1st place in Dancing (Action)
The WPJA contest judges presented Gulnara Samoilova, a 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 Q2 Judges
Judges
- I kept coming back to this photo. It is an incredibly high impact moment. The woman's hair and dress puffed out from twirling around, her leg tossed in the air combined with an intense look in her partners face creates an electric moment.
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 Gulnara Samoilova, was awarded 1st place for photo 56871 in the Dancing (Action) category for the WPJA's 2007 Q2.