Humorous Photo of Bride’s Veil Blowing Away Wins Wedding Contest

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Overall Winner and winner of the Couple Portrait category — The notorious weather in Melbourne, Australia gets the better of this bride’s veil. | Deanne Kampe/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022

A groom helplessly chasing after his bride’s veil on a windy day has won the International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022 contest.

It was Dee Kampe’s first post-lockdown wedding and she expertly captured the spontaneous moment in Melbourne, Australia that saw her crowned the overall winner.

“We were setting up for portraits when a strong gust of wind unexpectedly took off with Liana’s veil,” she says.

“While Jono went racing after it, Liana, amused by the whole debacle laughed and embraced the situation for what it was. I instinctively began photographing and this frame was captured a few seconds into the veil’s escape.”

The runner-up was another amusing image taken by Matteo Lomonte of Italy who captured a little boy with his hands on a car window staring into the photographer’s lens which was busy capturing the bride and groom emerging from a wedding.

Overall Runner up and winner of the Black and White category | Matteo Lomonte/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022

Over $3,000 in cash prizes were handed out between the winners as well as a host of photo accessories including $2,500 worth of Godox products.

It was the sixth International Wedding Photographer of the Year awards with entries pouring in from countries across the globe.

Winner of the Epic Location category. The photo was taken on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. | Emily Peters/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022
Winner of the Single Capture category. Rain falls on a wedding in the United Kingdom. | Jim Caryl/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022
Winner of the Engagement Pre-Wedding category | Andrea Cittadini/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022
Winner of the Lit category | Rossi Mechanezidis/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022
Winner of the Dance Floor Party Time! category | Francesco Brunello/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022
Winner of the From Above category | Avismita Bhattacharyya/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022
Winner of the Solo Portrait category | Federica Ariemma/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022
Winner of the Bridal Party category | Jeff Chang/International Wedding Photographer of the Year 2022

For more information and to see the details for next year’s competition, head to the International Wedding Photographer of the Year’s website.


Update 2/9: This article was amended to clarify the prizes after the competition reached out to PetaPixel.

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