6th place in Getting Ready
The WPJA contest judges presented Jacques Mateos, a France 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
- Adjoining rooms make for some wonderful juxtapositions but it’s not often that the subjects mirror one another in both action (making a phone call) and posture (bent slightly forward). The contrasting balance of light and shadow works to draw our eyes from edge to edge of the frame. And, if our eyes get lost, there are numerous leading lines that point to “home."
The best and top wedding photographs from this category
WPJA contest judges have been recognized by their industry peers, winning top awards as staff picture editors, staff photojournalists, and newsroom mentors while working for these and other leading publications and journalism organizations.
Wedding photographer Jacques Mateos, was awarded 6th place for photo 1610361 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2015 Q1 Photography Contest.