Who:

meg baisden


What:

#1 overall photographer


When:

second quarter


Where:

wpja contest



As many of you know, Meg has been a proud member of the WPJA (Wedding Photojournalist Association) since 2005. Throughout the years, she’s built a nice collection of award-winning images, and received numerous accolades for her work.

She started things off with a 10th place award in the ceremony category way back in 2005. In 2006, she collected her Gold Medallion, and became a member of an elite group of award-winning photographers within the organization. Some photographers that have been members for years are still hoping for a Gold Medallion!

We say all of this not to reminisce…but more to set the stage for our next announcement…drum roll please!

Meg Baisden | WPJA 2008 Quarter 2 | #1 Overall Photographer

Winning first overall is BIG! It took a combination of four winning images in one contest! This included a first place image in the emotion category, a second place image in the ceremony category, and two additional eighth place images! All said, this created a combined score high enough to put Meg first in the entire organization! If you’d like to see the set of images that resulted in this prestigious honor, then visit our Florida page on the WPJA site (just click on the little Gold Medallion):

WPJA Florida Listing

So what does this mean…well for starters, it carries the prize of pride. The WPJA consists of photographers from all 50 states, and from countries from all across the globe. The membership numbers into the hundreds! But more than that — it gives us the top spot in Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. Oh yeah…and it puts us on the map! :-) So look out world!

Speaking of the Caribbean…we often get asked if we are willing to travel for wedding day coverage. The answer is a resounding yes! We do travel…all over the United States, into the Caribbean, and even Europe. Basically…wherever the wedding takes us!

Earlier this year, we were commissioned to photograph a wedding in St. Thomas (USVI). Take a peek!
http://megphoto.com/slideshow/lauren_tony/

And right at the end of last year, we travelled to the Bahamas for a wedding at the Atlantis Resort. You can see that one on the blog:
Bahamas Wedding

As we enter the new 2009 season, we will have some new & exciting destinations to announce. So stay tuned & thanks for reading!
~ Charles

PS — we have received numerous complaints about the fact that we haven’t been blogging! :-) Settle down people! The good times will roll again…we haven’t disappeared, or forgotten about you…we’re just waiting on some design updates for the blog. When those are done, we’ll be rolling out the posts like Florida State rolled over Western Carolina. Stay tuned!