Congratulations to DEE KAMPE of Finder Seeker Photography from Melbourne, Australia, who out-ranked more than 1,700 images submitted across 10 categories by over 330 wedding photographers worldwide. Dee has earned herself the title of The 6th International Wedding Photographer of the Year.
From Dee Kampe - “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 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 meters 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”
Please find the press release here. Images are available for publication on request - please reply to this email to request a link to the media kit, or alternatively contact contest curator Luke Simon - contact@iwpoty.com
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