3rd place in Creative Portrait
The WPJA contest judges presented Ben Chrisman, a South Carolina, 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
- Pros: Incredibly good insight on the part of the photographer in seeing this, solving the technical/metering/focus issues and making it look so natural. Cons: I wonder about doing it in B + W or cropping a bit of the top 15% and the bottom 10% to keep the viewer's eyes on the subject and not wandering away too fast.
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 Ben Chrisman, was awarded 3rd place for photo 55271 in the Creative Portrait category for the WPJA's 2006 Winter.