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2021 v01 Artistic Guild Judges

David Leeson, Mary Calvert, Mary Vignoles, Seth Resnick

The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association is proud to present the winners of 2021 v01 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.

Agriturismo Valleverde, San Giovanni Valdarno, Tuscany wedding couple artistic image session in BW with a dip, a kiss and the bombs of smoke
Simone Miglietta
Ankara Binicilik Club wedding couple artistic image session with some real Red Love
Serenay Lokcetin
Castello di Fosdinovo Massa wedding bride artistic image session with the brides dress and veil spread out on the ground
Matteo Originale
Monferrato Resort, Italy wedding couple artistic image session of the bride and groom lying on the grass
Nicola Genati
Île-de-France wedding bridal party artistic image session at the Reception venue of The brides team on different windows
Pierrick Roland
Albi, France wedding couple artistic image session of the couple posing in front of a red wall
Loic Bourniquel
Stresa, Lago Maggiore, Italy wedding couple artistic image session of the couple walking around in the city
Nicola Genati
Castello di Fosdinovo Massa wedding couple artistic image session indoors against a full pane of windows
Matteo Originale
Ankara Binicilik Club wedding artistic image session with horses and a young couple
Serenay Lokcetin
Villa Caroli Zanchi, Italy wedding bridal party artistic image session with the group of the grooms friends made unique by a play of lights that enhances the smoke of the cigars
Massimiliano Beccati
Domtuin, Utrecht wedding bride artistic image session with The bride showing her beautiful dress in a nice slice of light
Thomas Jongbloed
Glacier National Park wedding couple artistic image session in the mountains at sunset
David Clumpner
Buitenplaats Sparrendaal, Netherlands artful style wedding detail picture with The bride showing the back of her dress while the groom is watching
Thomas Jongbloed
The Chandelier of Gruene wedding couple artistic image session of the bride and groom dancing under a chandelier
Shannon Cain
Isola di Brissago wedding couple artistic image session in the trees
Julian Kanz
Ritrattistica, Piazza Sordello, Mantova, Italia wedding bride artistic image session In the atrium of a building with beautiful light as the bride positions herself to enhance the beauty of her eyes
Fabrizio Demasi
Neckarsteinach wedding couple artistic image session from Germany at the historic Ruins
Andreas Pollok
Bella Eventos Goiânia wedding couple artistic image session in BW with intimacy and passion
Claudia Amorim
Grand Est wedding couple artistic image session in BW with Just a kiss in the vineyards
Julien Maria
Monferrato Resort, Italy wedding couple artistic image session with a Sweet hug in the grass
Nicola Genati
Loews Atlanta Hotel wedding couple artistic image session on the roof of the marriage venue in tall buildings
Orlando Suarez
Aix-les-Bains wedding couple artistic image session of the couple standing the snowy field
David Pommier
Central Park, New York City, New York wedding couple artistic image session as A bride and groom walk together around the pond
Johnny Shryock
izmir, Karaburun wedding bride artistic image session for some bridal portraits after the ceremony
Ufuk Sarisen
Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC wedding couple artistic image session as Bride and Groom rejoice in the rain at the Lincoln Memorial, with the Washington Monument in the background
Brittany Diliberto
Tenuta Carretta, Italy wedding couple artistic image session - a portrait of the couple kissing at the sunset with smoke bombs
Nicola Genati
Almeria, Spain wedding couple artistic image session outdoors after the ceremony
Eduardo Blanco
Colorado wedding couple portrait artistic image session with stained glass inside the Holy Name Catholic Church
Justin Edmonds
Switzerland wedding couple artistic image session in Stanserhorn, shot with a drone From Above
Mischa Baettig
Prague wedding couple artistic image session for a Portrait in the historical corridor
Matouš Bárta
Alblasserdam wedding couple artistic image session in a park as The bride and groom are standing under a bridge and the bride wears a nice blue dress
Thomas Jongbloed
Marriott Metro Center, Washington DC wedding party artistic image session of the Groomsmen enjoying conversation together in an ornate room
Johnny Shryock
Fujian wedding couple artistic image session illustrating The woods in the park are very beautiful
Xiang Liu
Ankara Binicilik Club wedding couple artistic image session showing Light and shadows hitting the bride and groom
Serenay Lokcetin
Allegro Buffet wedding bride artistic image session of the bride with her flowers
Eric Corbacho
Ventanas, Atlanta, Georgia wedding couple artistic image session resulting in a BW Veil Portrait
Orlando Suarez
Beijing wedding couple artistic image session at the Physical training hall with an inverted rings kiss
Vincent Mu
Versilia wedding couple artistic image session with shadows on the brides veil
Matteo Originale
Pinehills, Plymouth, Massachusetts wedding party artistic image session of the guys smoking cigars around firepit at dusk
Simi Rabinowitz
Germany wedding couple artistic image session in Leingarten during sunset in the woods
Andreas Pollok
Stone Tower Winery, Virginia wedding couple artistic image session with a bride and groom dancing through a vineyard
Johnny Shryock
Fujian wedding couple artistic image session during Location shoot of bridge passing by
Xiang Liu
Colorado wedding couple artistic image session at sunset in Telluride
Stacy Gillespie
The Mariënhof, Amersfoort wedding couple artistic image session showing The bride and groom are posing inside the rain at the wedding venue
Thomas Jongbloed
Sanctuary Golf Course wedding couple artistic image session with a bride and groom pose together at sunset under a tree
Justin Edmonds
Zeche Zollverein Essen wedding couple artistic image session for a bride and groom portrait with reflection of coking
Nadine Lotze
Aix-les-Bains wedding couple artistic image session of the couple embracing near the sea
Castille Alma
Westin, Itasca, IL wedding party artistic image session with a groomsmen jump
Victoria Sprung
Aix-les-Bains wedding couple artistic image session of the couple surrounded by branches and fog
David Pommier
Henan wedding party artistic image session with shadows and light of the men from the wedding
Xingang Wong
Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California wedding artistic image session as Couple is walking along the ocean
Michelle Arlotta
Siena, Tuscany wedding couple artistic image session with a tender nose touch with the brides dress behind them
Marco Vegni
Pyrénées-Orientales, France wedding couple artistic image session during a Bride and groom portrait at the ceremony location
Catherine Hudson Paturet
Fondi Monte San Biagio wedding couple artistic image session in Lazio, IT following a Roma marriage ceremony
Matteo Originale
Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado wedding party artistic image session with the wedding couple and their children taking in the blue twilight on the frozen lake where they got married.
Lucy Schultz
Deadvlei Namibia wedding couple artistic image session resulting in a running Portrait in the desert sand
Tobias Löhr
Chateau du Vergnet, Tarn, France wedding bride artistic image session with Bride having fun while the boys make her jump
Loic Bourniquel
Butte, MT wedding couple artistic image session of the newlyweds embracing one another, happy to be married
David Clumpner
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO wedding couple artistic image session of the bride and groom on top of Continental Divide
Jesse La Plante
Deidesheim wedding couple artistic image session from in the wine cellar in Germany
Andreas Pollok
San Demetrio Church, Cesena, Italy wedding artistic image showing the bride with her mum, before entering the church, in a very intimate moment
Caterina Errani
San Demetrio Church area, Cesena, Italy wedding couple artistic image session with the bride and groom, just married, in their renewed old vintage grandpa italian car Cinquecento
Caterina Errani
Piazza Bovio, Piombino wedding couple artistic image session showing Bride and groom taking pictures on this beautiful square on the sea
Simone Miglietta
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China wedding couple artistic image session of the silhouetted couple in red tones
Sun Long
Aspen, Colorado wedding couple artistic image session in BW surrounded by vegetation
Mark Creery
Osadnik Gajowka wedding couple artistic image session resulting in a Portrait of the bride and groom against the blue sky
Piotr Maksa
Beskydy wedding couple artistic image session in BW of the Couple walking the mountain meadow
Matouš Bárta
Guangxi wedding couple artistic image session with the bridal party running in Nanning around the couple using slow shutter speed
Color Song
Belgrade, MT wedding couple artistic image session in BW with the bride and groom holding hands in open field
David Clumpner
Leingarten wedding couple artistic image session of the bride and groom dancing in the sun outdoors
Andreas Pollok
Iglesia de Santa María, Arjona, Jaén wedding couple artistic image session under the arch of the church doors
Pedro Volana
Neckarsteinach wedding couple artistic image session in the woods of Germany
Andreas Pollok
Sofia wedding couple artistic image session in Bulgaria with a light and a big tree
Tsvetelina Deliyska
Metz wedding couple artistic image session in BW showing Love stops time
Julien Maria
Cour des loges, Lyon wedding bride artistic image session of the bride and her veil
David Pommier
McNamara Event center, Minneapolis, MN wedding couple artistic image showing the Bride and groom are chill outside of the venue
Penny McCoy
Hauts-de-France wedding couple artistic image session of the bride and groom lying next to their british mini cooper
Mehdi Djafer
Bodegraven wedding couple artistic image session showing The bride and groom are taking shelter for the rain inside a farmers barn
Thomas Jongbloed
Villa Rocca Bruna, Rome, Italy wedding couple artistic image session in BW with tenderness and romance
Massimiliano Esposito
Glacier National Park wedding couple artistic image session the mountain reflected with the couple
David Clumpner
Board of Trade, Chicago wedding artistic image session for a couple reflected in a puddle in front of the board of trade building
Victoria Sprung
Ashley Farm, Yorkville, IL couple artistic image session for a couple at night outside a farm
Victoria Sprung
Estes Park, CO wedding couple artistic image session of the newlyweds sharing a walk at sunset
Sean Lara
Casalpusterlengo, Italy wedding couple artistic image session at the Private villa marriage venue
Massimiliano Beccati
Liesbosch, Breda artistic image session for a Wedding couple photo shoot, with beautiful backlight
Caroline Elenbaas
Paradise Bay Hotel wedding guys artistic image session at the Family hotel with pool and restaurant
Lubomir Jiponov
Guangxi wedding couple artistic image session from Nanning in the Love Forest
Color Song
Bodrum, Turkey wedding artistic image session for a Couple posing in a peach garden
Emre Nesli
Etiler, Istanbul wedding bride artistic image session for bridal portraits before the ceremony
Ufuk Sarisen
Sovicille Town Hall, La Sosta del Cavaliere, Rosia wedding couple artistic image session of the couple in an archway
Federico Pannacci
Guangxi wedding bride artistic image session of the bride and her dress
Color Song
Cleveland, Ohio wedding couple artistic image session of atmosphere and blue gelled flash behind couple
Dennis Crider
Tabernash, CO wedding couple artistic image session for a Bride and groom portrait in a mountain cabin
Bonnie Sizer
Castle Sasso Corbaro wedding couple artistic image session in the countryside
Mischa Baettig
Bodrum Turkey wedding couple artistic drone picture session with a couple lying on the pier
Emre Nesli
Tenuta Carretta, Italy wedding couple artistic image session during A magic sunset
Nicola Genati
Lerici La Spezia Villa Marigola wedding couple artistic image session behind the veil of love
Matteo Originale
Switzerland wedding couple artistic image session of the couple on a grass field
Mischa Baettig
Corral de Piedras de Arriba en San Miguel de Allende, Mexico wedding couple artistic image session of a totally natural moment during the reception with great stage lights
Jorge Alcala Goded
Ponte Sospeso, Tuscany wedding artistic image session for a couple portrait during a winter Covid wedding
Simone Miglietta
Aspen, Colorado wedding couple artistic image session standing in front of an abandoned old building in a ghost town
Mark Creery
Domaine de Mauvoisin wedding groom artistic image session with the groom flying up in the sky
Jean Baptiste Chauvin
Bodrum Villamaçakızı wedding artistic image session for a Couple posing in front of a green wall and a dog photobombed
Emre Nesli
Bursa, Bey Konagi wedding bride artistic image session with lights and red walls
Nilufer Nalbantoglu
Bodrum, Turkey wedding couple artistic image session with a Couple kissing under a tree
Emre Nesli
Henschotermeer, Zeist wedding couple artistic image session with The bride and groom posing in a cool and tough way while the wind catches her veil
Thomas Jongbloed
Castelnuovo Magra agriturismo La Valle wedding couple artistic image session during a dancing round of love
Matteo Originale
Domaine Fon de Rey Herault groom artistic image session during a Wedding in Sète
Johanna Marjoux
Civitanova Marche wedding couple artistic image session in BW with a boat painting behind the Bride and groom
Samuele Ciaffoni
The Allen Farmhaus wedding couple artistic image session of a night time portrait
Shannon Cain
Domaine Fon de Rey Herault wedding couple artistic image session with pink, red and purple smoke grenade bombs
Johanna Marjoux
Fujian wedding couple artistic image session at a Tea farm near the brides house
Xiang Liu
San Diego, California wedding couple artistic image session for the Bride and Groom with palm trees
Michelle Arlotta
Sichuan wedding bride artistic image session showing The bride is waiting for the wedding ceremony to start with colorful bubbles flying in the air, setting off the bride
Cheng Guo
Domaine les tables de Crespin, Tarn, France wedding couple artistic image session from the south of France as The bride and the groom sit next to old car are enjoying the Sunset
Loic Bourniquel
Ventanas, Atlanta, Georgia wedding couple artistic image session resulting in a Rooftop Portrait during the First Look
Orlando Suarez
Taiwan wedding couple artistic image session of the bride framed in a window
ChiangYuan Hung
Paris wedding artistic image session at the Reception venue of the Bride in the air
Pierrick Roland
Wellshire Event Center, Denver, CO wedding couple artistic image session as a black and white silhouette portrait of bride and groom
Jesse La Plante
Civitanova Marche wedding bridal artistic image session with a life preserver
Samuele Ciaffoni
Allegro Buffet wedding black and white artistic portrait of the couple
Eric Corbacho
Sichuan wedding bridal party artistic image session near the ceremony site as bridegroom and his brothers are rushing to the ceremony area and The sun shines on their front, forming a high light shadow contrast
Cheng Guo
Colorado wedding couple artistic image session with a pose for a portrait during their wedding at Holy Name Catholic Church
Justin Edmonds
The Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC wedding couple artistic image session as Newlyweds passionately kiss in the rain at dusk
Johnny Shryock
Podere, Vicenza wedding couple artistic image session at the Reception Venue for A portrait in the green
Luca Fabbian
Pyrénées-Orientales, France wedding bridal party artistic image session showing smoke grenades and the Bride and groom with bridal party
Catherine Hudson Paturet
Casalpusterlengo, Italy wedding couple artistic image session showing the bride and groom are Ready to go through the tunnel
Michela Bocciarelli
Estes Park, CO wedding couple artistic image session of a newlywed couple shares a romantic embrace at sunset
Sean Lara
Allegro Buffet wedding couple artistic image session with classy reflections and style
Eric Corbacho
Addison Woods Wedding & Event Venue, Spring, TX wedding couple artistic image session of the groom carrying bride under oak trees at night
Jesse La Plante
Ankara Binicilik Club wedding couple artistic image session against red painted wall with two trees
Serenay Lokcetin
Chiltern Open Air Museum wedding couple artistic image session outside a small chapel
Damion Mower
Villa Lattuada, Italy wedding couple artistic image session with a feeling that the observer spies on this couple while going down the steps of the villa that hosts them, he pauses for a moment of intimacy
Michela Bocciarelli
The Farmhouse at Redcoats, UK wedding couple artistic image session with a walk in golden hour at sunset
Erica Hawkins
Deadvlei Namibia wedding couple artistic image session for a warm Portrait in the desert with a dead tree
Tobias Löhr
Linari Agriturismo, Siena wedding couple artistic image session of the brides veil taking up the shot
Federico Pannacci
Tenuta Pantano Borghese, Rome, Italy wedding couple artistic image session resulting in a Portrait of the bride and the groom at sunset
Massimiliano Esposito
Bodrum, Turkey wedding artistic image session with a Couple posing with a strange tree
Emre Nesli
Vicenza wedding couple artistic image session showing off the Happiness in the wedding car while reaching the reception venue
Luca Fabbian
Colorado wedding couple artistic image session At couples house where they had their reception with the couple kissing at sunset
Shea McGrath
Aspen wedding couple artistic image session in the winter snow showing The bride and groom share a laugh while posing for a portrait as the fog rolls in on Aspen mountain following their micro wedding ceremony
Justin Edmonds
Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum, Turkey wedding couple artistic image session in color for bridal portraits before the ceremony
Ufuk Sarisen
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco wedding couple artistic image session at a Northern California beach venue
Chris Shum
Zhejiang wedding couple artistic image session of the newlyweds framed in the doorway
Haoce Sun
Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado wedding couple artistic image session of fog surrounding the couple at their elopement
Lucy Schultz
Rome, Italy wedding groom artistic image session resulting in a BW Portrait of the groom with his car
Massimiliano Esposito
Kasteel Cammingha, Bunnik wedding couple artistic image session showing the bride and groom spraying a bottle of champagne in the air
Thomas Jongbloed
Jurong Lake Garden, Singapore wedding couple artistic image session with The couple sharing an embrace
Charles Sng
Petrópolis, RJ wedding couple artistic portrait of the bride and her billowy veil
Bruno Mattos
Carl House, Auburn, Georgia wedding couple artistic image session resulting in a Low Key Portrait - Dropping Exposure and using subtle off camera flash
Orlando Suarez
City Hall, Philadelphia, PA wedding couple artistic image session as A bride and groom celebrate on a busy city street
Johnny Shryock
Istanbul Divan Hotel wedding groom artistic image session for a Groom getting ready and his reflection is produced by a glass prism
Emre Nesli
West Lake Tahoe, CA wedding couple artistic image session of the newlyweds in the woods, backlit, in-between framing trees
Kevin Sawyer
Galapagar wedding couple artistic image session in BW showing Bride jumping onto grooms arms
Sergio Cueto
Veneto wedding couple artistic image session - a portrait of the newlyweds while driving through a beautiful landscape
Luca Fabbian
Siena, Tuscany wedding couple artistic image session shot overhead on the lawn with the bride and groom kising
Marco Vegni
Church of Saints Cyricus and Julitta wedding couple artistic image session in a spotlight at sunset, the intimacy of the bride and groom is shown by the way the groom leans into the bride
Federico Pannacci
Church of Saints Cyricus and Julitta wedding couple artistic session of the the bride and groom get out of the roof of an old mini, are located on the edge of the lake of morcote, the sail of the bride is pushed up by the veil and stretches in the air
Federico Pannacci
Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO wedding couple artistic image session of the bride and groom spraying champagne at night
Jesse La Plante
Estes Park, CO wedding couple artistic image session of the couple sharing a sunset dance before the end of their wedding celebration
Sean Lara
Deidesheim wedding couple artistic image session for a dramatic, urban night time portrait
Andreas Pollok
Leingarten wedding couple artistic image session in the lights of the dark Heart
Andreas Pollok
Hauts-de-France wedding party artistic portrait of the groom and his groomsmen
Mehdi Djafer
Colorado wedding couple artistic image session of the couple surrounded by mountains and fog
Stacy Gillespie
Kraftwerk Rottweil wedding couple artistic image session showing some gritty, Urban Love
Martin Hecht
Golden History Park, Golden, CO wedding couple artistic image session as the Bride and groom pose for portrait in font of old barn
Bonnie Sizer
The Landing, Estes Park, CO wedding couple artistic image session for a Sunset bride and groom portrait
Bonnie Sizer
Yellowstone wedding couple artistic image session with the bride and groom on a mini island at sunset
David Clumpner
Sanya, China wedding bridal party artistic portrait session of the bride and her bridesmaids on the beach
Mango Gu
Freight, Leadville, CO wedding couple artistic image session resulting in a Colorful nighttime couple portrait
Mike Kory
Guangxi wedding couple artistic image session high above the Nanning spiral staircase
Color Song
Crete Senesi, Siena wedding couple artistic image session during an Elopement in Tuscany
Marco Vegni
Fujian wedding party artistic image session of the groom and groomsmen throwing their coats in the air
Kai Xiao
Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado wedding couple artistic image session with lanterns surrounding the bride and groom on their foggy and snowy wedding day
Lucy Schultz
Hacienda Antigua, Lo de Marcos, Mexico wedding couple artistic image session of the couple lying on a couch
Juan Carlos Calderon
Hay-Adams Hotel, Washington, DC wedding couple artistic image session created while Forced indoors by a nasty ice storm and limited by the magnificent interior spaces
Andrew Morrell
Zhejiang wedding bride artistic image session with the bridal and wedding arrangements
Haoce Sun
Aspen, Colorado artistic image session with the groom and best man slide down the side of snowboarding halfpipe
Mark Creery
Hertford Castle, Hertford, UK wedding couple artistic image session showing a tender couple embrace
Erica Hawkins
Montmartre, Paris, France wedding couple artistic image session showing the Bride standing 3-4 steps down the stairs and laughing while the groom is jumping on top of the hill
Jeremie Sangare
Paris wedding couple artistic image session with the Bride and groom in the car
Pierrick Roland
Ventanas, Atlanta, Georgia wedding couple artistic image session using a Reflection to pull sky from the bottom of the images with the silhouetted couple against sunset
Orlando Suarez
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Dillon, CO wedding couple artistic image session of the bride and groom under the stars
Jesse La Plante

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.