3rd place in Scene Setters
The WPJA contest judges presented Kathleen Perez, a North Carolina, United States 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.
2006 Winter Judges
Judges
- The rural setting has been captured well in this picture and comes across as a slightly unorthodox location, for this it stands out over more conventional settings. I think the shadow cast from the trees on the bottom of the structure places a lot of emphasis on the couple
Wedding photographer Kathleen Perez, was awarded 3rd place for photo 54771 in the Scene Setters category for the WPJA's 2006 Winter.