The skill and artistic merit of wedding photography is often underappreciated.
No longer just a question of getting a picture in which neither bride nor groom are blinking, modern wedding photography requires a certain x-factor.
On any trip to the waterfront of Wakatipu you might see half a dozen newlyweds posing in fairytale dresses, surrounded by photography assistants. It's a process more like a glossy magazine shoot than a family keepsake.
However, this one image of an underwater couple has taken the wedding photograph to another level after winning an international photography award.
Photographer Kimber Greenwood was taking the photo for wedding clients in Kelly Springs, Florida, when he saw that the image was a winner.