13th place in Engagement Portrait

Illinois, United States

Nathan Bridges

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Wedding photographer Nathan Bridges, was awarded 13th place for photo 481761 in the Engagement Portrait category for the WPJA's 2010 Q3.

The WPJA contest judges presented Nathan Bridges, a Illinois, 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.

Judges

  • At times I am concerned that photographers believe their images wont have impact outside of their personal (and oft profound) efforts to create phenomenal scenes. In fact, I see a lot of images that I would describe as "trying too hard." More impressive are images, and photographers. who have the skill to know when enough is enough. I am drawn to the simplicity of an image, If the moment is there it will speak volumes more than our efforts. This image is an example. There are many reasons to love it. But the primary reason is the beautiful blending of image and moment. It's relaxed and real in spite of itself. The colors, the expressions, the bird, the light, the composition, the lens choice, the angle - its all there and, in a way, invisible, choosing a back seat for the moment to live.

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