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The following “Harsh sunlight” images were created by documentary wedding photographers from the WPJA, who regularly submit their best candid moments, artistic portraits, details, and scene setters for review by our WPJA competition judges.

WEDDINGS + ELOPEMENTS + ARTISTIC PORTRAITS & DETAILS + ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS

Some of the “Harsh sunlight” marriage photography samples below may have come from the getting ready events, the actual wedding ceremony, the reception after-party, an engagement session with the couple, or possibly be artistic portraits or detail shots.

FINE ART WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY: Our Artistic Guild award winners take a more creative approach to wedding day Portraits and use their innovative skills to capture the Details of each couple’s special day. The Artistic Guild’s Scene Setters are some of the most notable and breathtaking from within the artistic WPJA contest categories. Playing with light and shadow, special effects, and post-production editing, these images embrace the artistic component of wedding photography.

PRE-WEDDING ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY: The story of every couple starts long before the wedding day, and the engagement marks one of the most important milestones in their story. Engaged couples often want to celebrate the occasion and announce their upcoming wedding with a photoshoot. Pre-wedding portraits of an engaged couple can be just as moving and compelling as the images taken on the wedding day. Engagement portraits can win a Diamond Award, an exclusive WPJA award whose winner is selected from the best engagement photography in the world.

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At Bordeaux, a photographer used harsh sunlight to create a dramatic and contrasting black-and-white couple portrait
The creative wedding photographer used harsh sunlight to create a dramatic black-and-white couple portrait
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In Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain, a creative pre-wedding portrait was captured of a woman standing against a rock wall in harsh sunlight, her groom's profiled shadow visible on the wall
In Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, a woman's pre-wedding portrait with her groom's shadow visible
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The couple enjoyed a creative portrait session at Parrys, Chennai, India, featuring a serious street portrait with sunglasses on and harsh sun creating dramatic shadows
At Parrys, Chennai, India, the couple posed for a creative portrait, donning sunglasses and basking in harsh sun's dramatic shadows
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Paris, France grooms portrait in harsh sunlight
portrait of groom in harsh sunlight
Paris photographerharsh sunlightSolène LagantFrancePariscouple portrait
A boutonniere detail in Paris is highlighted against a silhouette in harsh sunlight
A Paris wedding boutonniere detail in harsh sunlight is highlighted against a silhouette
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The bride and groom posed for a portrait outdoors in London, their smiling faces illuminated by harsh sunlight
The bride and groom took a photo together in London beneath bright sunlight with dark tones
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