11th place in Details (Found)

North Yorkshire wedding photographer captured the exquisite detail of the back of the brides sparkly dress in this black and white portrait
United Kingdom

Dominique Shaw

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Wedding photographer Dominique Shaw, was awarded 11th place for photo 1659161 in the Details (Found) category for the WPJA's 2015 Q3 Photography Contest.

The WPJA contest judges presented Dominique Shaw, a United Kingdom 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 Q3 Photography Contest Judges

Judges

  • This image is strikingly beautiful and is a great example of how details can speak mood and feeling as well as any other image. I “fell into” this photo - mesmerized by the beads on her dress strap, the highlights of her hair in the minutiae of a few silk strands highlighted against the dark, the way light drapes her shoulders, outlining the lingering curve of her shoulder, and the small burst of light striking between her right arm and body as it also refracts upon her neck as though it singly fights against the shadows that surround her. That is what a detail can do...cause us to linger until we fall.

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