The WPJA released their Winter 2007 contest results, and we were happy to see one of Chris’ images among the top 20. This one received 12th place; it was entered in the “Cake Cutting” category:

Here are some of the judges’ comments:

These are folks big of stature and big of heart. They love life and each other, quite obviously. Great high moment. Well handled interior light.

Denise and Rich had two cakes, one especially for the cutting ritual (it’s the chocolate covered one in the background). It’s always interesting to see different interpretations of a “traditional” part of the wedding reception. As the judges guessed from just this brief instant…they had a great time throughout the day, it was a fun wedding all around.

One of the cool things about entering WPJA photo contests is that they always manage to get a great lineup of judges.  Here were the judges for this contest:

• Al Bello, Photojournalist
• Dennis Brack, president, White House News Photographers Association
• Renée C. Byer, Photojournalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Mary Calvert, Photojournalist
• Gina Ferazzi, Photojournalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Bill Frakes, Photojournalist, Sports Illustrated
• John Long, Photojournalist Natioal Press Photographers Association Ethics and Standards Chairman
• Massimo Mastrorilo, Photojournalist
• Joe Mcnally, Photojournalist
• Pete Souza, Photojournalist
• Yonathan Weitzman, Photojournailist

For more on this impressive list of judges, see their WPJA bios.