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2020 v04 Artistic Guild Judges

Denny Simmons, Jim Gehrz, Mary Calvert, Susan Walsh

The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is proud to present the winners of 2020 v04 artistic guild Contest. Since 2002, the WPJA has only worked with highly respected and awarded picture editors and newspaper photojournalists for the judging of our contests. Winning an AG WPJA competition award is a major accomplishment in the wedding photography industry.

Hampshire, England creative wedding couple portrait session at night in black and white by a lamp post
Anna Mikulich
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO fine art wedding detail pic of the groom's hair blowing in the wind
Jesse La Plante
Heuchelberg fine art wedding Night Time Portrait with strings of lights
Andreas Pollok
PL wedding photo from Goluchow Castle, Poland during A short photo session on a rainy wedding day
Piotr Maksa
Krakra Fortress, Bulgaria fine art wedding photography of the Bride and groom dancing under the sunrays in the trees on a walkway
Tsvetelina Deliyska
MN wedding photo from Barnseville as the couple walk together in the sunset.
Abby Paul
Morgan's on Fulton, Chicago, Illinois creative couple wedding portrait of the bride and groom swimming in bokeh bursts
Milan Lazic
Tudor Arms Hotel creative couple wedding portrait technique using a crystal and created the first shot with reflection and then took another of chandeliers at the location
Dennis Crider
Podere La Torre, Vicenza creative wedding day portrait in sepia warm tones with candles
Luca Fabbian
Nanping Fujian Hotel fine art wedding couple portrait in a Silhouette of groom and bride with lights
Xiang Qi
domicile des mariés fine art wedding detail pic taken of the groom and his witnesses on motorcycles before leaving for town hall
Jean Baptiste Duarte
Chicago, Illinois fine art wedding portrait of a couple in the snow with a single light at dusk
Victoria Sprung
Fiumara Beach, Grosseto fine art wedding portrait as the groom embraces from behind his bride, the embrace is intense, the groom closes his eyes expressing passion while the bride smiles
Federico Pannacci
Creative wedding photo from the Hotel Ritta Hoppner - Gramado - Brazil Against late afternoon light with newlyweds
Renan Radici
Cappadocia, Kapadokya, Turkey creative couple wedding portrait sunset love in a lovely atmosphere
Emre Nesli
Assumption of the Theotokos Greek Church fine art wedding portrait of a posed couple during twilight moments after their wedding ceremony in Denver, CO
Justin Edmonds
Covadonga bride portrait on wedding day with great lighting
Eric Corbacho
Beijing, China fine art wedding detail pic of Love in light and shadows of red
Vincent Mu
Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL fine art wedding couple portrait framed under the trees
Victoria Sprung
Sturgeon Valley Golf and Country Club artistic wedding day pic
Chrystal Stringer
Wellfleet, MA creative beach sand running wedding image of the Bride and groom in the sunshine
Alex Paul
Shadow Creek Winery Wedding Silhouette image in the trees
Kathleen Ricker
Denver, Colorado creative couple wedding portrait of the couple in the aspen trees taking a walk in the forest sunshine
Brenda Bergreen
Esterra Vini Bulgaria soft sunlit wedding couple photo from A sunny minute in the vineyards
Lubomir Jiponov
Syracuse, Sicily creative wedding day portrait using light and the bride and groom silhouettes
Simona Cancelli
Della Terra Mountain Chateau, Estes Park, CO creative nighttime portrait of bride and groom with cool venue at night
Jesse La Plante
Vila Antonieta - Sapucaia do Sul - Brazil Bride portrait against sunshine
Renan Radici
Koper, Slovenia artistic wedding photo of a Double exposure in summer wedding
Goran Vadlja Kamenjašević
Villa Garavaglia creative wedding bridal portrait session with the bride leaning on the door with her back, the cut of the photo is high, more than half a bust, on the first floor an effect of lights due to the glass of an ancient chandelier
Federico Pannacci
Chácara dos noivos rural wedding couple portrait in black and white with two horses
Claudia Amorim
Artistic wedding photo from Little Stoneyman, Shenandoah National Park showing Hand in hand, the couple is proud of their relationship
Brittany Diliberto
Hotel Ritz Paris creative couple wedding portrait of the Bride & Groom during afternoon light
Sylvain Bouzat
Weihai, China fine art wedding photo of the Bride at sunrise in a silhouette with her dress in a window
Mango Gu
Sofia, Bulgaria creative bridal reflection mirror wedding Portrait of the bride in the old mirror of her grandmother
Boni Bonev
Château de Crazanne, France fine art wedding group photo with smoke
Audrey Morisson
Garden of the Gods Park - Colorado Springs, Colorado bride and groom pose for portraits after their sunrise wedding ceremony
Autumn Parry
Fattoria di Corsignano fine art wedding couple photo while immersed in the tuscan hills, the wind composes the rest of this shot by moving the dress
Federico Pannacci
Tent Ridge, Kananaskis, AB, Canada creative wedding day portrait of a beautiful Bride and Groom on the top of the mountain
Dorota Karpowicz
Braunsberg, Austria fine art wedding couple portrait of the Bride and Groom using a double exposure
Martin Almasi
Rock Creek, Montana creative lone trees and stones wedding image
David Clumpner
DE artistic wedding photo from the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate, Wilmington during A cinderella moment on the grand garden staircase
Brittany Diliberto
Tahoe artistic wedding photo of a lake tahoe bride walking in the sunlit forest
Ian Chin
Boulder, Colorado fine art wedding couple portrait of the bride and groom in the Rocky Mountains
Jesse La Plante
Moulin du champs, France creative couple wedding portrait outdoors by the water with The bride on a swing
Audrey Morisson
Pirenópolis natural sunlight wedding couple portrait
Claudia Amorim
Mannheim creative couple wedding portrait in the garden of love
Andreas Pollok
Villa Criscione Modica fine art wedding couple portrait of the newlyweds embracing under a fairytale chandelier
Nino Lombardo
Beach Haven, Long Beach Island, New Jersey creative couple wedding portrait of Bride and Groom in library of The Gables in on LBI in New Jersey
Michelle Arlotta
Cleveland, Ohio creative wedding day portrait at the Reception Venue on a golf course during an Evening shot
Dennis Crider
Frankfurt creative wedding Couple portrait in the woods, as seen from below them and the forest trees
Steven Herrschaft
Farm of Corsignano fine art wedding couple portrait created while the couple is standing, face to face as they embrace with complicity, the sun filters behind them, pushed by the wind the veil of the bride disappears on the first floor
Federico Pannacci
Artistic wedding photo from Garden of the Gods Park - Colorado Springs, Colorado during portraits on their wedding day
Autumn Parry
Canmore, AB, Canada fine art wedding couple portrait of the bride and groom holding each other in the forest during the winter storm
Dorota Karpowicz
Canmore, AB, Canada creative wedding day portrait of the Bride and groom holding the hands after the ceremony
Dorota Karpowicz
Maroon Bells, Aspen Colorado fine art wedding portrait of a kiss on a small island in front of the Maroon Bells Peaks
Lucy Schultz
Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, PA fine art wedding portrait of The bride and groom enjoying a private moment together at dusk on the rooftop where they got married
Erica Dietz
China Home Portrait of the bride and groom in blue and black
Vincent Mu
Arezzo, Tuscany creative detail image showing the age of Weddings and Covid
Simone Miglietta
Aalen creative wedding day portrait of the bride and groom in a field of Sunflowers
Martin Hecht
Villa Godi Piovene, Vicenza, Italy fine art wedding couple portrait in warm tones in the countryside
Luca Fabbian
RG artistic wedding photo from a Rio Grande do Sul grooms house with theBride amid the chair detail
Renan Radici
Vakarel, Villa Ekaterina fine art wedding picture during the official photo session with the couple with the groom reflected in the glass window of the limo
Boris Hristov
Castello di Strassoldo, Cervignano, Italy creative natural sunlight wedding portrait
Lisa De Domenico Pacor
Brazil artistic wedding photography from Covadonga of the bride posing for a portrait
Eric Corbacho
Hambacher Schloss fine art wedding couple portrait with the dramatic castle as the background
Andreas Pollok
Denver, Colorado creative wedding day portrait from a winter wedding and lucky to be caught in a huge blizzard after dark
Lucy Schultz
Lookout Mountain - Golden, CO artistic wedding photo of the bride and groom in sunlight
Autumn Parry
Hangzhou, China artistic wedding image shot through the door crack before the ceremony
Mango Gu
Banovci, Slovenia creative open field wedding portrait of the Groom and bride standing on the wheat field
Dejan Zagar
University Botanic Garden, Sofia, Bulgaria creative couple wedding portrait showing they are Truly in love
Lubomir Jiponov
Gelderland, Netherlands creative couple wedding portrait special effects like green smoke
Karin Keesmaat
Vernet, France creative couple wedding portrait of the bride and groom Holding each other on the rock cliffs
Dorota Karpowicz
Lake Tahoe, Neveda creative wedding bridal portrait session with beads and window light shadows
Tyler Vu
Clonmel, Ireland creative wedding out-of-the-box picture that captures insight and human nature
Stefano Ferrier
Agriturismo Perlamora, Figline Valdarno, Tuscany fine art wedding couple image of the Bride and groom in black and white
Simone Miglietta
ChongQing, China creative bridal portrait of The bride and the scenery from the hotel window of the city
Gang Chen
Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo, Raya Garden creative orange sunset wedding pic with the Bride and groom
Boni Bonev
Villa Petrea, Bucine, Tuscany fine art wedding portrait of the Bride and Groom in the tuscan countryside
Simone Miglietta
Les serres de l'île de Ré, France creative bridal party portrait with a Group of girl throwing their bouquets
Audrey Morisson
Perushtitsa, Bulgaria minimal wedding bridal photo of The bride and the bouquet
Lubomir Jiponov
Sedalia, CO bride and groom pose for sunset portraits on their wedding day
Autumn Parry
Little Stoneyman, Shenandoah National Park image of The couple embracing at the edge of a cliff in a some creative wedding photography
Brittany Diliberto
Ipameri creative wedding portrait of the bride
Claudia Amorim
Izmir, Seferihisar, Sigacik creative couple shooting after the ceremony
Ufuk Sarisen
Florence, Tuscany fine art wedding portrait with Caravaggio's surprise
Edoardo Agresti
Blue hour CO wedding photo from Lookout Mountain - Golden as the couple posed for portraits after getting married at the courthouse
Autumn Parry
Sofia, Bulgaria fine art wedding couple portrait session on a sailboat on the water
Ognyan Stoynev
Madrid, Spain fine art Groom outside portrait
Miguel Onieva
Chácara dos noivos adventurous wedding bridal portrait of the bride running with horses
Claudia Amorim
Brainard Lake, Ward, CO fine art wedding couple posed together on the road leading to Brainard lake following their elopement
Justin Edmonds
San Galgano Abbey, Siena, Italy fine art church ruins wedding couple picture of the bride and groom are kissing after the ceremony
Laura Barbera
Statek Svaté Pole creative Architectural portrait of the bride
Matouš Bárta
Hampshire, England creative wedding bridal portrait session in warm tones against a wood wall with hanging bikes
Anna Mikulich
Lincoln, NE fine art wedding couple portrait of the bride and groom under the stars at night
Jesse La Plante
The Liberty Hotel, Boston, MA creative wedding bridal portrait session with the added reflection using the tv and certain from the back to remove the light
Alex Gordias
Lake Tahoe, Neveda creative wedding day portrait of the Bride and Groom at Lake under bluebird sky
Tyler Vu
Montpellier, France fine art wedding portrait in a dark-toned Silhouette
Florent Cattelain
Estes Park Condos, Estes Park, Colorado creative couple wedding portrait on a huge rock to overlook the river running through their reception space
Lucy Schultz
Aldea Santillana artistic wedding day image of a Couple at sunset walking and holding hands in the sunlight
Sergio Cueto
Moraine Lake, AB, Canada fine art wedding portrait of a Married couple in love posing over the blue lake
Dorota Karpowicz
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin adventurous wedding portrait of the bride being tossed into the air by the men
Marck Yvan
Sestri Levante Baia del Silenzio creative wind wipped wedding portrait
Matteo Originale
Banska Bystrica, Slovakia fine art wedding portrait of the Bride and Groom standing in the forest trees
Martin Almasi
Brainard Lake, Ward, CO creative couple wedding portrait of the bride and groom posing together on a rock at twilight following their elopement
Justin Edmonds
Syracuse, Sicily fine art wedding portrait of the bride and groom waiting
Simona Cancelli
Estes Park Condos, Estes Park, Colorado creative wedding day portrait of The couple in complete darkness with glowing twinkle lights all around them
Lucy Schultz
Trocadero Paris creative wedding picture of the Bride and groom during photo shoot before ceremony
Jean Baptiste Chauvin
Benedensas in the Heen creative couple wedding portrait while having fun, groom is lifting the bride
Caroline Elenbaas
Maryland Backyard Wedding portrait - Lying in the grass
Kathleen Ricker
Esterra Vini, Bulgaria sunlight kissing wedding portrait with a kiss in the middle of the vineyards
Lubomir Jiponov
Artistic wedding photo from a Redwood grove near Mt. Tam in Marin County, California as the bride was walking through a stretch of forest on the way to the ceremony site, a pause for a quick portrait
Drew Bird
Chateau Wilanow, Warsaw, Poland couple wedding day photo of the bride and groom
Piotr Maksa
Siena town hall, la Terrazza del Chiostro, Pienza fine art wedding portrait of The Groom, the Puppy....and the Bride
Andrea Sampoli
Dolna Malina BUFO film studio creative bridal portrait from the official shoot we did with the couple in the old town
Boris Hristov
Ocean Key, Mallory Square creative wedding day portrait with Birds over creative couple
Julie Ambos
Versailles, France creative silhouette wedding portrait outdoors of the Bride and groom after civil ceremony
Jean Baptiste Chauvin
Villa Aurelia Roma fine art wedding couple portrait surrounded by lights in black and white
Giuseppe De Angelis
The Tapestry House, Fort Collins, CO fine art wedding couple portrait of A newly-married couple sharing a laugh after their wedding ceremony
Sean Lara
Sestri Levante Baia del Silenzio creative veil art wedding image
Matteo Originale
Artistic wedding photo from Sugarloaf Mountain as The couple look at each other at sunset in silhouette
Brittany Diliberto
Vail, Colorado creative wedding portrait of the couple watching their breath light up as snow falls all around them
Lucy Schultz
Reception Venue, Podere La Torre, Vicenza creative couple wedding portrait on a boat dock over the water
Luca Fabbian
DE artistic wedding photo from Winterthur, in Delaware with a Sunlit, lovely happily married couple
Johnny Shryock
Syracuse, Sicily fine art wedding pic of window light on the groom getting ready
Simona Cancelli
Romantic Riversong Inn, Estes Park, CO creative nature wedding portrait session near a pond
Autumn Parry
Martha's Vineyard, MA dock walking wedding portrait with the b&g
Alex Paul
Burgas, Black sea, Utopia Forest fine art wedding portrait of the Bride and groom under huge trees
Boni Bonev
Villa Garavaglia creative wedding portrait of the groom during the getting ready, the shooting is done from above so as to take advantage of the effect of dim lights offered by an antique chandelier hanging from the ceiling
Federico Pannacci
Wedding image from the 2nd District Court of Appeals, Fort Worth, TX showing the bride and groom standing apart from each other in an elevator under a social distancing covid sign
Lauren Lindley
Natural Bridge, Field, BC, Canada creative couple wedding portrait of the Bride and groom having fun during the snowfall
Dorota Karpowicz
Trocadero Paris creative urban wedding picture of the Bride and groom during photo session pre ceremony
Jean Baptiste Chauvin
Krumpak, Slovenia creatively framed wedding photo from the place of Civil ceremony in the castle of the Bride and groom being observed by the lady on the painting, while the gentleman on the painting is observing the photographer
Dejan Zagar
Bow Lake, AB, Canada fine art wedding couple portrait
Dorota Karpowicz
Palmer House Hotel, Chicago creative lit silhouette wedding portrait in great light
Elena Bazini
Syracuse, Sicily fine art wedding picture of the bride in church dressed in blue
Simona Cancelli
Gramado - Brazil Bride and groom dancing at sunset in this creative wedding photo
Renan Radici
Syracuse, Sicily creative wedding day portrait of the bride and groom, after saying "yes"
Simona Cancelli
Koper, Slovenia fine art wedding couple portrait with some amazing Autumn colours
Andreas Pollok
Puglia creative couple wedding portrait in the sunlight with passion and emotion
Federica Ariemma
Vermilion Lakes, AB, Canada fine art wedding portrait of the Rain and sunset and a married couple
Dorota Karpowicz
Wedding photography from the Reception Venue "Le Volte di Vico Bello" of The bride and groom hugging each other in a romantic embrace as they exchange loving words.
Gianfranco Bernardo
Quanzhou, Fujian creative tree framed wedding portrait
Junxin Zeng
Wedding photography from Versailles - France of the Bride and groom after civil ceremony
Jean Baptiste Chauvin
Parque del Retiro artistic wedding day couple portrait
Sergio Cueto
Certaldo, Tuscany creative and natural wedding couple portrait while showing off the brides ring
Damiano Salvadori
Thracian Cliffs Resort, Kavarna, Bulgaria creative wedding day portrait against a wonderful sunset for the newlyweds to go outside and take that lovely sun
Bozhidar Krastev
Capella Sentosa, Singapore formal fun wedding couple photo created while spinning a lovely dress
Charles Sng
Hotel Quilombo, União dos Palmares-AL black and white portrait of the bride with eyes closed
Renner Boldrino
Lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park, AB, Canada fine art wedding portrait of the Bride and groom and a beautiful sunrise
Dorota Karpowicz
Orvieto, Terni fine art wedding detail pic of the bride and the back of her dress and veil at her home
Zsofia Rebicek
The Line, Washington DC creative couple wedding portrait with the feeling of Floating like clouds in the city
Ken Pak
Montpellier, Hérault fine art wedding portrait of the bride in lace and some warm sunshine
Johanna Marjoux
Chicago, Illinois creative wedding day portrait silhouetted against skyline with a draw bridge
Victoria Sprung
Edmonton, Alberta creative wedding day portrait shoot with the bride laughing while embracing groom against a background of the white sky
Lauren Hannah Garcia
VA artistic wedding photo from Shenendoah, Virginia created as the Couple embraces in front of a waterfall
Johnny Shryock
Bow Lake , AB, Canada creative couple wedding portrait with a beautiful sunrise before the ceremony begins
Dorota Karpowicz
Vittel creative couple wedding portrait in black and white against the clouds in the sky
Julien Maria
Grays Beach, Yarmouth Port, MA fine art wedding couple portrait during a storm on the beach
Alex Gordias
Artistic wedding photo from a Virginia Backyard Wedding
Kathleen Ricker
Wedding photography from Sedalia, CO as the couple walks together during portraits on their wedding day
Autumn Parry
Florence, Tuscany creative urban sunlight wedding pic of the Bride and groom
Edoardo Agresti
Taranto wedding photo from the Apulia Reception Venue with tenderness between spouses
Marco Colonna
Black Canyon Inn, Estes Park, CO creative wedding day portrait showing the Smoke from a nearby fire causes the moon to turn bright orange as The bride and groom pose for a romantic photo in front of it
Sean Lara
Tables de Crespin, Denat South of France creative wedding day portrait with Lights on the wedding couple
Loic Bourniquel
Colorado, United States fine art wedding couple portrait of them Taking in the winter snow before heading into dinner
Stacy Gillespie
PL wedding photography from the Baltic coast Leba Poland of the Couple at the seaside
Bartosz Ciesielski
Istanbul, Kadıköy, Turkey creative wedding detail image showing the similarity between the bride and the panting on the wall
Emre Nesli
Thiviers in a park fine art wedding couple photo during a session at the end of the afternoon with two flashes
Jean Baptiste Duarte
Brewster MA creative beach reflection walking wedding portrait
Alex Paul
Oaxaca City fine art wedding portrait of the bride and groom after their first look
Nikhol Esteras
Sonthofen creative couple wedding portrait in some soft window light
Andreas Pollok
Oise, Hauts-de-France fine art wedding portrait of The bride and her jewel alone in the light
Charly Fromentin
Clermont Ferrand fine art wedding Portrait of the bride and groom in complete privacy
David Pommier
La Spezia creative tug boat wedding portrait
Matteo Originale
Telluride, CO creative couple wedding portrait of The two grooms walking on top of the San Sophia Overlook in Telluride
Trent Gillespie
Osterville, MA creative New England wedding portrait of the Bride and groom by the harbor water and fishing village
Alex Paul
Villa Garavaglia creative wedding day portrait created as the bride is sitting on a swing while the groom kisses her from behind
Federico Pannacci
Wenzhou, China creative wedding day image
Haoce Sun
Lijiang, China fine art wedding photography Bride and groom portrait under shafts of light coming through the clouds
Mango Gu
Garden of the Gods Park - Colorado Springs, Colorado couple embracing during portraits on their wedding day.
Autumn Parry
Ashford Castle fine art wedding Couple in creative pose in black and white outside
Kevin Kheffache
Barnstable, MA creative soft focus fields wedding image at sunset
Alex Paul
Darby, Montana fine art wedding portrait of the couple in the mountain snow with bokeh
David Clumpner
Braunsberg, Austria creative couple wedding portrait of the Bride and Groom with tea lights and a LOVE sign
Martin Almasi
Lorca, Spain fine art wedding portrait taken in the restaurant, before they go in
Eduardo Blanco
Lyon fine art wedding couple portrait of the Bride and groom and colorful stairs
Sylvain Bouzat
Quinta das Riscas II, Montijo, Portugal creative wedding day portrait of the Couple feeling the rest of the end of the sunset
Carlos Porfírio
Natural Bridge, Field, BC, Canada fine art wedding couple portrait with a sweet Romantic kiss
Dorota Karpowicz
Lookout Mountain - Golden, CO bride and groom walk together during portraits after getting married at the courthouse
Autumn Parry
St Patrick & St Bridgid Rc Church, Glenarrif, Northern Ireland fine art urban wedding couple picture on the sea-front promenade near their ceremony venue
Jonathan Ryder
Gutow Castle, Poland fine art natural wedding picture of the couple during a short session
Piotr Maksa
Syracuse, Sicily fine art wedding portrait with yellow bokeh lights and sea
Simona Cancelli
Long Island, New York, city park fine art wedding couple portrait of Two newlyweds playfully looking at each other as they swing on playground park swings
Danielle Gardner
Milton Ridge, Maryland fine art wedding couple portrait with an indoor Flower petal shower
Ken Pak
DC artistic wedding photo of The couple embracing in the afternoon light at the Lincoln Memorial
Brittany Diliberto
Agriturismo il Rigo creative couple wedding portrait is taken in the wheat field, during the summer the wheat is dry, the photo is taken from below while the wind moves the hair of the couple
Federico Pannacci

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