1st place in Cake Cutting
The WPJA contest judges presented Cristiano Ostinelli, a Italy 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 Q4 Contest Judges
Judges
- This image had a raw spontaneity that I really liked and showed the photographer's skills in lighting and filling the frame. Might not be the bride’s favorite, but it was a great moment caught.
- Ouch. This has to be one of the most unusual moments from a cake cutting that I’ve ever seen. Three sets of hands smash the bride’s face into a cake as a fourth reaches through the melee. Even a child throws her weight into the mash-up! The bride’s earrings are caught mid-swing as they fling forward like crash dummies. This is a fun moment…I guess. But, one thing we don’t have to doubt is that the photographer nailed this photo as sure as the bride’s face nailed that hapless cake.
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Wedding photographer Cristiano Ostinelli, was awarded 1st place for photo 1273491 in the Cake Cutting category for the WPJA's 2013 Q4 Contest.