1st place in Other Vendors

Consenza wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of the wedding band getting up close and personal with the guests
Cosenza, Italy

Raffaella Arena

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Wedding photographer Raffaella Arena, was awarded 1st place for photo 1141686 in the Other Vendors category for the WPJA's 2013 Q1 Contest.

The WPJA contest judges presented Raffaella Arena, a Cosenza, Italy 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.

2013 Q1 Contest Judges

Judges

  • Brought out a laugh. Love the reaction. Great photo.
  • There were many great images entered into this contest but in many of those images it was not clear that the photo was taken AT a wedding. Lots of band pictures but some could be taken at any function. I like that we see the band, the bride and are told a story. After all that is what wedding photojournalism is suppose to accomplish. Well done. This image makes me smile.

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