4th place in Engagement Portraits
The WPJA contest judges presented Ben Chrisman, a South 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 Summer Judges
Judges
- This is an unusual engagement portrait. It's just the shadows of the couplen not a photo of the couple themselves. But it's delightful. The colors are warm and, no pun intended, engaging. The image itself is a suburban landscape, perhaps taken in the couples neighborhood or in front of their house. The compostion is similar to the social documentary style of Lee Friedlander. Kudos to the photograper for seeing this but leaving in all the light and visual atmosphere of the neighborhood without cluttering up the image.
The best and top wedding photographs from this category
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.
Wedding photographer Ben Chrisman, was awarded 4th place for photo 51996 in the Engagement Portraits category for the WPJA's 2006 Summer.