Awards
2002- Underwater BC Photographic Society International Competition- Grand Prize Winner!

2002-
LAUPS international- 4th place- West Coast Cold Water Category

2004-
Photographer of the Year- South Florida Underwater Photographic Society

2005- Nature's Best Magazine Windland Smith Rice International - highly honored- endangered species category

2005- SCUBA Diving Magazine international contest- 2nd place- macro
                                                     - honorable mention- macro
                                                     - honorable mention- macro

2006-
LAUPS-  honorable mention- macro digital
   honorable mention- macro digital

2006-
NCUPS international- 3rd place- macro

2006-
Photographer of the Year- South Florida Underwater Photographic Society

2007- Nature's Best Magazine Windland Smith Rice International - oceans category-  highly honored

2007- LAUPS international- honorable mention- behavior
                   - honorable mention- macro digital

2007- Our World Underwater-  Honorable mention- macro traditional

2007- Deep Indonesia International Competition-  3rd place- animal behavior
                                                    honorable mention- animal behavior
                                                    honorable mention- animal portrait

2007- NCUPS international contest- 3rd place- prints
                              - honorable mention- prints

2007- British Underwater Image Festival- 2nd place- portfolio

2007- SCUBA Diving Magazine international contest- 3rd place- marine life
                                                       -honorable mention- marine life
                                                       -honorable mention- marine life
                                                       -honorable mention- marine life

2007- Beneath the Sea- 1st place- marine life
            -1st place- behavior

2008-  RSMAS International competition- 3rd place macro

2008- Celebrate the Sea International contest -  1st place- behavior
                                               - finalist- 4 other pictures

2008- Deep Indonesia International Competition- honorable mention- animal behavior
                                                   -honorable mention- animal portrait

2008- Epson Red Sea Shoot-out Competition- 1st place judge's prize

2008-international UW images contest- 1st place- togetherness
                                    - honorable mention- togetherness

2008- Epson Red Sea World of Underwater Images International Competition-  Best Humor entry- 1st place
                                                                                                   Best Humor entry- finalist
                                                                                                   Best singular entry- finalist

2008- British Underwater Image Festival- honorable mention- open prints
                                       -1st place- portfolio

2008- Beneath the Sea international - 2nd place- macro
                                - honorable mention- macro
                                - 3rd place- behavior  

2008- TTL SCUBA diver Australasia international competition- 1st place- macro

2009- RSMAS international competition- 1st place portrait

2009- Epson Red Sea World of Underwater Images International Competition-    Best singular entry- finalist
                                                                                                     Best singular entry- finalist
                                                                                                     Best Humor entry- finalist
 

2009-
Our World Underwater- 2nd place- macro unrestricted  

2009- Nature's Best Magazine Windland Rice Smith international- highly honored- oceans category

2009- Nature's Best Magazine Ocean Views contest- highly honored

2009- NCUPS international contest- 1st place- prints
                                  2nd place- prints
                                  3rd place- prints

2009- LAUPS- 3rd place- behavior
   4th place- behavior
   5th place- behavior
    honorable mention- macro  

2010- Deep Indonesia International Competition- honorable mention- environment and conservation

2010- RSMAS international competition- 1st place portrait
                                                       1st place macro

2010- Epson Red Sea Shoot-out Competition-  shoot-out digital portfolio - finalist

2010- Epson Red Sea World of Underwater Images International Competition- Environment- finalist

2010- Epson Red Sea World of Underwater Images International Competition-  Digital portfolio- 1st place!!

2010- LAUPS- behavior- honorable mention
              behavior- honorable mention

2010- Ocean Art Competition-  Behavior- 2nd place
                                       Behavior- 3rd place
                                       Super Macro- honorable mention
                                       Nudibranchs- honorable mention
                                       Nudibranchs- honorable mention

2010- Photographer of the Year- South Florida Underwater Photographic Society

2011-Nature's Best Magazine Ocean Views-  highly honored

2011-
RSMAS international competition- 1st place portrait

2011-SCUBA Diver Australasia Magazine international TTL competition-  1st place portrait

2011- Ocean Art Competition-
Portrait- 2nd place
                                               
Super Macro- 2nd place