

Wailea, Maui, Hawaii Engagement Portraits - Dancing in the light

Angela Nelson - Maui

Matteo Originale, of La Spezia, is a wedding photographer for

Matteo Originale - La Spezia

Veingrad, Bulgaria engagement photography with colorful lights streaming creating a party feel.

Tsvetelina Deliyska - Sofia

Portraits in Santorini, Greece for Pre Wedding Session overlooking water

Liam Collard - Phuket

Engagement Photos from Sao Pedro da Serra - Portrait contains: couple, embrace, outdoors, lifestyle, smile

Aline Prado - Macaé

Angelica Virgen, of California, is a wedding photographer for

Angelica Virgen - Los Angeles

Allison Williams, of Illinois, is a wedding photographer for

Allison Williams - Chicago

Raymond Nguyen, of California, is a wedding photographer for

Raymond Nguyen - Sacramento

Pre-wedding Shooting in Aachen | a kiss in the shadows from the afternoon sun

Rosa Engel - Aachen

black and white como lake engagement photography near the water

Federica Ariemma - Naples

Séance couple at PACS - France- Oise engagement photography

Cedric Derbaise - Oise

Hugging his fiance in a grove of red, orange and yellow aspen trees in Silverthorne, Colorado.

Trent Gillespie - Colorado

Jesse La Plante, of Colorado, is a wedding photographer for

Jesse La Plante - Boulder

Couple laughs together in a ray of sunlight during an engagement session in Roscoe Village in Chicago.

Allison Williams - Chicago

Hotel Oberland, Nova Friburgo - RJ Portrait Photography | Couple having a nice warm hug in the sunlight

Lucas Coutinho - Rio de Janeiro

Desyree Valdiviezo, of Lima, is a wedding photographer for

Desyree Valdiviezo - Lima

Ouro Preto, Brazil engagement photos of a couple in the afternoon sun with a blue sky.

Vinicius Terror - Minas Gerais

Couple in love under Santa Monica Pier | Engagement Romance Portraits Under Santa Monica Pier

Angelica Virgen - Los Angeles

Outdoor photo of engaged couple holding hands in a field during their pre-wedding shoot in xinjiang

Lin Yang - Quanzhou

Jason Huckle, of Northamptonshire, is a wedding photographer for

Jason Huckle - Northamptonshire

Engagement photo session of a loving couple walking through a field as the man reaches for his fiance's hand in Ceparana.

Matteo Originale - La Spezia

Engagement portraits in Höfnerhäuser, Austria | Sunset Photo session in the mountains

Krisztian Bozso - Budapest

A couple dances at Dennis Vineyards during their engagement portrait session.

James Nix - Charlotte

Pre wedding photo shoot in the clouds of Shandong

Vincent Mu - Shandong

Engaged couple in the tall trees at sunset | Poços de Caldas - Minas Gerais PreWedding Photographer

Fabiano Franco - São Paulo

Engagement Photograph Taken in a War Bunker

Vincent Tay - Singapore

Kevin Sawyer, of California, is a wedding photographer for

Kevin Sawyer - Lake Tahoe

santorini engagement shooting - outside in the sun

Ufuk Sarisen - Istanbul

Engaged couple kissing in the hardlight above the beach at Wailea, Maui, Hawaii

Angela Nelson - Maui

Engagement Photos from Almería - Spain | Image contains: palm trees, couple, sky, clouds

Eduardo Blanco - Murcia

Prewedding couple shoot on the plateau road in Shadao, Qinghai

Binbin Wong - Xining

board of trade, chicago engagement shoot with a couple walking down the street

Victoria Sprung - Chicago

Officers Gulch, Frisco — Catching that harsh Colorado sun during an engagement session in the mountains

Stacy Gillespie - Colorado

Maleiha Desert, Dubai engagement portrait session - Desert adventure in the sand with a red dress

Bernie Richardson - Dubai UAE

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WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.