The top wedding photographers from around the world submit their best images to the Wedding Photojournalist Association's popular photography competitions because they appreciate having the opportunity to be recognized for their work. They know that their photographs are going to be scrutinized by some of the most notable and respected working photojournalists and picture editors in the news industry, and they appreciate that winning these competitions is a true accomplishment.
2021 WPJA Photo Contest Schedule
2021 v01 Contest - Deadline July 7 @ 11:59 EDT
2021 v02 Contest - Deadline September 8 @ 11:59 EDT
2021 v03 Contest - Deadline November 10 @ 11:59 EST
2021 v04 Contest - Deadline January 5, 2022 @ 11:59 EST
2020 WPJA Photo Contests
2020 v01 Contest - View Results
2020 v02 Contest - View Results
2020 v03 Contest - View Results
2020 v04 Contest - View Results
2020 v05 Contest - View Results
2020 v06 Contest - View Results
(This contest schedule is tentative and subject to change without notice.)
Judges and Awards
The WPJA contest judges have worked as staff picture desk editors at major news publications or are working photojournalists having won the highest news industry awards. Therefore, it is a natural progression for us to pool their talents to identify images with the same attributes as the high-quality news images they work with on a daily basis.
Wedding Photography Contest Judging - Fairness is our Top Priority
Precepts and Practices of our Wedding Photography Competitions
From our deep roster of judges, four will be selected for each of our contests. The WPJA staff will make a pre-pass of the entries to ensure that the judges are presented with strong documentary wedding work that will measure up to the elements of the good photojournalism they are used to seeing, a list not limited to creativity, composition, lighting, technical qualities, cropping, emotional appeal, and good moments.
The WPJA Awards are presented as follows:
Gold Medallions = All Four Judges Selected the Image - 100 Points
Blue Medallions = Three Judges Selected the Image - 45 Points
Purple Medallions = Two Judges Selected the Image - 22 Points
Green Medallions (Honor Award) = One Judge + WPJA Staff Selected - 0 Points
Winning images are placed in the Photo Award Galleries on the WPJA site, as well as the individual Member Profile Galleries.
