1st place in Weather
The WPJA contest judges presented Craig Fritz, a New Mexico, 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
- This is one of wettest pictures I've ever seen. The woman in the foreground is wet, the woman to the right is wet, both the figures in the back are wet, the air is wet, the flowers are wet, even the woman's hair is impossibly wet. And all those wet elements are nicely composed in a way that give the photo depth and motion. Very nice. This was one of my favorite categories and it had some of the best work in it. I love this image, the realness in it. I like that she is SOAKED by the rain. It really shows some of the drama that can happen on a wedding day. This is one of my favorite images in this competition. I like the mood and motion of this image.
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 Craig Fritz, was awarded 1st place for photo 52336 in the Weather category for the WPJA's 2006 Summer.