PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS

2008
FotoFest: The Twelfth International Biennial Festival of Photography
: Discoveries of the Meeting Place, Houston, Texas, Curator: Roy Flukinger, Harry Ransom Research Center, in Austin, Texas | Catalog

2006
Aperture, Portfolio Picks Honorable Mention for Fall 2006: "Smash'em Crash'em: Demolition Derby"

Democratic Book #22, The Rhubarb-Rhubarb free book competition:
"Till the Cows Come Home..."

The Aperture Foundation: "Smash'em Crash'em" as an Honorable
Mention in their semi annual Portfolio Review. Click here to view

Winner of the first Rhubarb-Rhubarb International Festival of the Image "Democratic Books" Free Book Competition: Till the Cows Come Home: County Fair Portraits.Click here to view

2003
Silver Eye Center for Photography
, Pittsburgh, PA
Honorable Mention, Fellowship 2003
Juror: Laura Hoptman, Curator of Contemporary Art,
Carnegie Museum of Art

1992
Photo Metro’s 10th Annual Photography Contest

Three Merit Awards
Juror: Arthur Ollman, Director of the Museum of Photographic Arts,
San Diego, CA

1990
Photo Metro’s 8th Annual Photography Contest

First Place Tie, Commercial Category
Honorable Mention, Documentary Category
Jurors: Linda Connor, Photographer; Patrick Coyne, Publisher, Communication Arts; Michelle Vignes, Photographer; Larry Sultan, Photographer; and Steve Harper, Photographer

1989
“ Trio,” Photo Metro’s 7th Annual Photography Contest

First Prize, Documentary Category
Jurors: Owen Edwards, former Editor, American Photographer; Ruth Silverman, former Assistant Curator at ICP; Jack Fulton, Photographer; Michael Kenna, Photographer; and Theresa Heyman, Curator of Photography, Oakland Museum

 

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