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Tennessee, United States

Bryan Aleman

Photograph 2690003 was awarded to Tennessee, United States wedding photographer Bryan Aleman for being the best in documentary wedding photography.

The WPJA is pleased to present Tennessee, United States wedding photographer Bryan Aleman with an official Master Piece Award as recognition for exceptional wedding photojournalism at Gatlinburg, TN.

The very best reportage-style wedding photographers from around the world submit their best pictures to the Wedding Photojournalist Association’s photography contests because they appreciate having the opportunity to be recognized in this field. Their pictures are scrutinized by some of the most notable and respected working photojournalists and picture editors in the news industry (not the wedding industry). Winning in these contests is a major accomplishment for a pro wedding photographer.

2023 v01 Photography Competition Judges

Jim Gehrz, Justin Merriman, Mary Calvert, Renée C. Byer

Virginia, United States

Xiaoqi Li

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Photograph 2689192 was awarded to Virginia, United States wedding photographer Xiaoqi Li for being the best in documentary wedding photography.

The WPJA is pleased to present Virginia, United States wedding photographer Xiaoqi Li with an official Master Piece Award as recognition for exceptional wedding photojournalism at District Winery, DC Cutting Cake.

The very top reportage-style wedding photographers from around the world submit their top pictures to the Wedding Photojournalist Association’s photography competitions because they appreciate having the opportunity to be awarded in this field. Their pictures are scrutinized by some of the most notable and respected working photojournalists and picture editors in the news industry (not the wedding industry). Winning in these competitions is a major accomplishment for a professional wedding photographer.

2023 v01 Photography Competition Judges

Jim Gehrz, Justin Merriman, Mary Calvert, Renée C. Byer

California, United States

Tanushree Vaidya

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California wedding photographer Tanushree Vaidya is the recipient of this WPJA Diamond Award for creative wedding engagement photography

We are proud to present California, United States engagement photographer Tanushree Vaidya with this WPJA Diamond Award for creating a praise-worthy artistic engagement portrait that ranks among the best. This top industry award helps make the case that wedding photojournalists take the most creative engagement photographs of all. Member clients use these pre-wedding portraits for gifts, Save the Date cards, wedding websites, newspaper announcements and for display at the wedding reception.

Noord Brabant, Netherlands

Elke Teurlings

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Image 2686570 was recognized with a TLC award and presented to Noord Brabant, Netherlands wedding photographer Elke Teurlings for capturing a real moment at an actual event and being ranked with the world’s best wedding photographers.

The Wedding Photojournalist Association is happy to present Noord Brabant, Netherlands wedding photographer Elke Teurlings with a True Love Captured TLC WPJA award for recording a real moment at a marriage event: wedding photojournalism.

The best wedding photographers from around the world send in their favorite ‘emotion’ images to the WPJA’s TLC documentary photography contests for recognition in this highly competitive field. The most notable working photojournalists and newspaper picture editors in the industry (not the wedding industry) review their work and award the top images.

Alagoas, Brazil

Renner Boldrino

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Alagoas wedding photographer Renner Boldrino is the recipient of this WPJA Diamond Award for creative wedding engagement photography

We are proud to present Alagoas, Brazil engagement photographer Renner Boldrino with this WPJA Diamond Award for creating a praise-worthy artistic engagement portrait that ranks among the best. This top industry award helps make the case that wedding photojournalists take the most creative engagement photographs of all. Member clients use these pre-wedding portraits for gifts, Save the Date cards, wedding websites, newspaper announcements and for display at the wedding reception.

Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Patrycja Janik

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Wedding photographer Patrycja Janik of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany was awarded by the Artistic Guild of the WPJA for this creative wedding photograph.

The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association has awarded Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany wedding photographer Patrycja Janik for outstanding and creative wedding photography at Ruderclub Germania, Düsseldorf.

The most artistic and creative wedding photographers around the world enter their images in the AG WPJA photography competitions because they appreciate having the opportunity to have their work recognized by our judges.

2021 v03 Artistic Guild Judges

David Leeson, Denny Simmons, Lisa Krantz, Susan Walsh

Vicenza, Italy

Luca Fabbian

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Wedding photographer Luca Fabbian of Vicenza, Italy was awarded by the Artistic Guild of the WPJA for this creative wedding photograph.

The Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association has awarded Vicenza, Italy wedding photographer Luca Fabbian for outstanding and creative wedding photography at Vicenza.

The most artistic and creative wedding photographers around the world enter their images in the AG WPJA photography competitions because they appreciate having the opportunity to have their work recognized by our judges.

2021 v01 Artistic Guild Judges

David Leeson, Mary Calvert, Mary Vignoles, Seth Resnick

California, United States

Chris Shum

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California wedding photographer Chris Shum is the recipient of this WPJA Diamond Award for creative wedding engagement photography

We are proud to present California, United States engagement photographer Chris Shum with this WPJA Diamond Award for creating a praise-worthy artistic engagement portrait that ranks among the best. This top industry award helps make the case that wedding photojournalists take the most creative engagement photographs of all. Member clients use these pre-wedding portraits for gifts, Save the Date cards, wedding websites, newspaper announcements and for display at the wedding reception.

Trieste, Italy

Paolo Blocar

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Trieste wedding photographer Paolo Blocar is the recipient of this WPJA Diamond Award for creative wedding engagement photography

We are proud to present Trieste, Italy engagement photographer Paolo Blocar with this WPJA Diamond Award for creating a praise-worthy artistic engagement portrait that ranks among the best. This top industry award helps make the case that wedding photojournalists take the most creative engagement photographs of all. Member clients use these pre-wedding portraits for gifts, Save the Date cards, wedding websites, newspaper announcements and for display at the wedding reception.

Bangkok, Thailand

Surasart Areear

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Bangkok wedding photographer Surasart Areear is the recipient of this WPJA Diamond Award for creative wedding engagement photography

We are proud to present Bangkok, Thailand engagement photographer Surasart Areear with this WPJA Diamond Award for creating a praise-worthy artistic engagement portrait that ranks among the best. This top industry award helps make the case that wedding photojournalists take the most creative engagement photographs of all. Member clients use these pre-wedding portraits for gifts, Save the Date cards, wedding websites, newspaper announcements and for display at the wedding reception.