11th place in Details (Found)

Lower Saxony wedding photographer captured this black and white photo of a bride and groom participating in an old German custom of sawing a log together to surpass their first obstacle as husband and wife

Wedding photographer Oleg Rostovtsev, was awarded 11th place for photo 1608786 in the Details (Found) category for the WPJA's 2015 Q1 Photography Contest.

The WPJA contest judges presented Oleg Rostovtsev, a Germany 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.

2015 Q1 Photography Contest Judges

Judges

  • Great vantage point and also a ritual that I'm not familiar with, but makes sense nonetheless.

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