11th place in Action
The WPJA contest judges presented Hassel Weems, a Georgia, 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 Winter Judges
Judges
- The anticipation of the main boy really makes this, as does the perfect position of the garter. Most other faces only add (in a good way) to the tension. The very dark background and the single harsh light coming from the right push the harshness/contrast up to an unpleasant level.
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 Hassel Weems, was awarded 11th place for photo 55931 in the Action category for the WPJA's 2006 Winter.