Happy New Year everybody! We're thrilled to start 2012 off with the publication of one of our favorite features of the year, our 2011 Best of the Best Photo Collection! It features 50 of the most beautiful, masterful, touching and creative wedding photos of 2011, taken by talented photographers around the world.
2011 Best of the Best photo by
Jeff Newsom
Choosing just 50 images from the nearly 5000 that were submitted to us was, as always, an honor, but also a daunting and oftentimes heart-wrenching endeavor. We were truly impressed by the quality of photography that was submitted this time around and delighted to see how wedding photography continues to define itself as a unique art form. Kudos and gratitude to all of you hard working photographers out there who shared your work with us - your artistry is inspiring! Keeping in mind that art is always subjective, we hope you'll love this year's Photo Collection as much as we do, and that you'll come back to Photobug and What Junebug Loves each day this week to see many more incredible Best of the Best photography submissions that made it through multiple rounds and that we think deserve Honorable Mention!
Below are just a few of the photos from the 2011 Best of the Best Photo Collection, as well as information about the amazing Sponsors who are generously awarding prizes to our winning photographers.
2011 Best of the Best photo by Ben Chrisman of
Chrisman Studios
2011 Best of the Best photo by
Daniel Aguilar
2011 Best of the Best photo by Allison Callaway of
Callaway Gable Photography
2011 Best of the Best photo by Mukhina Ekaterina of
Purlita
2011 Best of the Best photo by David Edmonson of
Edmonson Weddings
2011 Best of the Best photo by Ari Simphoukham of
Ari Simphoukham Photography
Photographers whose work was chosen for the 2011 Best of the Best Photo Collection will be receiving prizes from the following businesses - special thanks to each of them for their participation!
Bay Photo Lab is giving each photographer a gorgeous float mounted MetalPrint of the photo of their choice. Learn more about Bay Photo Lab here!
Fotofafa is awarding each winning photographer a $50 gift certificate for professional photo processing services. Learn more about Fotofafa here!
Nik Software is awarding each winning photographer a download of their Snapseed iPhone/iPad app, named iPad app of the year 2011. Learn more about Nik Software here!
Say Cheese Paper Props is giving each winning photographer a set of customized paper photo props, designed especially for Junebug BOTB winners. Learn more about Say Cheese Paper Props here!
Folio Websites, makers of beautiful Wordpress themed photography websites, is awarding each winning photographer a powerful, 35 page SEO Tutorial. Learn more about Folio Websites here!