1st place in Reception
The WPJA contest judges presented Sharon Eliasi, a Florida, 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
- Nice light and composition. I really enjoy the face and the action of the woman trying to catch the flowers.
- There's a certain beauty and poetry in this image which makes me keep going back to it. I love the simplicity of the bouquet toss. Rather than the throngs of women pushing and shoving to catch it, there's just one, moving forward with open arms as the flowers make their arc to her.
Wedding photographer Sharon Eliasi, was awarded 1st place for photo 142796 in the Reception category for the WPJA's 2009 Q1.