Stunning winners of the 2023 International Wedding Photographer of the Year awards
The winners of the sixth annual International Wedding Photographer of the Year awards have been announced, with the grand winner going to a dedicated Aussie photographer.
This year there were 10 categories in the competition, such as best solo portrait and dance floor photo, as well as an overall grand winner and a runner-up.
The winning image was taken by Dee Kampe, who was photographing her first wedding out of lockdown when we captured the sweet moment between newlyweds Liana and Jono.
“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,” Dee said.
“We were setting up for portraits when a strong gust of wind unexpectedly took off with Liana’s veil. While Jono went racing after it, Liana, amused by the whole debacle laughed and embraced the situation for what it was. I instinctively began photographing and this frame was captured a few seconds into the veil’s escape.”
“Did they get the veil back? Yes they did. After lifting some 50 metres into the air we assumed it was long gone, but it had come to rest half-way up a telephone pole on the opposite side of the street. But that’s another story.”
This year’s categories included dance floor, epic location, black and white, bridal party, from above, single capture, solo portrait, lit, and non-wedding/engagement.
All image credits: International Wedding Photographer of the Year awards