10th place in Reception
The WPJA contest judges presented Marie Labbancz, 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.
2007 Q4 Judges
Judges
- A really good overall that shows a large selection of the wedding party in focus and lighted perfectly. Things are a great deal easier with the latitude of digital photography. I know that the photographer does not have any control over the subjects in this situation, but a better positioning of the subjects with a little more of the front of the bride and groom would make this image better. We just had the judging of the White House News Photographers Association and one of the judges remarked that the news photographer should have waited for some better light than the harsh mid-day light of the news event. Every photographer in the room silently winced and here I am doing about the same thing. Don't you just hate it when judges try to improve your pictures with stupid recommendations?
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 Marie Labbancz, was awarded 10th place for photo 59211 in the Reception category for the WPJA's 2007 Q4.