17th place in Departure
The WPJA contest judges presented Heather Hughes Ostermaier, a Virginia, 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.
2007 Q4 Judges
Judges
- Tussled with this. The eerieness and difference finally won me over. Where is she going? Where is the groom? What's out there? I like an inconclusive shot, where there is supposition and guesswork, which this invokes. On a couple of levels..the darkness, and the slight movement. It is odd, plain and simple, peculiar, in a word, and therefore intriguing.
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 Heather Hughes Ostermaier, was awarded 17th place for photo 101321 in the Departure category for the WPJA's 2007 Q4.