Results from the 2016 Q1 - A WPJA Documentary and Reportage-Style Wedding Photography Competition.
2016 Q1 Photography Contest
Award Winning Photographers from this Contest
- Flavio Alvarenga
- Julie Ambos
- Guilherme Bastian
- John Benavente
- Ben Benvie
- Omar Berr
- Dennis Berti
- Dan Bold
- Boni Bonev
- Alexandra Botvinovskaya
- Benjamin Brette
- Lauren Brimhall
- Brett Butterstein
- Tracey Buyce
- Pedro Cabrera
- Paulo Castro
- Kristina Cazares Neri
- Felix Chan
- Nicole Chan
- Firas Chehabeddine
- Nyuko Chiang
- Erin Chrisman
- Samuele Ciaffoni
- Deborah Coleman
- Carlo Guido Conti
- Janine Cooper
- Dean Dampney
- Ashley Davenport
- Christiaan de Groot
- Gihan De Silva
- Alessandra Diamanti
- Matteo Dimiziani
- Leandro Donato
- Blair Gable
- Simone Gutkin
- Jacob Hannah
- Richard Howman
- Chaiyasith Junjuerdee
- Rahul Khona
- Sheraz Khwaja
- Jesse La Plante
- Eric Lagstein
- William Lambelet
- Xue Jun Liang
- Scott MacDonald
- Massimiliano Magliacca
- Victor Marti
- Nathan Migal
- Fabio Mirulla
- Beatrice Moricci
- Salvo Moroni
- David Murray
- Maykol Nack
- Shane O'Neill
- Marco Odorino
- Cristiano Ostinelli
- Ken Pak
- Radhika Pandit
- Kristin Reimer
- Kathi Robertson
- Paul Rogers
- Luigi Rota
- Heiko Schmidt
- Tony Shao
- Chris Shum
- Indra Simons
- Inbal Sivan
- Sven Soetens
- Victoria Sprung
- Jessica Stout
- Francesco Survara
- Tracey Taylor
- Matt Theilen
- Tara Theilen
- Philip Thomas
- Daniele Torella
- Peter van der Lingen
- Dennis Viera
- Fei Wang
- Tyler Wirken
- Alan Wong
- Tina Wright
- Lin Zhao
- John Zich
Contest Judges
WPJA Judge from 2007 - 2022 - (October 18, 1957 – April 16, 2022) - Pulitzer Prize winner David Leeson was a Dallas-based photojournalist and visual artist, freelancing in still and video photography. He worked as a newspaper photographer from 1977 to 2008. Leeson was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize three times prior to winning the award in 2004 for photographs made for The Dallas... Read more
WPJA Judge since 2005 - Jeanie Adams-Smith left the Chicago Tribune in 2002 to take a position at Western Kentucky University where she has shared her expertise with students in one of the nation’s premier photojournalism schools. Her 10-year career at the Tribune culminated with her in the position of national/foreign picture editor during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade... Read more
WPJA Judge since 2005 - Mary Vignoles is a freelance picture editor based in Oregon. In 16 years as an award-winning professional picture editor, she assisted numerous staff photographers in elevating the quality of their work. While at the Los Angeles Times, she coordinated major projects and weekend coverage, and worked on national and international stories as well as significant social... Read more
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.
