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Artistic Guild POY and TOP 100 International Photographers for 2018

ARTISTIC GUILD INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS OF THE YEAR FOR 2018

The WPJA proudly recognizes the Artistic Guild Photographer of the Year (AG POY), that member holding the most contest points at the end of each year.

  Photographer Location Points
AG POY 2018 Matteo Originale Liguria, Italy 1150
1st Runner Up Elena Haralabaki Attica, Greece 1103
2nd Runner Up Dorota Karpowicz Alberta, Canada          735

AG WPJA TOP 100 INTERNATIONAL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS OF 2018

  Photographer Location Points
1. Matteo Originale Liguria, Italy 1150
2. Elena Haralabaki Attica, Greece 1103
3. Dorota Karpowicz Alberta, Canada 735
4. Gerhard Nel Zuid Holland, Netherlands 712
5. Andreas Pollok Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 689
6. Jesse La Plante Colorado, United States 589
7. Andy Ren Hunan, China 521
8. Cafa Liu Ontario, Canada 513
9. Vincent Mu Shandong, China 457
10. Julien Laurent-Georges Hauts-de-France, France 445
11. Dejan Zagar Ljubljana, Slovenia 434
12. Monika Zaldo Biscay, Spain 391
13. Miguel Onieva Madrid, Spain 368
14. Geeshan Bandara Sri Lanka 346
15. Robin Goodlad Dorset, UK 336
16. Luca Fabbian Veneto, Italy 334
17. Emin Kuliyev New York, United States 323
18. Boni Bonev Sofia, Bulgaria 312
19. Rocio Vega Roa Castile and León, Spain 300
20. Ufuk Sarisen Istanbul, Turkey 278
  Danilo Coluccio Calabria, Italy 278
  Minifeel Lu Taipei, Taiwan 278
23. Joy Qin Fujian, China 268
24. Raymond Nguyen California, United States 255
  David Anton Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany 255
  Luigi Rota Tuscany, Italy 247
  Kevin Sawyer Nevada, United States 247
28. Penny McCoy Minnesota, United States 245
  Giorgos Galanopoulos Santorini, Greece 245
  Damiano Salvadori Tuscany, Italy 245
  Marco Vegni Tuscany, Italy 245
32. Aleks Kus Slovenia 244
33. Franck Boutonnet Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France 235
  Alessandro Colle Tuscany, Italy 235
35. Sergio Cueto Madrid, Spain 224
36. David Zaoui Florida, United States 222
37. Henry Xu Fujian, China 212
38. Rosa Engel North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 211
  Khoi Le Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 211
40. Tanya Parada California, United States 202
41. Steven Herrschaft Hesse, Germany 201
42. Emil Boczek West Midlands, United Kingdom 190
43. Jay Hoque London, United Kingdom 189
44. Claudia Amorim Goias, Brazil 188
45. Victoria Sprung Illinois, United States 179
46. David Clumpner Montana, United States 178
  Florent Cattelain Occitanie, France 178
48. Corrine Ponsen Utrecht, Netherlands 177
49. Melissa Mercado Quintana Roo, Mexico 167
  Vinicius Fadul São Paulo, Brazil 167
  Massimiliano Beccati Lombardy, Italy 167
52. Kim Rooijackers Noord Brabant, Netherlands 166
53. Marlies Dekker Zuid Holland, Netherlands 157
54. Melinda Guerini Temesi Budapest, Hungary 156
55. Tobias Löhr Hesse, Germany 145
  Heike Witzgall Zug, Switzerland 145
  Karin Bunschoten Utrecht, Netherlands 145
58. Xiaoye Sun Beijing, China 144
  Jacob Hannah Vermont, United States 144
  Tunde Koncsol Budapest, Hungary 144
  Vincenzo Aluia Sicily, Italy 144
  Bernie Richardson Dubai, UAE 144
  Martin Almasi Slovakia 144
64. Matthew Pautz South Carolina, United States 134
  Donatella Barbera Tuscany, Italy 134
  Matt Theilen California, United States 134
67. Travis Haughton Illinois, United States 133
  Milan Lazic Illinois, United States 133
  Logan Westom Washington, United States 133
70. Toni Miranda Valencia, Spain 122
  Julien Roman Ile-de-France, France 122
  Brittany Diliberto Virginia, United States 122
  Jessica Schlamp British Columbia, Canada 122
  Nino Lombardo Sicily, Italy 122
75. Daniel Monteiro Porto, Portugal 112
  Shaunte Dittmar California, United States 112
  Esther Gibbons Quebec, Canada 112
78. Vinci Wang Fujian, China 111
  Wander Menezes Minas Gerais, Brazil 111
  Chris Shum California, United States 111
  Michelle Arlotta New Jersey, United States 111
82. Nicola Nesi Lombardy, Italy 100
  Ashley Davenport Derbyshire, United Kingdom 100
  Anna Poole Devon, United Kingdom 100
85. Michael Freas Florida, United States 90
  Kurt Vinion Prague, Czech Republic 90
  Joshua Dhondt Flanders, Belgium 90
  Lindy Schenk-Smit Noord Holland, Netherlands 90
  Massimiliano Esposito Lazio, Italy 90
90. Bruno Montt Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 89
  Tony Lau Fujian, China 89
  Desyree Valdiviezo Lima, Peru 89
  Gabor Kapuvari Budapest, Hungary 89
  Trent Gillespie Colorado, United States 89
  Eduardo Blanco Murcia, Spain 89
  Liam Collard Phuket, Thailand 89
  Zhongkun Zhang Fujian, China 89
  Micky Zhou Hunan, China 89
99. Justin Edmonds Colorado, United States 88
  Ken Pak Washington DC, United States 88
  Ron Storer Washington, United States 88

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.