MPA and WPPI, these are the two organisers of the toughest photography competitions for wedding and portrait photographers, and looking at the previous winners from the different category, photographers like myself will probably spend days hammering out the prints, send them to USA or UK, and hope for the best.
Just received a congratulatory email from Master Photographer Association in London (MPA) that one of my images has made it to the finals for the Overseas Wedding Photographer of the Year Award!
That came together with an invitation to the awards ceremony in London come Oct 2009.
However, much as I would love to attend the awards ceremony, as well as see the other finalists and winner’s print next to mine, plus the chance to mingle with some of the veterans in this biz, I happened to have an assignment overseas. The biggest irony is, both the clients happened to be based in London, but their wedding will be held in their hometown back in Asia.
Good news and bad news come in a pair, usually.
Congratulations!!