1st place in Architecture & Settings

Zuid Holland wedding photographer created this unique image of the wedding reception taking place on the back patio, while the neighbor hangs laundry in the neighboring yard
Zuid Holland, Netherlands

Christiaan de Groot

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Wedding photographer Christiaan de Groot, was awarded 1st place for photo 1571211 in the Architecture & Settings category for the WPJA's 2014 Q4 Photography Contest.

The WPJA contest judges presented Christiaan de Groot, a Zuid Holland, Netherlands 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.

2014 Q4 Photography Contest Judges

Judges

  • Two pictures in one of an urban backyard wedding. The contrast of the two backyards is two worlds. One has daily life with hanging laundry, the other is dressed up and ceremonial.
  • This is a wonderful juxtaposition. On one side we see life as it usually is, after all, doing the laundry is a common as shared by many that is forgotten as soon as the clothes are dry. On the other side we see life as a slice, one day in the lives of a community of friends and family that will forever be cherished, and thankfully, preserved as a visual footnote in time.

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