This is the second quarterly wedding photo contest in 2009 for the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association.

The Q2 ’09 [AG]WPJA contest will consist of six categories.

1. Getting Ready
Entries which spontaneously capture the prepping, grooming, arranging, outfitting, and anticipation before the ceremony.

2. Ceremony
Images that capture guests and participants throughout pre-ceremony, vow-exchange, and receiving line activity.

3. Reception
Photographs that document festivities from the cocktail hour through the last dance and departure.

4. Ring Details
Entries that depict shots of the rings, either set-up and controlled by the photographer or as they were found.

5. Kids (Being Kids)
Entries of found moments depicting babies, children, and youth doing what they do best (kids being kids)!

6. Portrait of Bride AND Groom Alone
Photographs that demonstrate the photographer’s ability to create an interesting environmental portrait of the bride AND groom alone on their wedding day.

The following types of submissions are encouraged: Photoshop manipulated, darkroom manipulated, in-camera manipulated, toned, infrared, cross-processed, Polaroid, Holga, toy camera, 4×5, etc… Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association [AG]WPJA is a group of international wedding photojournalists, who capture unscripted wedding moments as they happen, and excel in the art of post-production image processing. The[AG]WPJA is a division within the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA); one which specifically promotes Fine Art Wedding Photojournalism.