4th place in Getting Ready

A member of the bridal party sits with her eyes closed while a hairdresser curls her hair in this black and white photo by a New Jersey wedding photographer.
New Jersey, United States

Danette Pascarella

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Wedding photographer Danette Pascarella, was awarded 4th place for photo 1960671 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2016 Q4 Photography Competition.

The WPJA contest judges presented Danette Pascarella, a New Jersey, 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.

2016 Q4 Photography Competition Judges

Judges

  • What an incredible face! The contrast of older woman’s stoicism with the hairdresser’s body art forms a compelling story.

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