2013 Q3 Contest
Results from the 2013 Q3 Contest Wedding Photojournalism Contest
The WPJA wishes to extend our congratulations to all our members who had award winning entries in this contest, as well as the work of the contest judges and support of our contest sponsors.
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Bride Getting Ready20 Winning Images
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Groom Getting Ready20 Winning Images
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Ceremony20 Winning Images
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Reception20 Winning Images
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First Dance20 Winning Images
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Flowers/Decorations20 Winning Images
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Musicians & DJs20 Winning Images
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Mirrors (creative use of)20 Winning Images
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Portrait of Bridal Party20 Winning Images
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Award Winning Photographers from this Contest
- Adam Riley, England
- Adrienne Maples, Kansas
- Aht Yomyai, Thailand
- Aleks Kus, Slovenia
- Aleksey Gaydin, Russia
- Alessandro Avenali, Italy
- Alina Drobner, Germany
- Allison Williams, Illinois
- Anastasia Arrigo, Switzerland
- Andrea Cittadini, Italy
- Andréa Graiz, Brazil
- Andrea Tappo, Italy
- Andreas Pollok, Germany
- Andree Kehn, Maine
- Antoine Monfajon, France
- Boni Bonev, Bulgaria
- Brent Foster, Canada
- Brian Hatton, New York (City/Metro)
- Casey Fatchett, New York (City/Metro)
- Ce Conner, California (Southern)
- Chris Volpe, Connecticut
- Christo Nicolle, England
- Christobal Perez, North Carolina
- Christophe Pasteur, France
- Christophe Viseux, France
- Claudio Valerio, Italy
- Colleen Carroll, Washington
- Craig Warga, New York (City/Metro)
- Dan Bold, England
- Danilo Coluccio, Italy
- Darren Poh, Singapore
- David Page, France
- David Perkins, England
- David Crane, California (Southern)
- David Murray, Georgia
- Denise Chastain, New York (Long Island)
- Derek Olson, North Carolina
- Diane Stredicke, New York (Upstate)
- Dominique Cabrelli, France
- Edu Freire, Brazil
- Elliot Nichol, Malta
- Emanuele Capoferri, Italy
- Emin Kuliyev, New York (City/Metro)
- Emma Rose, Canada
- Enrico Radloff, Germany
- Erin Chrisman, South Carolina
- Erkin Agsaran, Turkey
- Ettore Colletto, Italy
- Fabio Azanha, Portugal
- Fabio Ferreira, Brazil
- Fabio Mirulla, Italy
- Fadi Kheir, New York (City/Metro)
- Federico Pedroletti, Argentina
- Federico Miccioni, Italy
- Florent Vidal, Australia
- Francesco Gravina, Italy
- Franco Milani, Italy
- Frank Hamma, Germany
- Fred Bruneau, France
- Frederic Bayle, France
- Gabriel Harber, California (Northern)
- Gerhard Nel, Netherlands
- Gillian Reinhardt, South Carolina
- Giovani Garcia, Brazil
- Giovanna Corti, Italy
- Giulia Brogi, Italy
- Giuseppe Di Natale, Italy
- Glen Stubbe, Minnesota
- Hanna Baranava, Italy
- Hooman Bahrani, North Carolina
- Ian Bursill, England
- Inbal Sivan, New York (City/Metro)
- Irina Lackmann, Germany
- Jacob Hannah, Vermont
- Jacques Mateos, France
- Jake Holt, Washington
- Jennifer MacFarlane, New York (City/Metro)
- Jocemar Voss Kovacs, Brazil
- John Zich, Illinois
- Katya Sharapova, Russia
- Kenny Pang, New York (City/Metro)
- Kent Meireis, Colorado
- Kira Horvath, Colorado
- Leslie Barbaro, New Jersey
- Livio Lacurre, Italy
- Lorenzo Forte, Italy
- Luca D'Ambra, Italy
- Luca Cappellaro, Italy
- Lucas Lermen, Brazil
- Lyndsey Goddard, England
- Maik Dobiey, Peru
- MangKhris Santika, Indonesia
- Marco Fantauzzo, Italy
- Marek Valovic, Slovakia
- Marek Koprowski, Poland
- Marek Hanyzewski, Poland
- Marianne Earthy, England
- Marino Prieto, Brazil
- Mark Earthy, England
- Matt Guegan, France
- Matteo Reni, Italy
- Megan Gielow, North Carolina
- Melissa Prosser, Georgia
- Michal Siergiejewicz, Poland
- Morgan Lynn Razi, Texas (Southern)
- Nick Despres, Channel Islands
- Nino Lombardo, Italy
- Obi Nwokedi, England
- Pam Lauhachai, Thailand
- Patrick Law, Hong Kong
- Petr PeLucha, Czech Republic
- Philip Thomas, Texas (Southern)
- Ralph Pache, Germany
- Riccardo Bestetti, Italy
- Richard Howman, England
- Rick Collins, Canada
- Rob Shook, Connecticut
- Robbin Lee, Taiwan
- Robert Fojtik, Slovakia
- Roberto Gonzalez, Florida
- Salvatore Bongiorno, Italy
- Samo Rovan, Slovenia
- Sandro Andrade, Brazil
- Scott Goh, Australia
- Sean Marshall Lin, Pennsylvania
- Shane O'Neill, Ireland
- Shane Snider, North Carolina
- Sheraz Khwaja, England
- Simon Grosset, Scotland
- Stephen Casey, England
- Stephen Bunn, England
- Steve Matteo, Illinois
- Tang Lixuan, China
- Tatiana Breslow, New York (City/Metro)
- Theodoros Chliapas, Greece
- Vatche Vick Jabarian, Canada
- Veli Yanto, Indonesia
- Vera Varley, Canada
- Veronica Masserdotti, Italy
- Victor Marti, Spain
- Vince Zhao, China
- Vincenzo Massaro, Italy
- Vinicius Fadul, Brazil
- Virginia Gimeno, Spain
- Walter van Dusen, Connecticut
- Wolfgang Burkart, Germany
- Yana Zharintsova, Russia
- Yann Richard, France
- Yong How Tey, Singapore
- Yuchen Wang, China
Contest Judges
JEANIE ADAMS-SMITH
Award winning photographer based in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where she is an Associate Professor of Photojournalism at Western Kentucky University. She worked at the Chicago Tribune for 10 years as the national and foreign picture editor.
She has lectured at the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference and chaired a national Women in Photojournalism conference, sponsored by the National Press Photographers Association. Read more
DENNIS BRACK
Dennis Brack is past President of the White House News Photographers Association. Brack has won awards from the National Newspaper Photographers Association, the White House News Photographers Association and the World Press Association. Brack is also the secretary/treasurer of the United States Senate Standing Committee of Press Photographers. Read more
LISA KRANTZ
Lisa Krantz has been a staff photographer at the San Antonio Express-News since March 2004. Previously she worked at the Naples (FL) Daily News for five years. Krantz attended Florida State University, where she received a Bachelor's degree in psychology and earned her Master's degree in photography from Syracuse University.
At the Express-News she covers everything from hurricanes to the NBA Championship although her true love is telling intimate untold stories in communities. Read more
YONATHAN WEITZMAN
Yonathan Weitzman (born 1977) is an award-winning freelance photojournalist based in Israel. Having previously worked with Corbis, Reuters and the daily newspaper, Haaretz, Yonathan has also had photographs in magazines including: Stern, Newsweek, The Observer, Time, and View. In 2005, he was working as a cameraman for Reuters Television documenting the former Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip.
During five years of work as a professional photographer, Yonathan was awarded 3rd place in the World Press Photo competition in 2007; 1st place in 63 Pictures of the Year international (POYi) 2006; 2nd and 3rd place in Best of Photojournalism 2007; 1st place in PPY press photographer year 2007, and was awarded prizes in Israel's annual photojournalism competition Local Testimony 2006 and 2004. Read more