The good folks over at the prestigious Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) have always maintained some of the highest professional standards in the industry. They are one of the very best photojournalist organizations out there, and to be accepted by them to become a member, you really have to be at the very top of your game.
We’re always honored to be a part of such a great group of photographers who are innovative leaders in their field, and we’re consistently impressed by the work of our fellow members. We rarely enter contests, so when we were encouraged by the WPJA to get involved, we grabbed two images from a single recent wedding… and tossed our hat in the ring. Why not?
We were thrilled to hear such positive feedback from the WPJA about our work… and honored to learn that BOTH our images had won! With stiff international competition from some of the best photojournalists out there, we never expected to do so well. The prize winning images were from Caroline & Mark’s wedding in Newport, Rhode Island. The blog post of that wedding is here.
Are we hooked on contests? No. Not at all… we’ve got too many stories to capture and too many wonderful clients that deserve our focused attention. Though we won’t become contest junkies, it’s nice to occasionally put our work out there “head to head” amongst the best wedding photojournalists in the world and receive such accolades!
The WPJA also honored us by using our previously prize winning image of the boy with a lobster claw stuck on his nose as their cover page. It’s been a great week, and congratulations to all the winning photographers! To view all the contest winners, just visit the Wedding Photojournalist website at www.wpja.com
