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2004 WPJA Award Winning Wedding Photography 'HUMOR':

FIRST PLACE - Joseph Hong / Washington

15 Points, a trophy and $67.50 Cash


bride, groom and flying kid - Photo © 2003 by Michèle Waite
Photo © 2004 by Joseph Hong

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Framing of flowers makes for a humorous image. The hand coming in the right adds to photo.

Fun image of a groom surrounded by a banquet of flowers.



SECOND PLACE - Olivier Lalin / New York

10 Points, a trophy and $45.00 Cash


wedding guest with bottle - Photo © 2003 by Neil Cowley
Photo © 2004 by Olivier Lalin

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Hilarious, different moment of the bride and groom with six guys in speedos in Times Square. Location and timing is everything.


THIRD PLACE - Ben Rusnak / Florida

5 Points, a WPJA t-shirt and $22.50 Cash


Photo © 2004 by Ben Rusnak

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Can’t beat this for humorous. Funny moment with groomsmen in sunglasses drinking bottles of beer. Photographer had to be on alert to get a photo like this.


FOURTH PLACE (tie) - Craig Strong / Oregon

bride and groom from behind - Photo © 2003 by Matt Lit
Photo © 2004 by Craig Strong

FOURTH (tie) PLACE - Brian Tsai/ Texas

bride in rollers - Photo © 2003 by Huy Nguyen
Photo © 2004 by Brian Tsai

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Ah, kids, always good for that awkward moment that we want to remember forever.


SIXTH PLACE (tie) - Eric Cable / Oregon

bride dancing/black and white - Photo © 2003 by Roman Grinev
Photo © 2004 by Eric Cable

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Journalistic photo of couple walking across the street while married couple stands in background. Really makes you wonder what is going on.


SIXTH PLACE (tie) - Melissa Mermin / Massachusetts

wedding guests with camera - Photo © 2003 by Craig Strong
Photo © 2004 by Melissa Mermin

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Must be an outdoor wedding.


EIGHTH PLACE - David Burnham / New York

signing marriage license - Photo © 2003 by Natalie Fobes
Photo © 2004 by David Burnham

NINTH PLACE (tie) - Suzanne Mapes / California

wedding guest head detail - Photo © 2003 by Craig Strong
Photo © 2004 by Suzanne Mapes

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Ah, kids, always good for that funny moment that makes us all laugh and wish we were young again.


NINTH PLACE (tie) - Stacey Kane / Maine

officiant from wedding - Photo © 2003 by Evrim Icoz
Photo © 2004 by Stacey Kane

JUDGE'S COMMENTS:

Expression on grooms face makes photo.


JUDGES FOR THIS WPJA CONTEST:

1. Bruce Moyer - Picture Editor - The Hartford Courant (CT). In 2004, for the third year in a row, Moyer was named Newspaper Picture Editor of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). Numerous other NPPA awards.

2. Suzette Moyer - Director of Graphics and Design at the Hartford Courant newspaper. Director of Region 1 for the Society for News Design. She has been a designer for more than 16 years, working at publications in Florida, Washington and North Carolina. She has won numerous awards from the Society of News Design, Print magazine and the National Press Photographers Association.


3. Ami Vitale Ami is based in India and her photographs and stories from events in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India and Asia have appeared in publications including Time, Newsweek, Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, The Telegraph Sunday Magazine, Le Figaro Magazine and USA Today among others. She has won numerous awards for work including:
World Press Photos 2003, Third place General News Story
NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2003:Magazine photographer of the year
NPPA Best of Photojournalism 2003:Third place International News Story
Photographer of the Year International: Third place Magazine Division / General Reporting.

4. Sean D. Elliot - Chief Photographer/Photo Assignment Editor - The Day (CT). Currently is the National Secretary for the National Press Photographers Association - NPPA. Past director of Region One for the NPPA. Sean was 1994 Rookie of the Year from the New England Press Association and was NEPA's 2000 Photographer of the Year.

 

 

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CATEGORIES:

Getting Ready

Ceremony

Reception

Kids

Details

Action

Emotion

Humor

Artistic

Cake Cutting

Food

Using Available Light

Musicians

Bridal Portrait

Bride AND Groom (portrait)

Bride OR Groom (portrait)

Bridal Party (portrait)