Top Knots 2005 Wedding Contest Winners Gallery

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Top Knots 2005 Wedding Contest Winners Gallery

Aug 7, 2005

Welcome to our second annual wedding photography competition, Top Knots: The New School of Wedding Photography. The contest was judged in 6 categories: getting ready, ceremonies, portraits, reception, details and candid. Our judges selected the work they felt best showed creativity and impact as well as innovation. We are proud to present them here in a portfolio which represents the true art that wedding photography can be.

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PDN would like to thank our sponsors of Top Knots whose generous support made it possible to put this issue together.

We also want to thank the judges for taking the time out from their busy schedules, and the photographers whose creativity shows us new ways of looking at age old rituals.

Congratulations to the Best of Category Winners, Frank DiMeo, Parker Pfister, Josephine Schiele, Oscar Zagal, Melissa Lynn and D. Ferraro, who will receive the following prizes from our generous sponsors:

- Nikon Digital SLR Camera
- Elinchrom Strobe, Metz Flash, Gitzo Tripod, Delsey Pro
- Bag from Bogen
- Pictage Plus Membership
- Tamrac 5 Velocity 9-Pro Sling Pack, Model 5749
- Albums Inc. Ztra 10x10 Digital Album
- PhotoServe Portfolio

And congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner FRANK DIMEO who will also receive:

- A half-page ad in InStyle Weddings Magazine

Click Here to View the Winning Images

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