19th place in Great Natural Light

București, Romania

Aurel Virlan

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Wedding photographer Aurel Virlan, was awarded 19th place for photo 1018881 in the Great Natural Light category for the WPJA's 2012 Q4 Contest.

The WPJA contest judges presented Aurel Virlan, a București, Romania 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.

Photographer's Comment

Bridal preparations were over, it was time to go to the ceremony. I was ready to leave before everybody else, so that I could capture a few frames while going out of the hotel. Surprisingly, the bride's mother observed some creases on the bride's veil and as the iron was still plugged in, she started to iron the veil. The moment was unique. There was no time to change anything, I put the 24mm lens and I set it slightly overexposed by 2/3 diaphragms, thinking that maybe I would still appreciate the photography with densely shaded areas. The bride's mother being dressed in black, in sharp contrast with her daughter's white dress, triggered into my mind the Yin-Yang symbolism.

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