7th place in Getting Ready
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.
2009 Q1 Judges
Judges
- Loved all of the different faces and their looks of anticipation. Nice job of layering and keeping an eye on everything in the frame, especially the woman in the background. The expressions really tell the story!
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 7th place for photo 132511 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2009 Q1.