Entry submission

Winners and finalists

Fantastic judges

Ken Pak

Ken Pak

kenpak.com Photographer of the Year by MyWed in 2017. Ken's sense of humour and vivacity are the main foundations for the emergence of his unique photographic style. The key credentials are Top 10 WPJA and WPS Photographer in 2017, Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2016, Rangefinder and Junebug Best of the Best awards.
Jorge Romero

Jorge Romero

jorgeromero.com It is noteworthy that Jorge is a graphic designer, and the combination of the photographer's and the designer's skills allows him to create pixel-perfect images full of sincerity and artistic sophistication. The best Mexican photographer according to MyWed, he was honoured for the results of the MyWed Award in the previous years and is frequently awarded by ISPWP.
Fabio Mirulla

Fabio Mirulla

fabiomirulla.com A fan of superheroes comics, cartoons and Lego, and a wedding photographer based in Tuscany, Italy. Top 5 WPJA
2014 – 2016, Top 5 ISPWP in 2016 and 2017, Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2017 and Italian photographer of the year by ANFM in 2017.
Fedor Borodin

Fedor Borodin

@fmborodin Candid photojournalism addict. He ranked the 4th best score in the Best Wedding Story category of the MyWed Award in 2017. Besides, he collaborates with White Sposa, Wedding Magazine and other publishing companies.
Steven Rooney

Steven Rooney

stevenrooneyphotography.com Currently, the best photographer in the UK according to MyWed. He was ranked the 1st photographer in the UK by Fearless Photographers in 2016, 2017 and by WPS in 2015, 2016. Among his other accolades: Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2016, Top 5 Wedding Photojournalist by MyMemory in 2017, and Best Wedding Photographer North West by TWIA in 2015.
Dries Lauwers

Dries Lauwers

vormkrijger.be A lover of good food, Belgian beer, photography, a bearded man and a father of 2 kids. Besides, Dries is the winner of the "Details" nomination of the MyWed Award in 2017.
As a former graphic designer, he is always searching for a fresh angle, lines and a vantage point to create a modernistic graphic and geometric photographic style.
Pavel Kritchko

Pavel Kritchko

kritchko.com Pavel has an eye for detail, and he knows fairly well when it is the right time to press the shutter. He was the finalist of three MyWed Award categories and currently has 4 Fearless Awards, being honoured by SLR Lounge as well. Pavel believes that one should incessantly work on self-enhancement to deliver top-grade photos to the customers.
Yves Schepers

Yves Schepers

yvesschepers.com Rising star in the wedding photography industry. With only 4 years into the game, he is named the Best Wedding Photographer of Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg by Masters of Wedding Photography in 2017, Top 10 of BeNeLux in 2015 and 2016, and Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2017.
Hendra Lesmana

Hendra Lesmana

cheesenclick.com Outstanding photo shooter from Indonesia, Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2015 and 2016, ISPWP Photographer of the Quarter in 2015, Top 10 in 2015 and 2017. Hendra was the winner of Junebug Best of the Best Destination and Best of the Best Weddings in 2015, and a jury member of the Junebug Best of the Best Engagement in 2016 and of the 7th round of Master of Dutch Wedding Photography.

Fantastic judges

Ken Pak

Ken Pak

kenpak.com Photographer of the Year by MyWed in 2017. Ken's sense of humour and vivacity are the main foundations for the emergence of his unique photographic style. The key credentials are Top 10 WPJA and WPS Photographer in 2017, Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2016, Rangefinder and Junebug Best of the Best awards.
Jorge Romero

Jorge Romero

jorgeromero.com It is noteworthy that Jorge is a graphic designer, and the combination of the photographer's and the designer's skills allows him to create pixel-perfect images full of sincerity and artistic sophistication. The best Mexican photographer according to MyWed, he was honoured for the results of the MyWed Award in the previous years and is frequently awarded by ISPWP.
Fabio Mirulla

Fabio Mirulla

fabiomirulla.com A fan of superheroes comics, cartoons and Lego, and a wedding photographer based in Tuscany, Italy. Top 5 WPJA
2014 – 2016, Top 5 ISPWP in 2016 and 2017, Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2017 and Italian photographer of the year by ANFM in 2017.
Fedor Borodin

Fedor Borodin

@fmborodin Candid photojournalism addict. He ranked the 4th best score in the Best Wedding Story category of the MyWed Award in 2017. Besides, he collaborates with White Sposa, Wedding Magazine and other publishing companies.
Steven Rooney

Steven Rooney

stevenrooneyphotography.com Currently, the best photographer in the UK according to MyWed. He was ranked the 1st photographer in the UK by Fearless Photographers in 2016, 2017 and by WPS in 2015, 2016. Among his other accolades: Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2016, Top 5 Wedding Photojournalist by MyMemory in 2017, and Best Wedding Photographer North West by TWIA in 2015.
Dries Lauwers

Dries Lauwers

vormkrijger.be A lover of good food, Belgian beer, photography, a bearded man and a father of 2 kids. Besides, Dries is the winner of the "Details" nomination of the MyWed Award in 2017.
As a former graphic designer, he is always searching for a fresh angle, lines and a vantage point to create a modernistic graphic and geometric photographic style.
Pavel Kritchko

Pavel Kritchko

kritchko.com Pavel has an eye for detail, and he knows fairly well when it is the right time to press the shutter. He was the finalist of three MyWed Award categories and currently has 4 Fearless Awards, being honoured by SLR Lounge as well. Pavel believes that one should incessantly work on self-enhancement to deliver top-grade photos to the customers.
Yves Schepers

Yves Schepers

yvesschepers.com Rising star in the wedding photography industry. With only 4 years into the game, he is named the Best Wedding Photographer of Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg by Masters of Wedding Photography in 2017, Top 10 of BeNeLux in 2015 and 2016, and Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2017.
Hendra Lesmana

Hendra Lesmana

cheesenclick.com Outstanding photo shooter from Indonesia, Top 10 Fearless Photographers in 2015 and 2016, ISPWP Photographer of the Quarter in 2015, Top 10 in 2015 and 2017. Hendra was the winner of Junebug Best of the Best Destination and Best of the Best Weddings in 2015, and a jury member of the Junebug Best of the Best Engagement in 2016 and of the 7th round of Master of Dutch Wedding Photography.
Ken Pak
Jorge Romero
Fabio Mirulla
Fedor Borodin
Steven Rooney
Dries Lauwers
Pavel Kritchko
Yves Schepers
Hendra Lesmana

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 2017 – 2018 are accepted.

To this-year additional nominations, you can submit only photos taken in 2018–2018.

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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