Awards

2009 National Press Photographers Association Region III Photographer of the Year

2009 Virginia Press Photographers Association Photographer of the Year.

2009 Virginia Press Photographers Association Clip Contest Photographer of the Year.

National Press Photographers Association – Best of Photojournalism 2010

* Honorable Mention – Sports Picture Story “State Championship”

Pictures of the Year International – Best of Photojournalism 2010

* Award of Excellence – Sports Feature “Soccer Celebration”

2009 Sportsshooter.com Annual Contest

* 2nd Place - Picture Story “State Championship”

* Honorable Mention – No College No Pro “Wrestling Celebration”

Virginia News Photography Association Photos of the Year 2009

VNPA 2009 Clip Contest 1st Place Winner

VNPA 2009 Pictures of the Year: 2nd Place – Feature “Stormtrooper patrols Hotel hallway”

VNPA 2009 Pictures of the Year: 1st Place – Pictorial “Roadsters”

VNPA 2009 Pictures of the Year: 2nd Place – Sports Feature “High School Wrester Leaps”

VNPA 2009 Pictures of the Year: 2nd Place – Spot News “Fatal AutoAccident”

VNPA 2009 Pictures of the Year: 3rd Place – Feature Picture Story “Shaken Baby”

VNPA 2009 Pictures of the Year: 1st Place – Sports Picture Story “State Championship”

VNPA 2009 Pictures of the Year: 3rd Place – Sports Picture Story ““Coming Together”

VNPA 2009 Pictures of the Year: 2nd Place – Portfolio

VNPA 2009 2nd Place – Online Video

VNPA 2009 3rd Place – Sports Feature

National Press Photographers Association’s National Monthly Clip Contest

1st Place Sports – “Wrestling Celebration”

National Press Photographers Association’s National Monthly Clip Contest

2nd Place Sports – “State Championship”

2007 National Press Photographers Association Region III Photographer of the Year

2006 National Press Photographers Association Region III Photographer of the Year

National Press Photographers Association – Best of Photojournalism 2007:

*2nd Place – Website Sports Photo Gallery (Smaller Sites) – UVA vs. VT Football (Team)

*3rd Place – Website Sports Photo Gallery (Smaller Sites) – Baseball Behind the Scenes (Team)

*3rd Place – Photojournalist of the Year (Smaller Markets)

*Honorable Mention – Enterprise Picture Story (Smaller Markets)

*Honorable Mention – Conceptual Photographic Illustration

Virginia News Photography Association Photographer of the Year 2007

VNPA Yearly Clip Contest 1st Place Winner

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: “Best in Show”

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: 1st Place – Feature Picture Story

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: 1st Place – Lifestyle

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: 1st Place – Pictorial

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: 1st Place – Illustration

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: 3rd Place - Portfolio

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: 3rd Place - Audio Slideshow

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: HM - Audio Slideshow (1)

*VNPA 2007 Pictures of the Year: HM - Audio Slideshow (2)

Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar 2007:

*1st Place – Issue Illustration

*Honorable Mention – Sport Picture Story

Northern Short Course in Photography 2007:

*1st Place – Sports Feature

*2nd Place – Food/Fashion/Illustration

*Honorable Mention – Sport Portfolio

Southern Short Course in Photography 2007:

*1st Place – Issue Illustration

Sportsshooter.com Pictures of the Year 2007:

*2nd Place – Best Sports Picture Story

National Press Photographers Association – Best of Photojournalism 2006:

*Honorable Mention– Photojournalist of the Year (Smaller Markets)

*Third place in the Multimedia Package (Small Sites) : Going down the Crooked Road (Team)

NAA New Media Federation's 2006 Digital Edge Award for Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling : Going down The Crooked Road (Team)

National Headliner Award, 2nd place for online journalism : Going down The Crooked Road (Team)

2005 Scripps Howard Foundation's National Journalism Award in Web reporting : Going down The Crooked Road (Team)