1st PLACE | RECEPTION
Carolina Pires | Carolina Pires Fotografia | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Wonderful colors and great feeling. / The color, the excitement, the overhead angle … one of my favorites in the whole contest. / A great creative composition and beautiful colors make this a standout image. Penalized for excessive retouching.
2nd PLACE | RECEPTION
Luigi Rota | Fotorota Studio Luigi Rota | Milan, Italy Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Beautiful use of lights and celebration. / A great moment under very difficult lighting circumstances.
3rd PLACE | RECEPTION
Mark Pawlyszyn | Unique Images Photography | Calgary, Alberta Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Great shot compositionally and for the obvious story telling of the tear. / What a fantastic photo! The tear, the expressions, and the lighting all come together to make this an outstanding photo.
4th PLACE | RECEPTION
Marco Miglianti | Marco Miglianti Photography | Tuscany, Italy Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Very smart composition that serves to illuminate the visual mood of this wedding.
5th PLACE | RECEPTION
Agnieszka Cynarska-Taran | Fotopracownia | Cracow, Poland Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
An unusual scene. Beautiful light and tones.
6th PLACE | RECEPTION
Roland Michels | Roland Michels Photography | Hamburg, Germany Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Simple shot pretty and deserved a top 20.
7th PLACE | RECEPTION
Edoardo Agresti | Edoardo Agresti Photographer[s] | Florence, Italy Wedding Photographer
8th PLACE | RECEPTION
Mark Wallis | Mark Wallis Photography | London, UK Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
I liked this photo … subtle different yet tells a story.
9th PLACE | RECEPTION
Mark Wallis | Mark Wallis Photography | London, UK Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
I liked this shot because of the angle… And composition… has rule of thirds written all over it.
10th PLACE | RECEPTION
Vinicius Matos | La Foto | Belo Horizonte, Brazil Wedding Photographer
11th PLACE | RECEPTION
Maurice Ramirez | Maurice Ramirez Photo Design | San Francisco, California Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Fun well shot and screams BW. / Great use of light and smoke.
12th PLACE | RECEPTION
Fernanda Petelinkar | Fernanda e Sharon – Fotografia de Casamento | São Paulo, Brazil Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
In the heat of the reception you can feel the energy in this shot.
13th PLACE | RECEPTION
Dina Litovsky | Stregoica Photography | New York Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
A wonderful fresh take on this event. The photograph powerfully captures and distills the essence of this dance while also providing remarkable insight into the symbolism of the dance. Possibly the best Hora photo I’ve seen.
14th PLACE | RECEPTION
Jez Dickson | Jez Dickson Photography | London, UK Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Well done to single out the toast, and the arm stretched out says it was a hell of a speech.
15th PLACE | RECEPTION
Henry Chen | Henry Chen Photography | Los Angeles Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Nice job combining the shadow speech and bride and groom.
16th PLACE | RECEPTION
Virgil Bunao | CVI Photography & Co. | Charleston, South Carolina Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Great angle and expression too always is a plus.
17th PLACE | RECEPTION
Willian Lima | Willian Lima + Priscila Lima | Santo André, Brazil Wedding Photographer
18th PLACE | RECEPTION
Kristina Carter | Vrai | Chicago, Illinois Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
This is a well composed shot… My eyes travel the whole photo.
19th PLACE | RECEPTION
Ryan Jones | RCJones Photography | Fresno, California Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
Cry? Laugh? Excitement? Hold back a tear? I don’t know which is why I like it.
20th PLACE | RECEPTION
Andree Kehn | Andree Kehn Wedding Photography | Bethel, Maine Wedding Photographer
JUDGE COMMENTS:
The girls around the bride screaming makes this shot.
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