16th place in Engagement Portraits

South Carolina, United States

Ben Chrisman

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Wedding photographer Ben Chrisman, was awarded 16th place for photo 54801 in the Engagement Portraits category for the WPJA's 2006 Winter.

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

  • I absolutely love the graphics and the colors of this image but I must say it doesn't tell me a lot about the couple itself. Unless it's that they are each individuals or we anticipate a divorce. But it's so strong in the other respects that I felt the need to give it recognition. This and the many of the others which have placed after this are similar in that respect—that they are composed really well and are nice photos but it's hard to learn about the subject. It's not surprising, I suppose in an association of photojournalists that prides itself on documentation.

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