I can't believe that i have just be awarded the title of the Master Photographers Association South East Region's Wedding Photography of the Year 2010.
To be honest i am in total shock as although i have been fortunate to win many awards throughout my career, the standard of the entires has risen dramatically over recent years, which makes this accolade even more exciting.
I wasn't able to attend the awards evening on Monday in person due to working on a wedding in Kent, so it was a great way to start the day yesterday, fielding kind phone calls, texts and emails from my peers and friends who had seen the results first hand.
In addition to winning Wedding Photographer of the Year, i also won Reportage Wedding Photographer of the Year and a Merit in the the category as well as an Award of Excellence for one of my Commercial images (the highest graded image in the category) and a Merit in the Events category.
Here are just a few overwhelming comments i have received on my Facebook page
Dougie Thomson CONGRATULATIONS Peter.... well done mate..
Mandy Charlton Wow Peter, thats such brilliant news and so well deserved because we all know just how hard you work, well done :)
Sandra Field Well done Peter I knew we had the best!
Bella West Congratulations Peter!!
Nicky Thomas So it is true, well done Pete nice one.
Bob Rhodes well done mate, which image was it?
Ryan Browne Well done Peter, nice one!
Extrema Album Ett extremt stort grattis !
Gary Evans Nice One Peter!
Duncan M Boyd oooohhh JP will be so jealous of the bike shots I guess!! well done!!
Elena Hernandez Congrats!
Emma Nunn Congratulations Peter, well done!
Chutney Langer well done Pete. Not surprised at all though...you're just that good
Jo Tennant Congratulations Peter!
Dougie Gray Well done buddy
Gill Taylor So I can now "officially" congratulate you !
Robyn Cox Liebenberg congrats
Matt Pereira Once again, and "officially" ... well done :)
Leigh-Jane Wood Oh congratulations, Peter. You must be so proud of all of your awards and acheivements. Well done you :-) xx
Jessica Gallegos Fantastic!!!!!
Catherine Benson Many congrats!
Gabriela Hriadelova Congraaaaaaats!! We dont recommend you for nothing then! lol x
Tony Suckling is that like michelin stars Peter... if so your price list has just gone up 25%..and why not... great to hear you are doing well and awarded for a great job you you do.I hope this will lead to many more acolades ... chuffed to bits for you.
David Purslow dude, your the mac daddy ! - well done you
Chris Mann Congrats Peter!
Scott Hogg Well done mate!!!
Amanda Warren So pleased for you! Many congrats! Looking forward even more to seeing those future images!!!
Suzi Allen Well done Peter!
Sam Baxendale Well done you xx
Sonya Baugh Way to go Peter :-)
Sandra Müller Fantastic, well done!
Chris Crawford Congratulations!
Andrew Lippett Congratulations!!!
Hossain Mahdavi Well done mate. :-)
Jane Peacock congratualtions Peter:-)
Kahlil Ashanti Go Peter!
Melanie East Fantastic Peter and well deserved
Its been a great start to the week, and the images are posted below. if you want to see my work close up and first hand i am attending the Wedding Open House at the Powdermills Hotel, near Battle as a preferred supplier next Thursday 15th July (4-9pm).
This image of a stunning Harley-Davidson V-Rod customised by Shaw Speed Shop gained me an Award of Excellence, the highest scoring image in the category.
This image shot at a very cold January wedding at twilight, gained me a merit in the Reportage Wedding Photography category.
This recent image shot at the British Moto GP at Silverstone of Scott Redding, gained me a Merit in the Events catagory.
And finally this image shot at a wedding near Guildford in the height of winter gained me the title of MPA SE Wedding Photographer of the Year. I loved this image as soon as i captured the moment. The blue is the "natural" colour temperature as it was a bitterly cold day.
Its all about the moment, tension, excitement and atmosphere just as Holly arrived at church. It still gives me goosebumps every time i look at it. and for one of my all time favourite images to win is an amazing feeling!
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