Awards & Accolades
2016
Induction | American Society of Photographers (ASP) (for PPA Masters only)
GOLD MEDAL | Professional Photographers of America (PPA) International Competition
"Linear Antiquity" | Gold Medal + Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International Competition
"Sierra Sunrise" | Gold Medal + Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International Competition
"Top of the Morning" | Merit | PPA International Competition
"San Clemente" | Merit | PPA International Competition
"Chicago No. 1" | Nominee | 11th Annual Spider Awards
"Hoover Dam | A Historical Work of Modern Art" 3 Image Series | Honorable Mention | International Photography Awards (IPA)
2015
MASTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Professional Photographers of America (PPA)
SILVER MEDAL | Professional Photographers of America (PPA) International Competition
"Lonely Road" | Silver Medal + Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International Competition
"Surf Silence" | Merit | PPA International Competition
"Pacific Splendor" | Merit | PPA International Competition
"Heat Waves" | Merit | PPA International Competition
"Emergence" | Winner (Nature Category) | International Color Awards
2014
PLATINUM PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR | PPA International Competition
"New York" | Platinum Medal + Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International Competition
"Emergence" | Platinum Medal + Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International Competition
"Sleeping Giants" | Platinum Medal + Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International Competition
"Grand" | Merit | PPA International Competition
"New York" | Bronze | Epson Pano Awards
"Pristine" | Finalist | Smithsonian Wilderness Forever International Competition
"Lonely Road" | Smithsonian Top 100 | Smithsonian Wilderness Forever International Competition
"New York" | Honorable Mention | IPA One Shot: One World International Competition
2013
GOLD MEDAL | PPA International Competition
"Cold Activated" | Gold Medal + Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International
"Pristine" | Gold Medal + Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International
"Guiding Light" | Merit | PPA International Competition
"Forever Fall" | Merit | PPA International Competition
"Cold Activated" | Top Score (Perfect 100/100) | Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Western District Competition
"Pristine" | Bronze Award | International Loupe Awards
"Battle for Season's Change" | Honorable Mention Trees | IPA
"From Here to Eternity" | Honorable Mention Sunset | IPA
"Sleeping Giants" | Honorable Mention Trees | IPA
"Guiding Light" | Honorable Mention Sunset | IPA
"Pirouettes" | Honorable Mention Trees | IPA
"Goodnight Moon" | Bronze | Epson Pano Awards
2012
"Lost in Venice" | Honorable Mention | IPA One Shot: The City International Competition
"Streets of Venice" | Honorable Mention | IPA One Shot: The City International Competition
"Lonely Road" | Bronze Medal | Loupe International Medium Format Awards
"Summer Blues" | Bronze Medal | Loupe International Medium Format Awards
"Pirouettes" | Silver Medal | International Loupe Awards
"Colors of June" | Honorable Mention Landscapes | International Photography Awards (IPA)
"Colors of June" | Honorable Mention Historic Architecture | IPA
"Streets of Venice" | Honorable Mention Cityscapes | IPA
"Streets of Venice" | Honorable Mention Historic Architecture | IPA
"Gateway to Paradise" | Honorable Mention Bridges | IPA
"Tree of Light" | Honorable Mention Trees | IPA
"Summer Blues" | Loan Collection (Highest Honor) | PPA International Competition
"Primal Pathways" | Nominee | 7th Annual Spider Awards
"Summer Dream" | Shortlisted Finalist | Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPOY)
"Summer Blues"| Excellence and Top 20 Images of 2012 | Professional Photographers of America (PPA) Western District
2011
"Summer Dream" | Bronze Award | Loupe International Medium Format Awards
"Summer Blues"| Honorable Mention | International Photography Awards (IPA)
"Out of the Ashes"| Honorable Mention | IPA
"Cold Activated" | Semi-Finalist | BBC's Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPOY)
"Out of the Ashes" | "Razor Light" | "Heat Waves" | "Serendipity" | Accepted WPOY
2010
"Gateway to Paradise" | Awarded Honorable Mention and Published | Photographer's Forum Best of Photography 2011 International Competition
2009
"Lost in Venice" | Published Finalist | Photographer's Forum Best of Photography 2009 International Competition
2008
"Snowy Solitude" | Published Finalist | Photographer's Forum Best of Photography 2008 International Competition