3rd place in Reception

Lecco wedding photographer captured this image of wedding guests toasting the bride and groom around a banquet table

Wedding photographer Riccardo Bestetti, was awarded 3rd place for photo 2001331 in the Reception category for the WPJA's 2017 Tri1 Photography Competition.

The WPJA contest judges presented Riccardo Bestetti, a Lecco, 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.

2017 Tri1 Photography Competition Judges

Judges

  • Sometimes you see a photograph and wonder at the serendipity of something subtle that becomes so much bigger. I'm referring to the raised glasses all along this beautiful table of flowers and candles - all the way down to the archways where we see the bride and groom raising their glasses. Of course the one guy at the far left with the camera hoisted truly makes for a strong moment and put a smile on my face. It is a delight to view. It's also a rather risky position to be at the far end of the table in a moment like this, hoping for something wonderful to happen across that distance. I really enjoyed this image and like the way it is both structured compositionally and the lens choice, which was perfect for making the photograph sing, or should I say, "clink."

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