4th place in Reception
The WPJA contest judges presented Lin Yang, a Beijing, China 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.
2015 Q3 Photography Contest Judges
Judges
- It’s not easy to create an image of a person, place, thing or, as in this case, a tradition in such a way that it rivals the best of the very best of similar images. It’s a tradition photographed a hundred or a thousand times a day, but few, in my opinion, have ever captured it as well as this. That’s a clue to remain fresh in things you may have photographed a thousand times by thinking, “This time I’ll become the best.”
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 Lin Yang, was awarded 4th place for photo 1661866 in the Reception category for the WPJA's 2015 Q3 Photography Contest.