5th place in Ceremony
The WPJA contest judges presented Karen Gordon, a Texas, United States wedding photographer, with this Master Piece Award as recognition for top wedding photojournalism in the industry.
The leading documentary wedding photographers in the world enter their best photos to the Wedding Photojournalist Association's photography competitions. They want their wedding reportage photographs to be evaluated and selected by some of the most notable and respected working picture editors and photojournalists in the news industry (these are not wedding photographers or other WPJA members judging their work). Winning these competitions is a true accomplishment for a wedding photographer.
2005 Winter Judges
Judges
- The photo's at once funny, poignant and provocative. Is the man perturbed? Where is everyone else? Was he early? Is everyone late? Is he contemplating the few hours left of his bachelorhood? The light's effective, particularly the stream that highlights the man. Minor quibble: the slight tilt of the pews. They're too close to being straight: Either skew them more or straighten them so that it doesn't feel like a mistake.
The best and top wedding photographs from this category
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.
Wedding photographer Karen Gordon, was awarded 5th place for photo 49921 in the Ceremony category for the WPJA's 2005 Winter.