13th place in Weather
The WPJA contest judges presented Jeff Tarantino, a New Jersey, 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
Photographer's Comment
The ceremony started late, dark clouds were rolling in, and it started to rain. I always bring a few spare umbrellas and back up equipment in case the unexpected happened. The payoff was that the couple in the center of the image weren't prepared, but were surrounded by those guests who were. That made the photo.
Judges
- The two uncovered make this image special. The arm over the shoulder, very nice the photographer saw this.
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Wedding photographer Jeff Tarantino, was awarded 13th place for photo 64471 in the Weather category for the WPJA's 2006 Winter.