PHOTO/FILM AWARDS & RECOGNITION
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photojournalist of the Year (National/Large Markets)
National Press Photographers Association
Northern Photographer of the Year
Northern Short Course in Photojournalism
New England Photographer of the Year
National Press Photographers Association
Photographer of the Year
Virginia News Photographers Association
Photographer of the Year
NC Press Photographer's Association (twice)
Magazine Cover, Best of Photojournalism (twice)
National Press Photographer's Association
Pulitzer Prize Nomination
A Chance in Hell (documentary work on a trauma hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan)
National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism Awards
1st Place, Portrait
1st Place, Enterprise Picture Story
2nd Place, Local Portrait/Personality
2nd Place, Contemporary Issues
3rd Place, Sports Feature
3rd Place, Domestic News Picture Story
Honorable Mention, International News Story
Honorable Mention, Enterprise Picture Story
National Press Photographers Association leadership award
Cliff Edom Award
Pictures of the Year International
1st Place Feature Multimedia Story (shared)
2nd Place Long Form Multimedia Documentary(team)
3rd Place Newspaper Feature
Award of Excellence, Feature
Award of Excellence, Pictorial
Award of Excellence, Portrait
Award of Excellence, Science and Natural History Picture Story
Award of Excellence, Issue Reporting Picture Story
Smithsonian Magazine Photography Contest
Winner, The American Experience category.
International Photography Awards
Honorable Mention (twice)
Broadcast Education Association On-Location Creative Competition
Award of Excellence (twice), Faculty Photojournalism category
Faculty Creative Competition, AEJMC and BEA associations/AEJMC Southeast Colloquium
Bronze Award
Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Top Creative Project (first place, 2022)
Visual Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Top Creative Project (first place, 2018)
American Photography Book (34)
Selection
South Carolina Photo of the Century
(1 of 15) Associated Press
Society for News Design
Silver Award
Photography/Single Photos/Portrait
Award of Excellence
Photography/Single Photos/Illustration
Award of Excellence
Photography/Single Photos
Award of Excellence
Photography/Photo Story
Editor & Publisher, Photos of the Year
First Place, Features
Honorable Mention, Single Image
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Best of Show
Northern Short Course
Best of Show
Southern Short Course
Best of Show
Virginia Press Photographers Association
Photographer of the Year, Runner-Up
Northern Short Course in Photojournalism
Southern Short Course in Photojournalism
Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar
Virginia News Photographer Association
Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service
Virginia Press Association
EXHIBITIONS/GALLERY SELECTIONS
2022 SOLO EXHIBIT Boulder Strong: Still Strong, Museum of Boulder, solo exhibit (29 images
framed, around 60 digitally).
2021 Boulder Strong, Chautauqua Community House, solo exhibit (22 images).
2021 American Portrait book, Selection
Public Broadcasting Service,
2021 Reimagining Hope, Juried Selection
Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver
2021 The Big Picture, Two Juried Selections
Denver Month of Photography, Denver
2020 Love, Loss and Resilience, Juried Selection
South x Southeast Gallery, Georgia
2020 Art in the time Of Corona, Juried Selection
Dab Art Company Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2020 Photography 2020, Juried Selection
Las Laguna Gallery, California
2019 WideOpen: Excellence in Photography, Juried Selections (2)
Sony Square, New York City
2019 SOLO EXHIBIT, Last Moments
Muriel Sibell Wolle Gallery, Boulder, Colorado.
2018 Art 4 Shelter, Juried Selections (2)
2018 WideOpen: Excellence in Photography, Juried Selections (3)
The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, Ohio.
2018 On Edge Gallery, Juried Selection
Edge Gallery, Denver
2017 Faculty Show, Juried Selections (2)
University of Colorado Boulder Art Museum
2017 Picturing Black American Families, Juried Selection
Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri
DOCUMENTARY FILM
"Mango House” (feature-length film), Executive Producer, Director, Director of Cinematographer, Lead Editor,
www.mangohousemovie.com.
Official Selections/Honors/Nominations/Selected Screenings
- Phoenix Film Festival
- Kansas City Film Fest International
- Breckenridge Film Festival
- DOCUTAH International Film Festival
- Orlando International Film Festival
- Golden State Film Festival
- Maryland Film Festival
- Immigration Film Festival
- Wyoming International Film Festival
- Silicon Valley International Film Festival
- Bozeman International Film Festival
- Louisville International Film Festival
- Silver State (Nevada) Film Festival (*Best Cinematography Documentary Feature Film)
- Gila Valley Film Festival (*Best Direction in a Documentary Feature)
- Lyons International Film Festival (*Best Documentary Feature)
- Docs without Borders
- I, Immigrant Film Festival (*Best Film, Awarded top film out of 449 films)
- Columbia Film Festival
- American Golden Picture
- Social Justice Film Festival
- Mystic Film Festival
- Dumbo Film Festival (semi-finalist)
- AEJMC Creative Competition, First Place
- BEA Festival of Media Arts, Award of Excellence
- Permanent library archives:
- Utah Tech University Library and Special Collections.
- University of Colorado Boulder
“The Hardest Day” (feature-length film), Executive Producer, Director, Co-cinematographer, Lead Editor and Web Manager, www.thehardestdayfilm.com.
Official Selections/Honors/Nominations/Selected Screenings
- Public Broadcasting Service (streaming on the app nationally and available for broadcast nationally on the PBS platform)
- Florida Aquarium Screening (keynote speaker/event at International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care
- Phoenix Film Festival, Phoenix, AZ
- American Documentary & Animation Film Festival
- BEA Festival of Media Arts, Award of Excellence
- Silicon Valley International Film Festival
- Media Adventures International Film Festival
- Seattle Film Festival
- Santa Monica International Film Festival (*Honorable Mention)
- Louisville’s International Festival of Film
- Dunedin International Film Festival
- American Golden Picture film festival/Best Documentary Long
- Miami Independent Film Festival, Miami, FL
- Mystic Film Festival
- Niagara Falls International Film Festival
- East Lansing Film Festival Lake Michigan Film Competition
- Lyons International Film Festival
- Montreal Independent Film Festival
- Franklin International Indie Film Festival
- Silver State Film Festival (*Best Director Award)
- Blue Ridge Film Festival
- Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival
- Palm Beach Film Festival
- Indie Spirit Film Festival
- Dumbo Film Festival (semi-finalist)
- Rhode Island International Film Festival (semi-finalist)
- VisCom Conference acceptance
- Permanent library archives:
University of Pennsylvania
Tufts University
Cornell University
University of Tennessee
Virginia Tech
University of Colorado Boulder
“Seeing Through,” Executive Producer, lead cinematographer, co-editor
Official Selections/Honors/Screenings
- Buddhist Short Film Festival, New York, NY
- VisCom: The Visual Communication Conference
- SF IndieFest – San Francisco Independent Short Film Festival
- Finalist, Independent Shorts Awards, Hollywood, CA
- Best Documentary Short
- Best Experimental Short
- Toronto Geekfest Film Festival, Toronto, ON
- Winner, Best VR Documentary
- Nominee, Best Short Doc
- Nominee, Best Experiential Film
- Transcendental Cinema Film Series, Union College, NY (screening)
“Como Fue,” (student film), On-location film consultant, coach, videographer
Official Selections/screening
- Hollywood Florida Film Festival
- New York International Immigration Film Festival
- The Impact DOCS Awards
- Charlotte Film Festival
- Docs Without Borders Film Festival
- Lyons International Film Festival
- Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival
- Vero Beach Wine and Film Festival
- Miami Independent Film Festival
- Documentary West (Denver)
- International Independent Documentary Awards 2017 (Winner)
- Denver Press Club (screening)
“55 Days,” Co-director (student film produced in graduate school)
Official Selections/recognition
- GI Film Festival Selection (*Best of Fest selection)
- Academy Awards semi-finalist student documentary category