2012 Romanian Cultural Institute Grant for Cultural Journalists
2009 Honorable mention in Jen Bekman Gallery’s Hey, Hot Shot! contest
2009 Selected participant at Eddie Adams Workshop
2009 PHODAR Biennial Portfolio Award
2009 Nomination for Joop Swart Masterclass
2008 Honorable mention in Jen Bekman Gallery’s Hey, Hot Shot! contest
2008 Selected participant at Review Santa Fe
2007 Selected image in American Photography 23
2001 Larson Fellowship from Carleton College to photograph Saami Reindeer Herders in Sweden