3rd place in Details (Found)
The WPJA contest judges presented Denise Chastain, a New York, 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.
2016 Q2 Photography Contest Judges
Judges
- This playful Jewish marriage tradition is lifted, like the chair the bride sits on, by her bare feet and those luscious curls of fabric in her gown. While both elements play a major role in the success of this image (beside the obvious good composition,) it is the bright smile of the man about bottom right that lifts this image to its winning form.
Wedding photographer Denise Chastain, was awarded 3rd place for photo 1887896 in the Details (Found) category for the WPJA's 2016 Q2 Photography Contest .