1st place in Wildcard Portrait
The WPJA contest judges presented Jesse La Plante, a Colorado, 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 Q3 Photography Contest Judges
Judges
- Dramatic natural light (background), front light (photographer) and charming emotions create a compelling image.
- This has every element of good photography. Beautiful setting, right time of day, good mix of artificial and ambient light, well done.
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 Jesse La Plante, was awarded 1st place for photo 1901316 in the Wildcard Portrait category for the WPJA's 2016 Q3 Photography Contest .