5th place in Reflections
The WPJA contest judges presented Benjamin Brette, 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 Q3 Photography Contest Judges
Judges
- I enjoy how this photo uses depth of field and a silhouette to lead our eyes directly to the subject through an almost perfect rule of thirds and some excellent use of leading lines as entry. But, as late night commercials say, “But wait! There’s more!” The second layer of this image mirrors the action of a hand raised to apply makeup. Finally, it was enjoyable seeing the soft “natural” shapes of the three women that gain emphasis when juxtaposed with everything else in the room - all hard-edged geometric lines.
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Wedding photographer Benjamin Brette, was awarded 5th place for photo 1669796 in the Reflections category for the WPJA's 2015 Q3 Photography Contest.