AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
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
• Wyoming International Film Festival
• Silicon Valley International Film Festival
• Gila Valley Film Festival
• Lyons International Film Festival (Best Documentary)
• Orlando International Film Festival
• Docs without Borders
• American Golden Picture
• Maryland Film Festival
• Dumbo Film Festival (semi-finalist)
• BEA Festival of Media Arts, Award of Excellence
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“THE HARDEST DAY" (feature-length film), Executive Producer, Director, Co-cinematographer, Lead Editor (www.thehardestdayfilm.com).
Official Selections/Honors/Nominations/Selected Screenings
• 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
• 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)
• 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
• Tufts University and Cornell University acquired it into library services
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PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
Photojournalist of the Year (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)
NPPA's 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
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
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
(100,000-249,000)
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