1st place in Creative Portrait
The WPJA contest judges presented Erin Beach, a California, 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
- This is one of the best images I viewed in the whole competition. Amazing use of light, circumstances and composition to make a surreal portrait of this bride. Also creative in the use of the back of a head. Excellent!
Wedding photographer Erin Beach, was awarded 1st place for photo 55286 in the Creative Portrait category for the WPJA's 2006 Winter.