5th place in Silhouettes / Shadows and Good Light
The WPJA contest judges presented Feng Zhe, a Shanghai, China 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.
2012 Q2 Contest Judges
Judges
- Well framed photo using the shadows on the wall.
- A mentor once told me never to use shadows in my photos unless they significantly added to the narrative. I translated that to a personal mantra that there should be a journalistic reason for every element in an image. This photo met my personal litmus test by starting the photographic narrative in the foreground and completing it in the background.
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 Feng Zhe, was awarded 5th place for photo 903471 in the Silhouettes / Shadows and Good Light category for the WPJA's 2012 Q2 Contest.