13th place in Silhouettes / Shadows and Good Light
The WPJA contest judges presented Andre de Saint Phalle, a Vermont, 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
Photographer's Comment
An historic little wooden Vermont church provided this scene, and the unaccompanied bride waiting at the threshold of the foyer for the music to begin, added the human story to this image of darkness and light. The rolled out white fabric created a pathway that held the light and completed the composition.
Wedding photographer Andre de Saint Phalle, was awarded 13th place for photo 51031 in the Silhouettes / Shadows and Good Light category for the WPJA's 2005 Winter.