Excited to announce three new WPJA winners

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The Wedding Photojournalist Association was created for photographers like me who shoot weddings the way a photojournalist would shoot for a magazine story.

I’m always honored when one of the photos I have taken at a wedding is chosen for an award.

Here are three award-winners from the latest round of WPJA contest.

This is a photo of the bride’s Mom laughing at a comment made by the bride during the getting ready portion of the day.

Getting ready photos are often some of the best photos taken on a wedding day.

Award winning wedding photographer Atlanta
Award-winning Atlanta wedding photographer

This photos taken at the same wedding at Rhodes Hall shows Mom, the bride, and aunt helping the daughter of the bride get into her bridesmaid’s dress. A friend looks on from the background.

The final winner for this quarter is from a wedding that was postponed twice, once due to Covid and the second time due to a tornado. Here the bride in the foreground and the groom in the background hug guests after the ceremony.

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Cindy Brown

I'm an Atlanta wedding photographer who takes soulful, quirky and honest photos ...

I'm also an adventurous traveler and all-round nerd. I love to hike with my beagle/cattle dog Roux and best friend/spouse.

I was born in Atlanta, moved around a lot--30 cities and 5 states--and then came back.

After graduating from the Art Institute of Atlanta, I took a job at asmall newspaper in south Georgia, where I photographedhospital teas, pecan farmers, and beauty queens.

I photographed a biker funeral, death penalty protests andTed Bundy while interning with the Associated Press.

While a photographer for two dailies in Florida, I photographed Ronald Reagan, a train derailment and the dedication of a screened-in porch.

An unexpected life turn took me to Vermont where I fell in love with Bernie Sanders and on to Indiana, where I edited photos for a major daily, and nerded out getting a master’s and PhD.

After teaching photojournalism at colleges and universities in Florida, Indiana and Mississippi, I returned to Atlanta to earn myfifth degree--a Master's of Divinity.

My passion for storytelling with my camera and my interest in religious diversity led my to the field of wedding photojournalism.

I have documented weddings large and small, Unitarian and Pagan, indoors and out, Christian and Muslim, in backyards and in churches. The most exotic wedding I have photographed took place in Mexico and was officiated by aMayan shaman.

When I'm not photographing weddings, portraits or corporate events, I work on personal photo projects, visit friends in amemory-care home, and volunteer at a recovery center.