Awards

Member of Team USA in the 2019, 2023 World Photographic Cup

2020 Siena Creative Photo Awards – Runner Up

Professional Photographers of Los Angeles County (PPLAC)

2022 Photographer of the Year

2022 Architecture Photographer of the Year

2022 Nature Photographer of the Year

2021 Architecture Photographer of the Year

2020 Landscape Photographer of the Year

2019 Landscape Photographer of the Year

2018 Landscape Photographer of the Year

2017 Landscape Photographer of the Year

2017 Open Category Photographer of the Year

2016 Landscape Photographer of the Year

2017 Judge’s Choice Award

2017 President’s Award for Service

“Ice Flow” Award of Merit

“Waterfall of the Gods” Award of Merit

“Magical” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Landscape Category

“At the dawn of Time” Award of Merit

“Waves of Grain” Award of Merit

“Dog Pile” Award of Merit

“To the Point” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Architecture Category, Best in Show

“Inspired Lunacy” Award of Merit

“Celestial Visitor” Award of Merit

“Mirrored Monster” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Architecture Category

“Rage” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Nature Category

“At the Edge of the Sierra” Award of Merit

“The Calm Before the Storm” Award of Merit

“A Feast for the Eyes” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Architecture Category

“The Beginning of the End” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Nature Category

“Metal Mountains” Award of Merit

“The Eye on the Street” Award of Merit

“From Here To Infinity” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Landscape Category

“Ready for the Lunch Crowd” Award of Merit

“Ghost” Award of Merit

“Curves” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Architecture Category

“Ghosts of Dachau” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Wildfire Smoke Over Mono Lake” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Bad Timing” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Sierra Sublime” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Street Fighters” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Grand Prismatic” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Duck Brook Bridge” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Land’s End” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Night Shift” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Summer Squall” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Landscape Category

“Morning Mist” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Streaking Pink” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Last Light” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Golden Tranquility” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Desolate Worlds” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Winter Monolith” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Everflow” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Fearless” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Where the Sea Meets the Sky” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Sparkling Morning” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Riptide” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Monumental Sunrise” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Dual on the Streets” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Another Day at the Office” Award of Merit – Photojournalism Category

“Deep Freeze” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Landscape Category

“Worth the Trip” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Cruzin’ for Carrion” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Nobody Sneeze” Award of Merit – Open Category

“From the Dawn of Time” Award of Merit – Architecture Category

“A New Day” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Water Dance” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Escher at the Getty” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Open Category

“Rhythms” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Architecture Category

“Cosmic Mysteries” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Desert Temples” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Vigilant” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Yellow Streak” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Evening at Headstone Rock” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Landscape Category

“Over and Under” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Open Category

“Anticipating a Conflict” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Modern Angles” Award of Merit – Architecture Category

“Waves of Sand” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Landscape Category

“Sunday Driver” Award of Merit, Best in Category – Open Category

“What Memories Are Made Of” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Early Morning Mono Lake” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“A River Runs Through It” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Flooded Meadow Yosemite Valley” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Speed Freak” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Dogfight” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Lightshow” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Waterpower” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Ethereal Waterfall” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Airflow” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Deep Thoughts” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Metro Station Love and Concrete” Award of Merit – Open Category

“White Sands Dusk” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Control Over Chaos” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Balloonapalooza” Award of Merit – Photojournalism Category

“Munching” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Lone Mangrove” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Sierra Squall” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Day Care” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Morro Morning” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“A Slight Difference of Opinion” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Glass and Steel” Award of Merit – Open Category

“Brain Trust” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Concentration” Award of Merit – Electronic Arts Category

“Red Racer” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Electronic Arts Category

“Approaching Sandstorm” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Kitty” Award of Merit – Nature Category

“Dark Towers” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Landscape Category

“Hills Haze and Dust” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

Channel Islands Professional Photographers Association (CIPPA)

2015 Animal Photographer of the Year

2015 Architecture Photographer of the Year

2015 Illustrative Photographer of the Year

2014 Animal Photographer of the Year

“Partners” Award of Merit, Best in Class, Best in Show – Animal Category

“A Glimpse of the Broad” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Architecture Category

“Hyperspeed Pilot” Award of Merit – Illustrative Category

“Jacksonville Pier” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Epic Ibex” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Animal Category

“Real Buildings Have Curves” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Architecture Category

“Sunset at the Edge of the Continent” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Sensation of Speed” Award of Merit, Best in Class, Best in Show – Illustrative Category

“High Dune” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Landscape Category

“Confident” Award of Merit – Animal Category

“The Eye of the Storm” Award of Merit – Illustrative Category

“Frank Gehry Loses His Mind” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Architecture Category

“Sandstorm” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

“Addicted to Speed” Award of Merit – Illustrative Category

“Pronghorn” Award of Merit – Animal Category

“Getty Center Slot Canyon” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Architecture Category

“Roman Nights” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Illustrative Category

“Rhythm” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Landscape Category

“Salt Sunset” Award of Merit, Best in Class, Judges Choice Award – Landscape Category

“Disney Hall a la Antelope Canyon” Award of Merit – Architecture Category

“Old Soul” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Animal Category

“Speed Demon” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Illustrative Category

“Profile” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Animal Category

“Speed and Fury” Award of Merit – Illustrative Category

“Shapes and Shadows” Award of Merit, Best in Class – Architecture Category

“Tinsel Town” Award of Merit – Landscape Category

International Association of Panoramic Photographers (IAPP)

“Frank Gehry Loses His Mind” 2016 Silver Award

“Lone Mangrove” 2016 Bronze Award

“Cayucos Sunrise” 2016 Bronze Award

“San Diego Dusk” 2016 Bronze Award

“Following Mom” 2016 Bronze Award

“Mesquite Flat Dunes” Bronze Award

“The Rock Store” Bronze Award

“Downtown Industrial” Bronze Award

“Tinsel Town” Silver Award”

Photographic Society of America (PSA)

“Beautiful” Accepted, Honorable Mention – 2015 PSA International Competition

“Red Racer” Accepted – 2015 PSA International Competition

“Joshua Tree Nights” Accepted – 2015 PSA International Competition

“U Turn” Accepted – 2015 PSA International Competition

“Black Towers” Accepted – 2015 PSA International Competition

“Confidence” Accepted – 2015 PSA International Competition

2015 International Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition

“Waves of Sand” Selected as one of the Top 101 Landscape Images of 2017

“Rhythm” Selected as one of the Top 101 Landscape Images of 2015

Professional Photographers of California (PPC)

PPC Master of Photography

PPC Service Award

2022 Commercial Photographer of the Year Award

2021 Commercial Photographer of the Year Award

2019 Architectural Photographer of the Year Award

2017 Landscape Photographer of the Year Award

2022 Top Ten Photographer Award (#6)

2021 Top Ten Photographer Award (#4)

2020 Top Ten Photographer Award (#8)

2019 Top Ten Photographer Award (#3)

2017 Top Ten Photographer Award (#3)

2016 Top Ten Photographer Award (#10)

“From Here to Infinity” 2022 Award of Merit, Judges Honorable Mention, Prime Image Collection

“The Beginning of the End” 2022 Award of Merit, Judges Honorable Mention, Prime Image Collection

“Airport Modern” 2022 Award of Merit

“A Feast for the Eyes” 2022 Award of Merit

“Blowing Clouds at the Edge of the Sierra” 2022 Award of Merit

“Ready for the Lunch Crowd” 2022 Award of Merit

“The calm Before the Storm” 2022 Award of Merit

“What Lies Beneath” 2022 Award of Merit

“Curves” 2021 Award of Merit, Judges Choice Award, Prime Image Collection

“Grand Prismatic” 2021 Award of Merit, Honorable Mention

“Bad Timing” 2021 Award of Merit

“Racing Colors” 2021 Award of Merit

“Sunrise Moonset” 2021 Award of Merit

“Winter Wonderland” 2021 Award of Merit

“Spring Thaw” 2020 Award of Merit, Honorable Mention

“Symphony in White” 2020 Award of Merit, Honorable Mention

“Brilliant Morning” 2020 Award of Merit

“Dogleg Pier” 2020 Award of Merit

“Storm Clouds Over Hell” 2020 Award of Merit

“Twelve Minutes” 2020 Award of Merit

“Sunday Driver”: 2019 Award of Merit, Honorable Mention Award, Prime Image Collection

“Over and Under” 2019 Award of Merit, Prime Image Collection

“Rhythms” 2019 Award of Merit, Prime Image Collection

“Desert Mystery” 2019 Award of Merit

“Modern Angles” 2019 Award of Merit 

“Desert Temples” 2019 Award of Merit 

“Northern Lightshow” 2019 Award of Merit 

“Vigilant” 2019 Award of Merit 

“This Is All I Get For Lunch?” 2018 Award of Merit, Judge’s Choice Award

“Speed Freak” 2018 Award of Merit, Honorable Mention Award

“Lights in the Sky” 2018 Award of Merit, Honorable Mention Award

“Painted Hills” 2018 Award of Merit

“Architectural Rhythms” 2018 Award of Merit 

“White Sands” 2017 Award of Merit, Judges Choice Award, Prime Image Collection, Best of Show Award

“A Small Sign of Life”: 2017 Award of Merit, Honorable Mention Award, Prime Image Collection

“Retreating Hailstorm” 2017 Award of Merit

“Racing at the Speed of Light” 2017 Award of Merit

“Dawn Patrol” 2017 Award of Merit

“The Broad” 2017 Award of Merit

“Partners” 2016 Award of Merit

“Frank Gehry Loses His Mind” 2016 Award of Merit

“Sensation of Speed” 2016 Award of Merit

“Northern Sky” 2016 Award of Merit

“The High Dune” 2016 Award of Merit

“Sunset on the Edge of the Continent” 2016 Award of Merit, Honorable Mention

“Concentration” 2015 Award of Merit

“Beautiful” 2015 Award of Merit, Judges Choice Award

Professional Photographers of America (PPA)

PPA Master of Photography

Imaging Excellence Award

World Photographic Cup 2023 – Landscape image selected into the top ten worldwide

Platinum Medalist – Photographic Open Competition – 2022 International Photographic Competition

Gold Medalist – Photographic Open Competition – 2021 International Photographic Competition

Silver Medalist – Photographic Open Competition – 2019 International Photographic Competition

Gold Medalist – Photographic Open Competition – 2018 International Photographic Competition

Silver Medalist – Photographic Open Competition – 2017 International Photographic Competition

Platinum Medalist – Photographic Open Competition – 2016 International Photographic Competition

“From Here to Infinity” Accepted into the Imaging Excellence Collection – 2022 International Photographic Competition

“Airport Modern” Accepted into the Imaging Excellence Collection – 2022 International Photographic Competition

“The Beginning of the End” Accepted into the Imaging Excellence Collection – 2022 International Photographic Competition

“Celestial Visitor” Accepted into the Showcase Collection – 2022 International Photographic Competition

“Curves” Accepted into the Imaging Excellence Collection – 2021 International Photographic Competition

“Winter Wonderland” Accepted into the Imaging Excellence Collection – 2021 International Photographic Competition

“Racing Colors” Accepted into the Showcase Collection – 2021 International Photographic Competition

“Grand Prismatic” Award of Merit – 2021 International Photographic Competition

Grand Imaging Award Finalist – 2021 Western District Photographic Competition

“Waiting” Accepted into the Imaging Excellence Collection – 202o International Photographic Competition

“Afternoon Squall” Award of Merit – 2020 International Photographic Competition

“Sensory Overload” Award of Merit – 2019 International Photographic Competition

“Sensory Overload” Award of Merit – 2019 International Photographic Competition

“Sunday Driver” Award of Merit – 2019 International Photographic Competition

“Speed Freak” Award of Merit – 2019 International Photographic Competition

2nd Place – “Red Racer” – Illustrative/Commercial Category – 2019 Western District Competition

“Evening at Gravestone Rock” Accepted into the Loan Collection – 2018 International Photographic Competition

“Airflow” Accepted into the Loan Collection – 2018 International Photographic Competition

“Waves of Sand” Award of Merit – 2018 International Photographic Competition

“A Day to Remember” Award of Merit – 2018 International Photographic Competition

“White Sands Meditation” Accepted into the Loan Collection – 2017 International Photographic Competition

“Hailstorm Approaching” Award of Merit – 2017 International Photographic Competition

“A Small Sign of Life” Award of Merit – 2017 International Photographic Competition

“Racing at the Speed of Light” Award of Merit – 2017 International Photographic Competition

“White Sand Meditation” 2017 Western District Photographic Competition

“Hailstorm Approaching” Award of Merit – 2017 Western District Photographic Competition

“A Small Sign of Life” Award of Merit – 2017 Western District Photographic Competition

“Racing at the Speed of Light” Award of Merit – 2017 Western District Photographic Competition

“Frank Gehry Loses His Mind” Accepted into the Loan Collection – 2016 International Photographic Competition

“The Day Begins” Accepted into the Loan Collection – 2016 International Photographic Competition

“Sensation of Speed” Accepted into the Loan Collection – 2016 International Photographic Competition

“Partners” Award of Merit – 2016 International Photographic Competition

“Sensation of Speed” Award of Merit – 2016 Western District Photographic Competition

“Partners” Award of Merit – 2016 Western District Photographic Competition

“Frank Gehry Loses His Mind” Award of Merit – 2016 Western District Photographic Competition

“Beautiful” Accepted into the Loan Collection – 2015 International Photographic Competition

“Concentration” Accepted into the Loan Collection – 2015 International Photographic Competition