2nd place in Getting Ready

Wedding Photographer Ben Chrisman of South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States

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Wedding photographer Ben Chrisman, was awarded 2nd place for photo 55891 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2007 Q1.

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.

Judges

  • Sums up the last minute nature of "Getting Ready". Chaos can be fun. Good interaction, expression and timing tell the story and propel this entry to the top. Besides being a funny moment, this picture also offers some other nice elements. One of those being the composition. The black-and-white image really allows the patterns in the room to be emphasized. You've got diagonals, verticals and horizontals throughout the image, but it still looks clean for some reason. Ironing board legs cross as do the arms of the two women on the left. Lastly, I like how they've turned a potentially dangerous situation into a humorous one.

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