15th place in Ceremony
The WPJA contest judges presented Joe Dickie, a Minnesota, 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.
2008 Q1 Judges
Judges
- Another running picture but unlike the picture that looks like Narnia, this one reminds me of 2001 a Space odyssey...where is she running to and it seems like when she passes through that door that she might just disappear. I love photographs and particularly wedding photographs that are fantastical and make me think of another time or place, that go beyond that day. This photograph transcends the moment. When she's an old woman, she will look back at this picture with fondness and remember what it was like to be young.
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 Joe Dickie, was awarded 15th place for photo 60511 in the Ceremony category for the WPJA's 2008 Q1.