Accolades and Awards

-2009-

Nature Photo of The Year -­ 2009 -­ American Photo Magazine -­ Kaboom!

Winner -­ Through Your Lens -­ 2009 -­ Popular Photography Magazine -­ Kaboom!

Visitors Choice Award -­ 2009 -­ Nature Exhibit - Center For Fine Art Photography -­ Kaboom!

Semi-­Finalist -­ 2009 -­ Nature's Best Photography: "Oceans” -­ Kaboom!

Finalist -­ Mystical Adventures -­ 2009 -­ Outdoor Photographer Magazine -­ Fairy Tale Falls

-2010-

National Geographic -­ 2010 -­ Photo of the Month August -­ Kaboom!

Finalist -­ 2010 -­ Digital Photography -­ The Art Of Photography -­ Spirits In The Sky & Fire Falls

Highly Honored -­ 2010 -­ Windland Smith Rice International -­ Neptune's Tongue

2nd Place -­ 2010 -­ Nature Exhibit -­ San Diego Museum -­ Fire Falls

Finalist -­ 2010 -­ NUDE magazine -­ River Calm BW, Going With The Flow, Arch & River's Pull

Finalist -­ 2010 -­ Photo Of The Year -­ Digital Photo Pro -­ Spirits In The Sky

Finalist -­ 2010 -­ Photo Of The Year -­ National Geographic Magazine (People category)

Exhibition: Color of Water -­ 2010 -­ Ordover Gallery -­ San Diego Natural History Museum, CA

-2011-

4 Bronze Medals -­ 2011 -­ EPSON Pano Awards -­ Paradise Moon, Battle Of The Gods, Portrait Of A Tree Too, Spirits In The Sky

Finalist -­ 2011 -­ Your Best Shot -­ Digital Photo -­ Love Light

Finalist -­ 2011 -­ Perfect Portraits -­ Digital Photo -­ Portrait Of A Beard

Finalist -­ 2011 -­ Art Of Expression -­ Outdoor Photographer -­ The Rapture

Nominee -­ 2011 -­ Masters Cup -­ Polihale I (Nature) & Perched II (Nude)

-2012-

Bronze Medal -­ 2012 -­ International Loupe Awards -­ Celestine Prophecy & Rabbit Island

Highly Honored -­ 2012 -­ Ocean Views -­ Nature’s Best Photography -­ Celestine Prophecy

1 Silver Medal, 7 Bronze Medals -­ 2012 -­ EPSON Pano Awards -­ Celestine Prophecy (silver), Color Curl, Kalalau Solstice, Polihale I, Hanalei’s Cosmic Cosmos, Tidal Crescent, Beacon Of Light, From Palm To Gold

3rd Place -­ 2012 -­ EPSON Pano Awards -­ Celestine Prophecy

Nominee -­ 2012 -­ International Black & White Spider Awards -­ Nude -­ Creationists

Winner (Artistic Merit) -­ 2012 -­ Islands Magazine -­ Fluted

Semi-­Finalist -­ 2012 -­ Windland Smith Rice International -­ Anole & Nature's Heartbeat

Editor's Pick - 2012 - National Geographic Photo Contest - Week 10 - Fluted

Silver Medal - 2012 - International Loupe Awards - Old Orchard & Fluted

Finalist - 2012 - Digital Photo - Your Best Shot - Hypnotized

Photographer Of The Year - 2012 - Pollux Awards by Gala Awards - Figure & Nude Category

-2013-

Nominee - 2013 - Master's Cup - Celestine Prophecy (Nature) & Bamboo Altar (Nude)

Honorable Mention - 2013 - Black and White Awards - WPGA - Infinity

Honorable Mention - 2013 - Black & White Photographer Of The Year by Gala Awards - Figure & Nude - Infinity

Judge - 2013 - Ateliora.com

Judge - 2013 - Kauai Museum Student Art Festival

Judge - 2013 - Garuda Indonesia World Photo Contest (GAWPC)

1st Place - 2013 - Pollux Awards - Nature - Hypnotized

2nd Place - 2013 - Pollux Awards - Figure & Nude - On Your Mark

Finalist - 2013 - Pollux Awards - Figure & Nude - Procreation & Studio Nude I

Finalist - 2013 - Pollux Awards - Landscape - Earthworks

Bronze Medal - 2013 - EPSON Pano Awards - Lost World, Split Decision, Kayaks, Rainbow Connection, Arches, Kauaian Serengeti, Marlin’s Fin

Nominee - 2013 - International Black & White Spider Awards - Skyward (Nature) & Infinity (Nude)

Silver Medal - 2013 - International Loupe Awards - Ha O Ka Mo’o

Bronze Medal - 2013 - International Loupe Awards - Na Pali

-2014-

7th Place - 2014 - Nature's Best Photography - Ocean Views - Ha O Ka Mo'o (Dragon's Breath)

Photographer Of The Year - 2014 - Pollux Awards

Acceptance - 2014 - Rochester Erotic Arts Festival - Under Da Sea, Truth Is Beauty, Under The Falls

Acceptance - 2014 - Seattle Erotic Arts Festival - Truth Is Beauty

Nominee - 2014 - Master's Cup - Chamber Of Secrets, Rainbow Connection, Eternal Vernal

Finalist - 2014 - Outdoor Photographer - The Great Outdoors - Lost World

Editor’s Pick - 2014 - National Geographic - Week 4 - Phone Home, Solitude, Ha O Ka Mo’o (Dragon’s Breath)

Acceptance - 2014 - ARTundressed Miami - Indinity, The Incubator, Truth Is Beauty

Nominee - 2014 - International Black & White Spider Awards - Waveform

Honorable Mention - 2014 - International Black & White Spider Awards - Solitude

Finalist - 2014 - Digital Photo Magazine - Black & White - High Voltage BW

1st Honorable Mention - 2014 - Nature Photographers Network - Blue Agave

Silver Medal - 2014 - EPSON Pano Awards - Solitude

Finalist - 2014 - Outdoor Photographer - 7th Annual Nature’s Colors - High Voltage

-2015-

Finalist - 2015 - Digital Photo Magazine - 8th Annual Your Best Shot - Solitude

Finalist - 2015 - 7th Annual Pollux Awards - Oceans XVI (Landscape), N2 (Nude)

Editor’s Pick - 2015 - National Geographic Traveler - High Voltage, Smoke On The Water

Shortlist - USA Landscape Photographer Of The Year - 2015 - High Voltage, Fire Falls Returns, Pencil To Paper

Nominee - 2015 - International Black & White Spider Awards - Stepping Stones (Nature) & Keyhole (Nude)

Honorable Mention - 2015 - International Black & White Spider Awards - High Voltage BW

Honorable Mention - 2015 - Monochrome Awards - High Voltage BW, Stork (Nude), Wailua Fall (Nude)

-2016-

Finalist - 2016 - HIPA - High Voltage

Acceptance - 2016 - Seattle Erotic Art Festival - Grounded & Coast Lines II

Nominee - 2016 - International Color Awards - Use Your Illusion, Oceans XVI, High Voltage

Honorable Mention - 2016 - International Color Awards - Smoke On The Water, Earthworks

3rd Place - 2016 - La Grande International Photography Awards - High Voltage (Landscape/Nature)

Semi-Finalist - 2016 - Windland Smith Rice International - Impact II

Honorable Mention - 2016 - International Photography Awards - Synapses & Secrets Of The Milky Way

Editor’s Pick - 2016 - National Geographic Photo Contest - Week 9 - Oceans XVI

Silver Medal - 2016 - EPSON Pano Awards - Waimea Splendor

Bronze Medal - 2016 - EPSON Pano Awards - Double Barrel, The Sound Of Silence, Galactic Wonder, Under The Cathedrals, Kalalau Majesty, Use Your Illusion V

Nominee - 2016 -International Black & White Spider Awards - Hau [nude], Incubation [nude], Rough Seas [nude]

2nd Place - 2016 - ND Awards - Desolation [dine art - nude]

Honorable Mention - 2016 - ND Awards - Synapses, High Voltage, Secrets Of The Milky Way, Affirmations [nude], Incubation [nude]

Shortlisted - 2016 - International Garden Photographer Of The Year - Rowena 2

Finalist - 2016 - National Geographic Photographer Of The Year - Oceans XVI

Honorable Mention - 2016 - Monochrome Awards - Synapses & Rush Hour BW [landscape] / Braced & Puzzle Piece [nude]

-2017-

Finalist - 2017 - Popular Photography Magazine - Synapses

Grand Prize - 2017 - Popular Photography Magazine - Beyond Here Lies Eternity

Acceptance - 2017 - Center For Fine Art Photography - Landscape Exhibition - Synapses

Nominee - 2017 - International Color Awards - Polygon, On & On, Secrets Of The Milky Way, Water Colors (Landscape), Desolation, Coast Lines II (Nude)

Honorable Mention - 2017 - International Color Awards - Behind The Veil (Landscape), Affirmations (Silhouette)

2nd Place - 2017 - La Grande International Photography Awards - Desolation

High Distinction/Highly Commended - 2017 - La Grande International Photography Awards - LH (nude) / Hau (nude), Behind The Veil (landscape)

Honorable Mention - 2017 - International Photography Awards - Transitions

Nominee - 2017 -International Black & White Spider Awards - Braced & Geometry [nude], Celestial Chase & Morning Mists [landscape]

Honorable Mention - 2017 -International Black & White Spider Awards - Sun Tunnels 1 [nude]

Finalist - 2017 - Digital Photo Magazine - Your Best Shot - Beyond Here Lies Eternity

Bronze Medal - 2017 - EPSON Pano Awards - Transitions, March Of The Ents, End Of The Road

Honorable Mention - 2017 -ND Awards - Smokey Nudes (series), CityScaped (series), The Kraken, Diptych, Transitions, Beyond Here Lies Eternity

Shortlist - 2017 - Outdoor Photographer Of The Year (UK) - Transitions, Lost World, Behind The Veil, Makana’s Domain

Honorable Mention - 2017 - Monochrome Awards - LA 128 (Abstract), Smokey Silks 180 & Womb Room (Nude)

Top 101 - 2017 - International Landscape Photographer Of The Year - Transitions

Finalist - 2017 - Outdoor Photographer Magazine - 9th Annual Nature’s Colors - Beyond Here Lies Eternity

-2018-

Nominee - 2018 - International Color Awards - Beyond Here Lies Eternity

Semi-Finalist - 2018 - Windland Smith Rice International - The Kraken

Acceptance - 2018 - Contemporary Photography In Hawai'i 2018 - Aerial Wave I

Honorable Mention - 2018 - International Photography Awards - Orange You Glad (Aerial) & Cityscaped series (Abstract)

Bronze Medal - 2018 - EPSON Pano Awards - Makana's Domain & Boo!

Nominee - 2018 - International Black & White Spider Awards - Silk Smoke II

-2019-

Honorable Mention - 2019 - International Photography Awards - Fungi Noctum & Agave (Nature-Other) ; Make Like A Tree & Flotsom (Fine Art Nudes)

Honorable Mention - 2019 - International Black & White Spider Awards - Fishy Fishy

Bronze Medal - 2019 - EPSON Pano Awards - Waimea Canyon

Nominee - 2019 - International Color Awards - Wave

Semi-Finalist - 2019 - Windland Smith Rice International - Spiral Agave

-2020-

Shortlist - 2020 - Siena International Photo Awards - LA220

Honorable Mention - 2020 - International Photography Awards (Movement) - Rising Tide (Fine Art), Oceans XXXI (Nature)

Bronze Medal - 2020 - EPSON Pano Awards - Yellow Brick Road & If A Wave Crashes

-2021-

Spotlight Feature - 2021 - Black & White Magazine - Portfolio Feature

Nominee - 2021 - Fine Art Photography Awards - Camper's Paradise, Yellow Brick Road, Jane, Resilience II

Acceptance - 2021 - Contemporary Photography In Hawai'i 2021 - Oceans XXXVIII

Honorable Mention - 2021 - International Photography Awards - Camper's Paradise & Oceans XXXVIII (Nature/Landscape) ; Möbius & Unmovable (Fine Art Nudes)

Bronze Medal - 2021 - EPSON Pano Awards - Brocken, The Lau & Paradise

Highly Honored - 2021/2022 - Windland Smith Rice International - Mythical Makaleha (Landscapes)

-2022-

Honorable Mention - 2022 - The Prix de la Photographie - Curves Two Ways (Nude)

Nominee - 2022 - Fine Art Photography Awards - All Her Majesty, If A Wave Crashes, Rainbow Glow (Landscapes) / Stillness, Scratching The Surface (nude)

Official
Selection - 2022 - International Photography Awards - Tropical Tendrils, Curves Two Ways II, Amongst The Maelstrom, Window Pane

Honorable
Mention - 2022 - International Photography Awards - Oceans XL