9th place in Lens Flare / Refraction

The groomsmen throw the groom in the air outside as the sun beams through the trees in this photo by a France wedding photographer.
Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64) , France

Sylvain Garderes

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Wedding photographer Sylvain Garderes, was awarded 9th place for photo 1938156 in the Lens Flare / Refraction category for the WPJA's 2016 Q4 Photography Competition.

The WPJA contest judges presented Sylvain Garderes, a Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64) , France 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 Q4 Photography Competition Judges

Judges

  • “Heave-ho” just a few more times and he might land in Heaven, or maybe just a tad sick. Oh well… but whatever his fate, one thing for sure happened. A photographer happened upon the scene and made a very nice image. I enjoyed the angle of view and the lifted hands of the “tossing committee.” It has good composition and an undeniable peak moment, and the sun blasting through adds the right touch (or toss, or throw, or catapult).

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