GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: First
Photographer: Natalie Moser, nataliemphotography.com
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Judges’ Comments: With the bridesmaids’ backs to the camera, Moser turns a standard before-the ceremony moment into an intimate, dramatically lit portrait. The flower girls’ body language is classic kid-dom: bored but trying so hard to behave.
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CATEGORY: GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Second
Photographer: Kenneth Paul Soong, justmarriedphotography.com
Location: Alberta, Canada
Judges’ Comments: It's a given that trampolines offer the opportunity to make good pictures. But they usually don't include men in suits. The photographer took advantage of this somewhat strange combination of fashion and place to make a fun and energetic photo.
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CATEGORY: GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Third
Photographer: Florent Vidal, fvidalphoto.com
Location: Australia
Judges’ Comments: This just cracks me up—a perfect moment on each and every subject in this endearing and timeless moment.
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CATEGORY: GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Fourth
Photographer: Adrienne Maples, amaples.com
Location: Kansas
Judges’ Comments: The richness in color of the fabrics frames the white of the bride's dress and the black of the boy's suit. The placement of the women's arms shows a sense of ease and friendship even though you cannot see their expressions.
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CATEGORY: GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Fifth
Photographer: Joseph Kohn, iqphoto.com
Location: Northern California
Judges’ Comments: This photo is rich with information. Each person is occupied in thought or conversation. They seem to be lined up for a bus, but their clothing tells you otherwise.
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CATEGORY: GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Sixth
Photographer: Ruggero Farina, ruggerofarina.it
Location: Italy
Judges’ Comments: An evocative, almost bucolic scene that lovingly captures tenderness, frailty and hope as the two women slowly make their way to the group ahead of them.
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CATEGORY: GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Seventh
Photographer: Alison Williams, arosephotography.com
Location: Colorado
Judges’ Comments: An unexpected view of (presumably) the men of the wedding party. The open sky and shadows highlight the men, who are lost in their own thoughts yet connected by their attire and positioning in the photo.
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GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Eighth
Photographer: Brian Tsai, lifemosaics.com
Location: Texas
Judges’ Comments: The composition of this photo is clever. The photographer successfully uses the black-and-white medium. The smoke delicately fills the negative space while the black-and-white tuxedos create shapes.
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GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Ninth
Photographer: Ron Storer, ronstorer.com
Location: Washington
Judges’ Comments: This is such a fun moment. The bridal party is still separated into the bride’s and groom's sides but in an unexpected, very real moment.
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GROUP/BRIDAL PARTY
Place: Tenth
Photographer: Sarah Bastille, sarahbastille.com
Location: Massachusetts
Judges’ Comments: Barefoot, relaxed, happy—it’s great to see the bridal party stripped down to just being friends.
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