2nd place in Groom Getting Ready
The WPJA contest judges presented Rick Collins, a British Columbia, Canada 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.
2013 Q3 Contest Judges
Judges
- This was a difficult class to judge. I went through the photographs and finally selected my picks. When I went back to find an honorable mention I started looking at this photography--it was not in my first selects. When I thought about it--this photograph is what being a photojournalist is all about-- seeing a spontaneous moment and having the ability to get in the right place to make a picture and the timing to make it before it goes away.
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 Rick Collins, was awarded 2nd place for photo 1237606 in the Groom Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2013 Q3 Contest.