1st place in Creative Portraits
The WPJA contest judges presented Jeffrey Neal, 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.
2008 Q1 Judges
Judges
- This is a good portrait of a wedding party which uses shallow depth of field and composition to let us know who the groom is. (I hope. If he isn't the guy in the middle, then the photographer should re-think the image.) It's worth noting how using depth of field can still allow a viewer to differentiate between elements even when they are all so similar.
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 Jeffrey Neal, was awarded 1st place for photo 61181 in the Creative Portraits category for the WPJA's 2008 Q1.