9th place in Details (Found)

New York, United States

Emin Kuliyev

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Wedding photographer Emin Kuliyev, was awarded 9th place for photo 619966 in the Details (Found) category for the WPJA's 2011 Q1 Contest.

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

  • With a whirl and a twirl, the bride vanishes beneath the lined fabric of her gown, becoming in this instant the prized pearl in a sea of less formal dress. Yet it is the finely layered contrast, framed by the outstretched arms of attendees, that grant this photo the prize.

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