PWPC Winter 2020 Wedding Photography Contest
Contest Winners
1-st Place |
Mathieu Louis-Seize |
Green Tea Photography (Mathieu Louis-Seize)
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Ottawa, ON |
2-nd Place |
Rabih Madi |
Madi Photography
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Laval, QC |
3-rd Place |
Polk Liang |
Capso Studio - Polk Liang
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Richmond Hill, ON |
4-th Place |
Katie-Marie Tidy |
Photography by Katie-Marie
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Mascouche, QC |
5-th Place |
Cheryl Mains |
Black & Gold Photography (Cheryl Mains)
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Winnipeg, MB |
6-th Place |
Tim Chin |
TIMCHIN photography+design
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Montreal, QC |
7-th Place |
Andong Zhang |
Simcoe Studio
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Toronto, ON |
8-th Place |
Betty Ma |
Luxury Moment Photography
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Montreal, QC |
9-th Place |
Lisa Paradis Lacey Peoples |
Island Moments Photography
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Nanoose Bay, BC |
10-th Place |
Geeshan Bandara |
Geeshan Bandara Photography
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Vancouver, BC |
11-th Place |
Joel Boily |
Black & Gold Photography (Joel Boily)
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Winnipeg, MB |
12-th Place |
Dory Chamoun |
N'Focus Productions
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Laval, QC |
13-th Place |
Esther Gibbons |
Esther Gibbons Photography
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Montreal, QC |
14-th Place |
Kristin Ireland |
Mondays with Mac Photography
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Ottawa, ON |
15-th Place |
Roger Luo |
AGI Studio (Roger Luo)
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Richmond Hill, ON |
Contest Results
Fees and Eligibility
The Contest was open to PWPC Members only
Members have to
log in to see Contest rules
If you are not a Member yet, please
apply here
Prizes
Participants have the chance to win cash and other prizes for their winning photos
1-st place Contest Winner |
$500 cash |
2-nd place Contest Winner |
$350 cash |
3-rd place Contest Winner |
$250 cash |
4-th place Contest Winner |
First Pick of Sponsor's Prize |
5-th place Contest Winner |
Second Pick of Sponsor's Prize |
6-th place Contest Winner |
Third Pick of Sponsor's Prize |
Contest Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor: Technicare
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Prize: $250 credit towards Technicare lab services ($250 value)
Technicare offers $250 credit towards any of Technicare's lab services.
The winner will need to have a Technicare account, or they can sign up at www.technicare.com
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Gold Sponsor: Albumdraft
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Prize: two '6-months' Albumdraft memberships (value $87 each)
Online album proofing for wedding photographers. Albumdraft is the most practical and professional solution for wedding photographers to get the album design reviewed and approved by their clients.
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Silver Sponsor: The Image Salon
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Prize: $100 credit ($100 value)
The Image Salon is a post-production service for the busy, yet discerning wedding photographer. Brought together by international, award-winning photographers Davina & Daniel Kudish.
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Image size and other requirements
You may upload up to
30 images per Photographer per Contest
All images uploaded for the Contest must be
920 pixels on the long side in JPEG format with extension
.jpg and no larger than
300 KB
Images must have no borders, edges, strokes, studio logos, names etc.
No specific file name required for images
All images must be taken by the participant at actual wedding or engagement session. No images allowed from workshops, all types of commercial shots, etc.
Each photo may be submitted only to one Category of the Contest and may not be used at any other upcoming PWPC Contests
No collages allowed
Judges may disqualify a photo if it does not comply with the rules of the Contest
Judges
All Judges of the Contest are the PWPC Members
The Judges' decision on the Contest is final
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Fran Chelico moved to Vancouver seven years ago after receiving formal training in New York City.
After dabbling in all kinds of photography she found her true love with weddings.
She loves the thrill and magic of weddings. To be able to capture a bride at her happiest and most radiant moment is always such a thrill. The couple are surrounded by all of the people who matter most and to capture the most tender moments as they unfold, is very magical. To be responsible for someone else's memories that years from now will be relived over and over again just makes me so proud and fills my heart with joy. It is always such an honor.
Awards: PWPC, Fearless Photographer, JuneBug Weddings, and BC Wedding awards. |
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Emily Senyk, founder of Stardust Photography, is honoured to be able to
combine creative artistry and a passion for people and epic love stories
into her job!
She leads a team of five photographers, but takes pride in
editing every session herself. In her four years of professional
photography, Emily has been accepted into the Fearless Photographers
Collective - "the world's best wedding photographers who are not afraid to
push the limits of professional wedding photography to surprise you with
extraordinary photos of your wedding day." She also earned a spot in the
International Society of Professional Photographers - "a rarity among
wedding photography organizations; photographers cannot simply buy an ISPWP
membership, they have to earn it." Emily was also listed as one of the top
20 photographers in Canada with the PWPC in 2018 and 2019.
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Davina is an entrepreneur, photographer, writer, and feminist activist from the Eastern Townships, Quebec. She and her husband founded Davina + Daniel (davinaplusdaniel.com) in 2008 and spent the next decade documenting weddings all over the world, as well as teaching at various conferences and workshops, including their 2-day course 'The Wedding Story' on Creative Live.
Their wedding work received international recognition in print and online, and was awarded by dozens of organizations including Fearless Photographers, ISPWP, Junebug, and Masters of Wedding Photography. Davina earned PWPC's Photographer of the Year title in 2018. Davina is the co-founder and current CVO of The Image Salon (imagesalon.com), a post-production agency in Montreal, the founder of Woman Being (womanbeing.ca), and she is currently working on a book of portraits from her series The Motherhood Project (davinapalik.com/mothers) and continues to explore the world with Daniel, their son Max and daughter Charlie.
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Contest Categories
| 1. |
Getting Ready |
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| 2. |
The Wedding Dress |
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| 3. |
Ceremony |
Images taken during the Ceremony |
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Kids Being Kids |
Images of children or youths acting like kids |
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Bride and Groom Portrait |
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| 6. |
Bridal Party Portrait |
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Engagement Portrait |
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| 8. |
Humor |
Funny images of the wedding day, from beginning to the end |
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Emotion |
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| 10. |
Bridal Portrait |
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| 11. |
Wedding Details |
Images of the bridal shoes, ring, cake, etc. |
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Reception |
Images taken during the Reception |
Minor Photoshop enhancements are allowed (cropping, colour correction, blemishes removal, etc.)
Colour, B/W, or toned images are acceptable
Portrait images may be set up or prompted by the photographer
Photos must be appropriate for a general audience
All images are Copyright of their owners
