2nd place in Getting Ready
The WPJA contest judges presented David Murray, a Georgia, 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.
2007 Q2 Judges
Judges
- Raw energy, excitement, originality, emotion and overall fun. I am definitely in the room and feel all the emotions of the different people from the little girl in the foreground to the bride who is enjoying the moment to the woman smiling and primping the dress to the whole group of people in the back. This picture feels almost timeless in some ways and I love that because it could be someone getting ready for their wedding forty years ago or today or forty years from now. To me that's a successful photograph. Photographs must be felt and if you cannot feel the image then what's the point? You are simply recording what's in front of you, but this image takes it further. Bravo.
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 David Murray, was awarded 2nd place for photo 56426 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2007 Q2.