8th place in First Dance

Virginia, United States

Mike Topham

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Wedding photographer Mike Topham, was awarded 8th place for photo 97161 in the First Dance category for the WPJA's 2008 Q4.

The WPJA contest judges presented Mike Topham, 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.

Judges

  • This elevated dancing shot brings everything together - who, what, where and why. Very colorful, nicely composed. And the photographer waited to make sure there was a frame where you could see the faces of the bride and the groom.

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