MyWed Wedding Photographers Award 2026

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Prizes in each nomination: $300 for the winner and MyWed PRO+ for 10 finalists Special prizes from VIGBO

182 participants

Getting ready

Special moments of the wedding day preparations

182 participants

147 participants

Details

The wedding day details secretly "peeped" by a photographer

147 participants

138 participants

Wedding guests

The newlyweds' friends, siblings, parents and close people

138 participants

149 participants

Ceremony

Groom's reaction to the bride walking down the aisle and other special moments from the wedding ceremony

149 participants

270 participants

Moment

You won't have a second chance to shoot something like that

270 participants

273 participants

Heroes of the day

A portrait of both the bride and the groom

273 participants

62 participants

Group portrait

Photos of all wedding guests together

62 participants

88 participants

Wedding party

Highlights of the wedding party in a restaurant, everything that happens there

88 participants

70 participants

First dance

The centrepiece of the reception, with the newlyweds dancing for the first time with all eyes on them

70 participants

44 participants

The bouquet toss

Catching the bouquet will bring good luck in love

44 participants

41 participants

Cake cutting

The first task that the newlyweds have to carry out together

41 participants

This-year additional nominations

Prizes in each nomination: $300 for the winner and MyWed PRO+ for 10 finalists

125 participants

Editorial Bride

A real wedding captured like a story from a fashion magazine

125 participants

58 participants

Color of the Year

PANTONE® 11-4201 Cloud Dancer – as a backdrop or the main character

58 participants

121 participants

Blurred Motion

Motion, zoom, panning, and long exposure. Energy over perfect sharpness.

121 participants

103 participants

Girl Power

Beautiful, bold, alive — together, but without rules

103 participants

136 participants

Instagrammable

Your best vertical wedding shot

136 participants

74 participants

That's Illegal

A fearless provocation almost "on the edge", yet still on the side of good taste

74 participants

116 participants

No Main Character

A frame where countless elements come together as one story

116 participants

139 participants

Love and the City

City architecture plays just as important a role in the frame as the main characters

139 participants

Fantastic judges

Artem Vindrievsky

@vindrievsky Named MyWed Award Photographer of the Year in 2016 and 2025. Winner of the MyWed Award category “The Last Frame” in 2023. Named Photographer of the Year by Top100Awards.
Named Photographer of the Year by Wedding Magazine in 2015 and 2023.
A regular member of the Top100Awards jury and a member of the Wedding Magazine jury.

Boban Vulevic

@bobanvulevic I am a luxury wedding photographer based in Montenegro, arguably one of the most beautiful countries in the world. What began as a deep personal passion has organically grown into a profession I genuinely enjoy every single day. My approach is all about balance, seamlessly combining a documentary and editorial style. I thrive in the dynamic, fast-paced energy of a wedding, capturing raw, spontaneous emotions while keeping the final look clean, high-contrast, and wrapped in timeless elegance. Being recognized among the Top 100 wedding photographers on MyWed has been an incredible milestone, but my main drive remains the unique story and connection behind every couple I photograph.

Giuliano Lo Re

@giulianolore Giuliano Lo Re is an Italian wedding photographer whose work blends a documentary approach with a cinematic vision. Influenced by cinema, visual arts, and pop culture, he uses light, color, and composition to create images that feel both authentic and visually striking. After leaving a career in advertising, he dedicated himself to wedding photography in 2022, focusing on visual storytelling. He is known for his bold use of color, strong narrative contrasts, and his ability to find beauty in spontaneity, imperfection, and genuine human connection.
Working throughout Italy and internationally, Giuliano creates images where elegance meets chaos, intimacy meets spectacle, and humor coexists with emotion. His photography is driven by visual rhythm, emotional honesty, and a strong sense of story, resulting in wedding narratives that feel both timeless and deeply personal. His work has received international recognition, including being ranked among the top 3 wedding photographers in the world.

Kathlyn Johnes

@kathlynjohnes I'm a wedding and fashion photographer based in Denmark. My background spans documentary and fashion photography, shaping the way I approach people and light. I photograph quietly. I direct when it matters, but I'm always waiting for the moment that feels impossible to recreate.

Nuno Lopes

@nunolopesphoto For me, photography begins long before I press the shutter. It begins with empathy.
Every wedding has its own heartbeat. My role is not to direct it, but to feel it before I photograph it.
When I stop chasing perfect moments and start recognising genuine emotion, the images become honest.

My work exists between documentary storytelling and editorial elegance, yet neither truly defines it. What defines it is the emotion that lingers long after the celebration is over.

I don't photograph weddings to preserve how they looked. I photograph them so people never forget how they felt.

Trung Giang

@jz4983 Hailing from Hanoi, Vietnam, I am a documentary and cinematic photographer with over 10 years of journeying behind the lens. For me, photography is more than just capturing a scene; it is an act of preserving time, culture, and honest human emotions.
My artistic vision is defined by two core pillars: storytelling and cinematic photography.
For me, a photograph should not just be seen—it should be felt, much like a single, powerful frame from a classic movie.
I believe that the most compelling images are those that speak to the heart before they catch the eye.

Gianfranco Traetta

@traetta I believe great wedding photography should be more than just beautiful—it should be honest. I'm drawn to images that stand the test of time, created with sensitivity, attention to detail, and a strong sense of storytelling. As a judge, these are the qualities I will be looking for in every photograph.

Gavin Jacob Power

@gavinjacobpower Gavin Jacob Power's wedding photography is layered, emotive, and unapologetically real. Commanding his background in street photography, his wedding work captures fleeting moments with humour, honesty, and narrative depth, where laughter and vulnerability coexist in a single frame. With many international accolades to his name, and consistently recognised as one of the Top 100 Wedding Photographers in the World by prestigious bodies including; Fearless, MyWed and This Is Reportage, his international acclaim reflects a career built on noticing what others miss. As a judge, he values depth over aesthetic.

Edgar Zubarev

@zubarevs Edgar is a photographer who has lived in Tenerife for more than 10 years, transforming human stories into images. For him, photography is not about beautiful poses or perfect faces. It has always been about emotion.
His style emerged at the intersection of documentary photography and a cinematic perspective. Rather than directing people, he creates a space where they can be themselves.
Edgar believes the strongest photographs are made when people stop thinking about the camera. His work is distinguished by his attention to light, atmosphere, and the details most people overlook. Instead of pursuing a perfect picture, he seeks genuine emotion. Instead of following trends, he creates images that feel alive.
Today, Edgar continues to develop his distinctive style, combining an artistic sensibility with documentary honesty. For him, every shoot is an opportunity not simply to create beautiful photographs, but to preserve a piece of a person's story exactly as it was.

Sergey Korolev

@mywed CEO and Founder of MyWed

Fantastic judges

Artem Vindrievsky

Boban Vulevic

Giuliano Lo Re

Kathlyn Johnes

Nuno Lopes

Trung Giang

Gianfranco Traetta

Gavin Jacob Power

Edgar Zubarev

Sergey Korolev

@mywed CEO and Founder of MyWed

rules

How to take part?

You need to be a MyWed member to take part.

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 25–45 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 2025 – 2026 are accepted.

To this-year additional nominations, you can submit only photos taken in 2024–2026.

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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