Picture by Dee Kampe, courtesy of International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022, who also won the award for Couple Portrait.
The 6th International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022 is Dee Kampe of Finder Seeker Photography in Melbourne, Australia. She bested more than 1,700 entries across 10 categories from more than 330 photographers from across the world.
In honour of Godox, who are sponsors of the sixth annual awards, a new category called "Lit" was added to encourage wedding photographers to incorporate artificial light sources into their shots. There was some amazing wedding night photography made possible by the use of on- and off-camera flash, LEDs, sparklers, and tungsten.
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Each year, talented photographers from all around the world submit their best work to the International Wedding Photographer of the Year Awards(opens in new tab), a prestigious photography competition that showcases some of the most imaginative and moving wedding photography ever captured.
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The awards celebrate the best of its kind and are open to both professional and amateur photographers. The top 15 submissions in each category will be reevaluated by the judges as a new batch, and the overall winner will be determined by the highest overall score among the remaining 150 submissions. The shot may have been taken in any year.
Photographer of the Year 2022 for the Wedding Industry Worldwide
Literature category winner (photo by Rossi Mechanezidis, winner of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year)
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Grand Winner Deanne Kempe has shared some details about the story behind the image that earned her the title, "After a year of being in and out of Melbourne's notorious Covid-19 lockdowns, Liana and Jono's wedding was my first wedding post-lockdown and this image is all the more sentimental to me for that reason.
We were getting ready to take some photographs when suddenly a powerful wind blew Liana's veil away. Liana, delighted by the whole ordeal, smiled and accepted the situation for what it was as Jono sped off to retrieve it. Taking pictures came naturally to me, and this shot was taken just a few seconds after the veil had snuck away.
Have they retrieved the veil? The answer is yes. We thought it was gone after it rose fifty metres into the air, but it landed halfway up a telephone pole on the opposite side of the street. That, however, is a different tale.
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Runner-up for Best Wedding Photographer Worldwide and First Place in the Black and White Category (Picture by Matteo Lomonte, winner of the International Wedding Photographer of the Year Award).
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Couple Portrait, Dancing Floor, Epic Setting, Black and White, Bridal Party, From Above, Single Capture, Solo Portrait, Engagement / Non-Wedding, and the brand new category for 2022: Lit.
Photographer Matteo Lomonte from Italy won the Black and White category and came in second place overall with his striking shot of a young kid sitting in a wedding car backseat while the newlywed couple is showered in confetti.
Photographer of the Year 2022 for the Wedding Industry Worldwide
Favorite Epic Place (Picture by IWPY winner Emily Peters)
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These outstanding photographers have proven what a significant undertaking and duty it is to document weddings. The awards have transformed the competition website into a searchable online directory to help engaged couples find their ideal wedding photographer, acknowledging the importance of both the business and creative sides of photography.
Award winners and finalists' portfolios and contact information are made publicly available through the website's directory, which also includes location filters and information about the winners' and finalists' languages spoken, areas of expertise, price, hourly rates, and years of experience.
Photographer of the Year 2022 for the Wedding Industry Worldwide
Awardee of the Single Picture category (Photo by Jim Caryl of The Caryls Photography, the reigning International Wedding Photographer of the Year) (opens in new tab)
Photographer of the Year 2022 for the Wedding Industry Worldwide
Contest winners' bridal party (Picture by Jeff and Cat, the International Wedding Photographers of the Year) (opens in new tab)
Photographer of the Year 2022 for the Wedding Industry Worldwide
Award-winning aerial photography by Avismita Bhattacharyya, the 2015 International Wedding Photographer of the Year (opens in new tab)
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Award for Best Alternative to a Wedding or Engagement (Picture by International Wedding Photographer of the Year nominee Andrea Cittadini) (opens in new tab)
Photographer of the Year 2022 for the Wedding Industry Worldwide
Champion of the Dancing Floor (Picture by Francesco Brunello, World's Best Wedding Photographer) (opens in new tab)
Photographer of the Year 2022 for the Wedding Industry Worldwide
Winner of the Solo Portrait Category (Picture by Federica Ariemma, International Wedding Photographer of the Year)
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