7th place in Getting Ready

Porto wedding photographer created this black and white image of a flower girl sitting in a chair in front of a tall window

Wedding photographer Daniel Monteiro, was awarded 7th place for photo 1993466 in the Getting Ready category for the WPJA's 2017 Tri1 Photography Competition.

The WPJA contest judges presented Daniel Monteiro, a Portugal 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

  • Using light well draws you to the subject, and in this case it directs you to a little girl. The highlights in the shadows of the surrounding subjects your eye gets to wander around the image and then circle back to the girl. Great use of light to give direction to viewing this image.

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