1st place in Reflections

New York, United States

Emin Kuliyev

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Wedding photographer Emin Kuliyev, was awarded 1st place for photo 492631 in the Reflections category for the WPJA's 2010 Q3.

The WPJA contest judges presented Emin Kuliyev, a New York, 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

  • I love that you first see everyone taking pictures or looking at the back of the camera and after studying the image you see the reflection of the bride and groom kissing. Very nicely done.
  • If you look very closely you will see there are three levels to this photograph. The bride and groom kissing in the mirror, the line of attendees taking photographs and behind them another couple kissing! Nice moment layering the image and also capturing the emotion.
  • What an incredible image. It could have held its own in almost any category but it reigns here without doubt. Everything works. And don't you love that as the mirror in the foreground reflects a kiss between a bride and groom, another kiss is occurring in the background? That's a detail you wouldn't expect. It would have been a winner without that background kiss but everything added together makes this photo stand alone.

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