5th place in Lens Flare / Refraction

Black and white photo of someone helping the bride with the back of her dress as the sun shines through the blinds by a Rome wedding photographer.

Wedding photographer Alessandro Avenali, was awarded 5th place for photo 1947906 in the Lens Flare / Refraction category for the WPJA's 2016 Q4 Photography Competition.

The WPJA contest judges presented Alessandro Avenali, a Roma, 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.

2016 Q4 Photography Competition Judges

Judges

  • The lighting in this image performs magic with the details of the brideʼs dress being fastened, the small highlight of her tiara and the delicate adornment that matches the theme of her dress. The attendant's hands act as an entry point while her shadowed head and the windowʼs center support act as soft frames.

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