9th place in Details

United States

Kelly McCord

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Wedding photographer Kelly McCord, was awarded 9th place for photo 51936 in the Details category for the WPJA's 2006 Summer.

The WPJA contest judges presented Kelly McCord, a 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.

2006 Summer Judges

Judges

  • Sometimes you just happen upon a scene that shouts “Take a picture!” This is one of those. The photographer, of course, has to recognize what's in front of them. The hands folded behind the backs of the three men and the boy is what gives the photograph its human interest. The composition and lens choice by the photographer is what enables the photographer to bring that point of interest home to the viewer. This seems like an image that works best in black and white. The woman smiling in the top right background doesn't distract, but in fact adds some levity to the otherwise somber black and white tones. This is a photograph that makes the viewer smile.

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