3rd place in Creative Portrait
The WPJA contest judges presented Otto Haring, a Florida, 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.
2011 Q1 Contest Judges
Judges
- Great angle, great use of depth-of-field, combined with fun attitude!
- Cool shot, cool angle and it’s got attitude. I would have liked to see all the faces.
- This image exudes a feeling of "hip" and "cool." It's as though the entire group, in collusion with the photographer, simply said, "We don't care about this photo but we damn sure care about looking great." There's no obfuscation here, no preponderance of the pedantic group shot, these guys strut and the photographer delivered.
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 Otto Haring, was awarded 3rd place for photo 641266 in the Creative Portrait category for the WPJA's 2011 Q1 Contest.