4th place in Departure

Minnesota, United States

Mark Kegans

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Wedding photographer Mark Kegans, was awarded 4th place for photo 101351 in the Departure category for the WPJA's 2007 Q4.

The WPJA contest judges presented Mark Kegans, a Minnesota, 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

  • This took me a minute to catch on to what was happening but once I did, it was instantly the winner. You can just see the groom saying “ok, let's go.” The photographer saw the moment, recognized what was happening and reacted quickly. The composition is not much but it happened so fast you had to shoot first and think later. This did not win on technique or printing or composition but just because it is such a defining moment, caught at precisely the right time. Another really natural, simple, true picture about departure and family love.

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