7th place in Getting Ready
The WPJA contest judges presented Erwin Darmali, a California, 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.
2007 Q1 Judges
Judges
- Lovely intimate image of the groom (or groomsman?) dressing – refreshing high key image with pleasing color palette. A surprise and a splendid demonstration of Henri Cartier-Bresson's maxim that “You have to put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt.†This was in reference to making portraits, but because this tattoo is probably as unique as the man's face it fits equally well here. Well seen, good use of narrow depth of field and a hint of blur motion in the movement of the shirt to give the fleeting, transitory, ephemeral feel of a precious moment captured.
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 Erwin Darmali, was awarded 7th place for photo 55736 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2007 Q1.