Entry submission

Winners and finalists

Fantastic judges

Ross Harvey

Ross Harvey

rossharvey.com Ross is one of the most prolific wedding photographers: Harper's Bazaar Official Recommended Wedding Photographer, Best Wedding Photographers in the World (Junebug), Best Wedding Photographer in England '13, '14, '15 & '16, #1 UK Fearless Awards Winner '13, '14, '15 & '16.
Artem Vindrievsky

Artem Vindrievsky

vindrievsky.com MyWed Photographer of the Year 2016, honoured Fearless and ISPWP member. Best Wedding Photographer 2015 in Russia (Wedding Magazine), Winner of the Wedisson Award.
Massimiliano Magliacca

Massimiliano Magliacca

nabisphotographers.com Member of the most prestigious wedding photographers associations: WPJA, AGWPJA, WPS, ISPWP, Fearless. 3rd place in AGWPJA 2016, Top 20 WPS 2016, Top 10 in two categories of MyWed Award 2016, Top 15 spring in ISPWP 2017.
Victor Marti

Victor Marti

elmarcorojo.com Magnificent Victor the Editors' Choice Conqueror. MyWed Top 10 in the World, winner of three nominations in the MyWed Award 2016. WPJA #2 in 2013, ISPWP #2 in 2013.
Brian & Allison Callaway

Brian & Allison Callaway

callawaygable.com Brian and Allison are both Top Ten Fearless Photographers in the World with over 120 MyWed Editor's Choice Awards. With a full shooting schedule they still find time to teach and mentor fellow photographers.
Pete Farrell

Pete Farrell

pixiesinthecellar.co.uk Pete has achieved numerous accolades over the years which include multiple WPS Excellence, Fearless Photographers and ISPWP awards. He is currently ranked 2nd Fearless and 1st photographer on MyWed in the UK with 5th world ranked position by Wedding Photography Select.
Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado

jorgemercadophotography.com Member and award winner of Fearless Photographers and ISPWP. Currently one of the top 20 best photographers in the world on MyWed.
Mauricio Arias

Mauricio Arias

chrismanstudios.com MyWed Photographer of the Year 2014. He has also received the Best of the Best award three years in a row by Junebug Weddings and the Photographer of the Quarter by the ISPWP.
Donatella Barbera & Damiano Salvadori

Donatella Barbera & Damiano Salvadori

tuscanyweddingphotographers.com Thoughtful, dynamic, cheerful, stubborn and resourceful couple from Italy. Damiano & Donatella have received a lot of recognition in the last years, here are some of them: Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2016, Top 10 AGWPJA in 2016, Top 10 Master of Italian wedding photography in 2016, Top 10 ISPWP fall 2016, Top 20 WPS in 2016.

Fantastic judges

Ross Harvey

Ross Harvey

rossharvey.com Ross is one of the most prolific wedding photographers: Harper's Bazaar Official Recommended Wedding Photographer, Best Wedding Photographers in the World (Junebug), Best Wedding Photographer in England '13, '14, '15 & '16, #1 UK Fearless Awards Winner '13, '14, '15 & '16.
Artem Vindrievsky

Artem Vindrievsky

vindrievsky.com MyWed Photographer of the Year 2016, honoured Fearless and ISPWP member. Best Wedding Photographer 2015 in Russia (Wedding Magazine), Winner of the Wedisson Award.
Massimiliano Magliacca

Massimiliano Magliacca

nabisphotographers.com Member of the most prestigious wedding photographers associations: WPJA, AGWPJA, WPS, ISPWP, Fearless. 3rd place in AGWPJA 2016, Top 20 WPS 2016, Top 10 in two categories of MyWed Award 2016, Top 15 spring in ISPWP 2017.
Victor Marti

Victor Marti

elmarcorojo.com Magnificent Victor the Editors' Choice Conqueror. MyWed Top 10 in the World, winner of three nominations in the MyWed Award 2016. WPJA #2 in 2013, ISPWP #2 in 2013.
Brian & Allison Callaway

Brian & Allison Callaway

callawaygable.com Brian and Allison are both Top Ten Fearless Photographers in the World with over 120 MyWed Editor's Choice Awards. With a full shooting schedule they still find time to teach and mentor fellow photographers.
Pete Farrell

Pete Farrell

pixiesinthecellar.co.uk Pete has achieved numerous accolades over the years which include multiple WPS Excellence, Fearless Photographers and ISPWP awards. He is currently ranked 2nd Fearless and 1st photographer on MyWed in the UK with 5th world ranked position by Wedding Photography Select.
Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado

jorgemercadophotography.com Member and award winner of Fearless Photographers and ISPWP. Currently one of the top 20 best photographers in the world on MyWed.
Mauricio Arias

Mauricio Arias

chrismanstudios.com MyWed Photographer of the Year 2014. He has also received the Best of the Best award three years in a row by Junebug Weddings and the Photographer of the Quarter by the ISPWP.
Donatella Barbera & Damiano Salvadori

Donatella Barbera & Damiano Salvadori

tuscanyweddingphotographers.com Thoughtful, dynamic, cheerful, stubborn and resourceful couple from Italy. Damiano & Donatella have received a lot of recognition in the last years, here are some of them: Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2016, Top 10 AGWPJA in 2016, Top 10 Master of Italian wedding photography in 2016, Top 10 ISPWP fall 2016, Top 20 WPS in 2016.
Ross Harvey
Artem Vindrievsky
Massimiliano Magliacca
Victor Marti
Brian & Allison Callaway
Pete Farrell
Jorge Mercado
Mauricio Arias
Donatella Barbera & Damiano Salvadori

rules

How to take part?

You need to be a MyWed member to take part.

Sign Up on MyWed, upload 20 photos to your portfolio and wait for the approval from our editors.

After being approved, you will be able to send your photos to the contest.

Already a member? Simply choose photos for the contest from your portfolio.

Who can participate?

Please join MyWed PRO to participate in the contest. After that, you will be able to submit 1 photo or series per each of the 22 nominations.

Can I participate for free?

All photographers can participate in any 2 nominations except for the Wedding Photographer of the Year.

Prizes

The winner of the Wedding Photographer of the Year nomination will get $3,000, the contest's grand prize.

The prize of $1,000 is dedicated to the author of the best series in the Love Before and After the Wedding nomination.

Additionally, a $1,000 special prize is provided by the website editors.

Winners of the rest of the nominations will receive $300 each.

10 finalists in each nomination will get MyWed PRO+ for the next 12 months.

Sizes and formats

Everyone enjoys looking at the beautiful shots in high quality. Please upload photos with resolution of at least 2400 pixels on the longer side or bigger.

The file must contain the EXIF data so that we can check the shooting date.

Series of photos

A series submitted to the Wedding Photographer of the Year nomination must consist of 40–60 photos. All photos in the series must be taken at the same wedding.

To the Love Before and After the Wedding nomination, you can submit a series consisting of 40–60 photos.

Authorship of photographs

It is considered that the author of a photo is the person who held the camera and pressed the shutter button.

By sending a photo to the MyWed Award contest, you confirm that you are its author.

It is permissible to use up to 10 photos from assistants in the "Photographer of the Year" nomination (series of photos).

You also guarantee that there are no third party objections against the participation of your photos in the contest.

What photos can be submitted?

Only photos taken in 2016 – 2017 are accepted.

To this-year additional nominations, you can submit only photos taken in 2017–2017.

What photos are forbidden?

Do not submit photos with frames, huge watermarks or logos.

Avoid pictures with diptychs, triptychs, multiple exposure, excessive post-production, design elements, etc.

Photos from workshops are not allowed.

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