5th place in Silhouettes and Shadows

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Daniel Stark

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Wedding photographer Daniel Stark, was awarded 5th place for photo 1399541 in the Silhouettes and Shadows category for the WPJA's 2014 Q1 Photography Contest.

The WPJA contest judges presented Daniel Stark, a Oregon, 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.

2014 Q1 Photography Contest Judges

Judges

  • Here’s an image of near perfection as a musician plays “outfield" to an “infield" backdrop of the bride and groom at their wedding reception. Nonetheless, our "center field” musician fields the play with an upward gesture that wins the game for this photo. With symmetry and style this is a silhouette that needs no introduction.
  • The shadow of the couple on the curtain could have just been that — shadows on a curtain with a guy playing a guitar. But, the photographer waited for the right moments to come together, the shadows have their heads together and the guitar player is actually doing something—perhaps pointing out the couple. The low wide-angle lens choice makes those shadows appear really big, perhaps not-so-subtly letting us know that the bride and groom are bigger than the rest of us this day!

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