11th place in Wildcard Portrait
The WPJA contest judges presented Andrea Di Giampasquale, a Italy 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.
2016 Q3 Photography Contest Judges
Judges
- I have a litmus test of sorts regarding visual cliches. A cliche should not be addressed with derision. Iʼve shot them and so have you. I judge based on my 30+ years shooting and seeing hundreds of thousands of photographs. For me, the image must be equal to or better than some of the best Iʼve ever seen. This one meets that criteria through its beautiful light, the dark foreground that simplifies distractions and the low-hanging cloud dusting the scene with fog.
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 Andrea Di Giampasquale, was awarded 11th place for photo 1907831 in the Wildcard Portrait category for the WPJA's 2016 Q3 Photography Contest .