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CATEGORIES:

Getting Ready

Ceremony

Reception

Kids

Details

Action

Emotion

Humor

Artistic

Sequential

Architecture

Using Available Light

Multiple Picture Story

Engagement Portrait

Bride AND Groom (portrait)

Bride OR Groom (portrait)

Bridal Party (portrait)

Portrait of Kid(s)


2003 WPJA Award Winning Photo 'PORTRAIT OF KID(S)'':

FIRST PLACE - Joseph Hong / Washington

15 Points, a trophy and $61.50 Cash


flower girl through window - Photo © 2003 by Joseph Hong
Photo © 2003 by Joseph Hong

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

This is a very good attempt, I wish I could see a little glimpse of her face. It is however, well framed.

Timeless. Beautiful use of color and composition. Liked the framing through the windows. Light and angelic.

A graphic image with nice color. It has the feeling of an impressionist painting.



SECOND PLACE - Jeff Andrews / British Columbia, Canada

10 Points and $41.00 Cash

 

three girls at wedding on fence - Photo © 2003 by Jeff Andrews
Photo © 2003 by Jeff Andrews

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Great lighting. Nice strong horizontal shape.

Cute expressions, good positioning and nice soft backlighting.

Sparkling eyes and teeth gaps made very cute with rim light and clean background.


THIRD PLACE - Bill McCullough / Texas

5 Points and $20.50 Cash

wedding reception baby - Photo © 2003 by Bill McCullough
Photo © 2003 by Bill McCullough

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Great face with an equally great expression.

Great eyes.


FOURTH PLACE - Angela Burke / Washington

four wedding girls in dresses - Photo © 2003 by Angela Burke
Photo © 2003 by Angela Burke

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Timeless looking image. Each child as an innocent angle like expression. Very cherub looking.

Liked the layering of little girls.


FIFTH PLACE - Bill McCullough / Texas

wedding day portrait of girl - Photo © 2003 by Bill McCullough
Photo © 2003 by Bill McCullough

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Lovely lit with a very pleasant expression.

Nice expression and clean composition.


SIXTH PLACE (tie) - Sarah Jenkins / Ontario, Canada

wedding boys - Photo © 2003 by Sarah Jenkins
Photo © 2003 by Sarah Jenkins

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Great retrospective expression from the little boy. Nice mirrored subjects. Boy's face makes this a winner.


SIXTH PLACE (tie) - Juan-Carlos Torres / Oregon

wedding girl in white dress - Photo © 2003 by Juan-Carlos Torres
Photo © 2003 by Juan-Carlos Torres

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Very elegant moment.


EIGHTH PLACE - Matt McGraw / North Carolina

wedding day flower girl - Photo © 2003 by Matt McGraw
Photo © 2003 by Matt McGraw

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Beautiful - looks like a photo from the 1920's.


NINTH PLACE - Cindy Ord / New York

kid looking in window at wedding - Photo © 2003 by Cindy Ord
Photo © 2003 by Cindy Ord

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

The window frames the boy nicely.


TENTH PLACE - Sue Cunningham / Connecticut

flower girl hiding - Photo © 2003 by Sue Cunningham
Photo © 2003 by Sue Cunningham

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Good composition with the 1/2 face. Interesting expression.


JUDGES FOR THIS WPJA CONTEST:

1. Anne Ryan was a staff photographers for USA Today for ten years covering all types of assignments including four trips to the Olympic Games. She has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize by both the Sun-Sentinel and USA Today.  She has also received numerous photojournalism awards in the Atlanta Seminar, Southern Short Course and a First Place in the Sports Feature category in POY.

2. Stephanie Grace Lim (San Jose Mercury News - CA), has won acclaim from the Society of News Design, National Press Photographers Association, Associated Press, National Headliners, & Nikon, as well as Michigan College Photographer of the Year and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. Her work has been featured in the illustrious publications of Life, People, Billboard, Photographer’s Forum, and Print Magazine.


3. Matt McClain (Ventura County Star - CA)
Graduate of Indiana University 1998
2003 NPPA Region 10 Still Photographer of the Year.
2002 NPPA Region 10 Still Photographer of the Year.
2001 NPPA Region 10 Still Photographer of the Year.
Matt has taught at Brooks Institute of Photography (at the new campus for the photojournalism department in Ventura).

4. Mark Mirko (The Hartford Courant - CT)
Presently completing a Knight Fellowship at Ohio University. will be returning to the Hartford Courant in June, 2004.
2002 NPPA Region 1 Still Photographer of the Year.
Worked as a Staff Photographer at The Palm Beach Post from 1992-2000.
In 1994 Mark was the Region 6 NPPA POY.
In 1992 a team entry of the Post's Photographic coverage of Hurricane Andrew's devastation was a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

NPPA = NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION

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CATEGORIES:

Getting Ready

Ceremony

Reception

Kids

Details

Action

Emotion

Humor

Artistic

Sequential

Architecture

Using Available Light

Multiple Picture Story

Engagement Portrait

Bride AND Groom (portrait)

Bride OR Groom (portrait)

Bridal Party (portrait)

Portrait of Kid(s)