3rd place in Ceremony
The WPJA contest judges presented Sunny Tan, a Malaysia 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.
2009 Q2 Judges
Judges
- I love this moment. It's unusual and has great emotion in it. If there's a weakness, it's in the composition. I don't like the heavy tilt. But nevertheless, it's a nice moment that has good impact and it rises because of this.
- Nice peak emotion in this photograph. I’m not a fan of the tilted horizon but in this case I think it really works to create some tension in this photograph.
- This is a humorous moment with a dramatic angle used to accentuate the situation.
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 Sunny Tan, was awarded 3rd place for photo 199701 in the Ceremony category for the WPJA's 2009 Q2.