We live in an exciting time with technology that is allowing photographers of all genres greater scope, flexibility and expression of concepts and emotions, and none more so than Wedding Photography. The International Wedding Photographer Of The Year Awards showcases the work of Wedding Photographers worldwide and has set a new benchmark for wedding photography competitions. The International Wedding Photographer Of The Year Awards are open to all photographers Professional & Amateur.
The International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards allows photographers from across the globe
to showcase and enter their work in a wide variety of categories.
When entering, the Photographer will select the category they believe best suits the image being entered.
The image will be judged by our incredible team, based on its merits within that category.
The International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards is open to all photographers, Professional and Amateur
and there are no limits to the year the photograph was taken.
A portrait of any singular person attending the wedding, taken on the wedding or elopement day. This might be one of the individuals who is being married, but it may also be a member of the bridal party or a guest from the day. Previous winning entries have included portraits of the bride up close, a flower-girl in the bride’s shoes, there’s no telling what will win this year!
LIT! is all about the addition of a human-made light source to an image (on & off-camera flash, LED, Sparklers, tungsten etc) We’re celebrating our new sponsor GODOX and the creative sprinkle some extra lighting can bring to a scene by introducing this exciting new category. Are you the LIT master this year?
A wedding or elopement photograph that you feel fits the bill of Epic. The image will reflect a moment that is Epic in nature, this could include, but is not limited to a scene that is adventurous and grand with awe inspiring scenery, but it might also just be epic because it’s so beautiful, emotive, awesome inspiring in another way.
We are super excited to have some of the World’s best Wedding Photographers on our award judging panel. Head on over to our Judges Page to read more.
The definition of a wedding is evolving, finally! We’ve amended the definition of a ‘wedding’ to include the many variations of a wedding celebrations that exists due to choice, country, culture, gender, religion. Find full T&C’s here.
With more than $15,000 USD on offer and a sponsors prize pool that’s growing by the day. Check out the great prizes on offer here.