7th place in Other Vendors

New York, United States

Emin Kuliyev

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Wedding photographer Emin Kuliyev, was awarded 7th place for photo 1273156 in the Other Vendors category for the WPJA's 2013 Q4 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

  • Stunning image and great use of shadow and light. When you can incorporate the bride AND an abstract performance shot, you have a winner. Good "seeing".
  • I worked under the direction of a gifted, yet difficult and demanding director of photography for more than a decade. I remember his edict that sillhouettes or signage in the back or foreground of an image must have a specific reason for being. If not, such things become a useless distracting appendage that hemorrhage a moment in an image. But here we find an illustration of my former boss’ wisdom - a silhouette that speaks to the moment and tells a story pertinent to the day. What a lovely image.

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