Award Winning Photograph for WPJA Q3 Contest

One great things about being a part of WPJA (The Wedding Photojournalist Association) is the opportunity to enter in their quarterly contests.  Photographers from all over the world submit their best images from the wedding's they've covered that year. And since everyone has a certain amount of images they can enter, it gives everyone an equal chance to win.  It doesn't matter how long you've been a member or how big or small your career is, it's about the merit of the photograph and nothing else.

The last quarter's contest had 13,686 entries and only 240 were awarded, so it's an honor to have one of my images selected.  The image is from Diana & Khoa's wedding in April of last year.

The photo is also in rotation in WPJA's banner on their homepage. Here's a screenshot of it:

Award Winning Photographs for WPJA

After being accepted to the WPJA in January, I only had a couple days left to submit photos for the Q4 photography contest.

A couple months later, the results are in and I'm excited to say that two photographs were placed in the contest.

9th place - Ceremony

12th place - Ring Detail

Here are the rest of the winners of the Q4 contest. It's really an honor to be among such great photographers who are raising the bar of wedding photography.

UNICEF's 2009 Photo of the Year

This photo by Johan Bävman is a photo of two schoolgirls in Tanzania. His photo was selected out of 1,147 pictures from 123 photographers in 33 countries.

Here's a quote from the article regarding this great photos.

"The visual impairment of 10-year-old Mwanaidi is not obvious at first glance. Her best friend Selina, however, stands out immediately. She suffers from albinism – a pigment disorder that causes skin, eyes and hair to be extremely light and sensitive. The school is one of the few places where Selina is safe from being discriminated against or attacked."

Read the full article here.