3rd place in Getting Ready

Wedding photographer Maxime Desessard, was awarded 3rd place for photo 379051 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2010 Q2.

The WPJA contest judges presented Maxime Desessard, a France 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

  • The bride sits gazing at her wedding gown hanging from a chandelier in the center of the room as if imagining how she will look as she walks down the aisle. The overhead light and the light coming in from the window seem to surround the wedding gown in an eerie glow. Whatever she is thinking, it’s a magical moment. From the looks of the turn of the century wallpaper and carpet this photograph most likely has more impact in black and white than in color.

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