4th place in Reception

France wedding photographer created this image of the bride and groom laughing behind a champagne glass tower.

Wedding photographer Ronan Jégaden, was awarded 4th place for photo 1998806 in the Reception category for the WPJA's 2017 Tri1 Photography Competition.

The WPJA contest judges presented Ronan Jégaden, a 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.

2017 Tri1 Photography Competition Judges

Judges

  • I love the shared moment between the bride and groom, but that display of light shining through the amber color of champagne is truly spectacular. It was the perfect element that almost seems to stream happiness and joy and in this scene that was nicely seen by the photographer.

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