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The results of the 2017 International Wedding Photographer of the Year competition have been announced – and the winning images are simply beautiful!
The competition aims to promote and celebrate the art of wedding photography across the globe.
The overall winning image was taken by Canadian photographer Erika Mann who captured a bride walking along the banks of Cougar Creek in Canmore, Alberta against a backdrop of a spectacular double rainbow.
Erika said the couple, Paige and Daniel, had a low-key wedding with a reception for just 25 guests held in their parents’ backyard.
"Thankfully their parents have one of the most beautiful backyards on the planet. It’s along the banks of Cougar Creek in Canmore,” she said.
“After a short and unpredictable storm, we were treated to the most amazing double rainbow . . . I got low into the creek bed so we could remove the houses and simplify the frame to the rainbow, mountain and Paige, with her dress billowing in the wind."
In second place is a sweet image of a young boy who started to cry when he saw his mother walk down the aisle.
"As everyone stood up and waited for the bride to come down the aisle he started expressing so much emotion," said photographer Paul Woo of Columbus, Ohio in the US, who captured the heartwarming image.
"I was solo-shooting this wedding and this moment was difficult because I was secretly bawling behind the camera and had to prioritise this moment over the bride coming down the aisle.
“Yes, I got both photos, but I knew this moment was THE moment. I decided to enter the image because everyone talks about timeless and epic photos, and to me it wasn’t about scenic places or post-processing. What truly is timeless are moments."
Check out more photos here: https://iwpoty.com/
