17th place in Ceremony
The WPJA contest judges presented Jeremy Lawson, a Missouri, 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 Q2 Judges
Judges
- The photographer took a bit of risk in perhaps missing the moment between the bride and groom by shooting through the bag piper. And it worked. Nice use of shallow depth of field so it's easy to find the couple even though the bag piper is so dominate in the frame. Many images in this category had a one-dimensional feel and lacked this more sophisticated layering.
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 Jeremy Lawson, was awarded 17th place for photo 61411 in the Ceremony category for the WPJA's 2008 Q2.