Same-Sex Couples

Kelly Koller
Phoenix

WHY WE LOVE THIS PHOTO: Fans of the classic Rule of Thirds would love this photo but that’s not what makes it amazing. This is a rare photo that has both art - the spot of white inside a sea of red - and feeling - the joy of the couple. We also appreciate the smart use of proportion where the couple is small enough to show the environment but not too small so we can still see - and feel - their expressions.

Víctor Lax
Barcelona

There's more than one way to use a tropical seaside location. Here, the photographer side-stepped the obvious "natural beauty" angle and went for something more urban. The bright colors and hard lines are a perfect complement to the sharp silhouettes of the tuxedo-clad grooms framed at the left edge of the image. The shot has a balanced masculine feel that the husbands will surely love.