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The following “Shaft of light” 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 “Shaft of light” 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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A creative couple portrait captured by a Dubai wedding photographer at Bab Al Shams resort, with a natural shaft of light highlighting their poses against the desert backdrop.
A CAPTIVATING DUBAI DESERT ROMANCE: ENGAGEMENT PORTRAIT OF LOVE IN BAB AL SHAMS
desert backdropDubai UAEshaft of lightBab Al Shams ResortspotlightDubai PreWedding Photography
Cappadocia, Turkey: A captivating lifestyle couple portrait in a cave, where the couple gazes upwards through a crack in the rocks, bathed in a shaft of light, skillfully captured by the photographer.
CAPTIVATING CAVE: Gazing upwards in Cappadocia | Lifestyle Couple Portrait
couple portrait sessionengaged coupleCappadocia lifestyle couple portraitTurkey photographergazing upwardsshaft of lightCappadocia
Groom and his brother share a heartfelt moment during the preparation at Summit County, Colorado, as a shaft of light from a high window illuminates and adds a glow to the scene
Colorado's Illuminated Love: A Tender Brotherhood in Summit County
glowSummit County CO Wedding VenueSummit Countyheartfelt momentshaft of lightSummit County weddingsColorado
In the picturesque caves of Cappadocia, Turkey, this striking engagement portrait showcases the couple's depth and passion, captured expertly by a renowned wedding photographer based in Turkey.
Cappadocia's Captivating Romance: A Mesmerizing Engagement Portrait by a Celebrated Turkish Wedding Photographer
Turkeyshaft of lightCappadocia engagement photographyCappadocialooking upsunlight
In the enchanting La Alhambra, Granada, Spain, a pre-wedding session captures the love between the couple against a wall, expertly illuminated by captivating light and shadows.
In the Heart of Granada: Capturing Love's Glow in La Alhambra's Enchanting Shadows - Pre-Wedding Portraits
shaft of lightlight and shadowsGranada PreWedding PortraitSpainGranadaLa Alhambra
A couple from Sao Paulo lying facing opposite directions, with a line of light illuminating their faces during their engagement photo shoot.
Opposites Attract: Capturing Love's Dazzling Contrasts in Sao Paulo
opposite directionsshaft of lightSão Paulo engagement photographySão Paulo
A couple took a stunning lifestyle photoshoot in Sao Paulo with a portrait of them under an opening to the sky, resembling a beautiful shaft of light
In Sao Paulo, a couple posed in a stunning lifestyle photoshoot, under an opening to the sky
SkySão PauloSão Paulo engagement photographyBrazilshaft of light
A shaft of soft light illuminates half of the bride in her Chandigarh bridal portrait, with a dark background for contrast
The delicate interplay of light and shadow in the bridal portrait creates a striking visual effect
dark backgroundshaft of lightsoft lightChandigarh PhotographerChandigarh
Pre wedding picture of the couple embraced under a shaft of light near a stone wall in Finistère, France
Pre wedding picture of the couple embraced under a shaft of light near a stone wall in Finistère, France
Finistère photographerFranceFinistèreshaft of lightcouple embracedstone wallPatrick Lombaert
Illinois engaged couple pose under a shaft of light in chicago
an engaged couple pose under a shaft of light
Chicago e sessionposeengagedChicagoILChicago pre wedding portraitshaft of light
Beijing Forbidden City Love Portraits - Pre Wedding Session with a Couple and Black and Blue
Pre Wedding Session with a Couple and Black and Blue shaft of light
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