awards and exhibits
FILM
2020
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival - Grand Prize - Into the Canyon
2019
National Outdoor Book Award -- Grand Canyon; Between River and Rim
Banff Mountain Book Festival - Mountain Image - GC: Between River and Rim
Public Lands Book of the Year - Grand Canyon; Between River and Rim
Banff Mountain Film Festival -- Best Feature - Into the Canyon
Lookout Film Festival - Best Documentary - Into the Canyon
Lookout Film Festival - Audience Favorite - Into the Canyon
Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival Director's Award – Into the Canyon
Nature Track Film Festival Audience Favorite & Adventure Feature Film Awards – Into the Canyon
5Point Film Festival Honorable Mention – Into the Canyon
Palmer Land Trust -- Colorado Award - Pete McBride
2017
Holy (un)Holy River wins multiple festival awards.
2016
Best Film Exploration and Adventure – Holy (un)Holy River - Banff Mountain Film Festival 2016
Best Mountain Culture – Holy (un)Holy River - Torello Mountain Film Festival 2016
Official Selection – Holy (un)Holy River - Telluride Mountain Film Festival 2016
Winner – Holy (un)Holy River - BOFF Outdoor Film Festival 2016
Environmental Awareness Award – Martin's Boat - Wasatch Mountain Film Festival 2016
Best Conservation Film – Martin's Boat - Lookout Wild Film Festival 2016
Best Short Film – Martin's Boat - Flagstaff Film Festival 2016
Best Adventure and Exploration Film – Holy (un)Holy River - Banff Mountain Film Festival 2016
Best Mountain Culture – Holy (un)Holy River - Torello Mountain Film Festival 2016
2014-2015
Best Short Film -Delta Dawn- Banff Mountain Film Festival 2014, Banff, Canada
POYi , Award of Excellence for Documentary Journalism-Delta Dawn-2014
Best Short Film -Delta Dawn- New York Wild Film Festival 2015, New York, NY
Best Storytelling-Delta Dawn-Chamonix Film Festival-2015
Best Environmental Film-Delta Dawn-Frozen Film Festival San Francisco-2015
Best Conservation Award-Delta Dawn-Lookout Wild Film Festival-2015
2nd Runner Up-Delta Dawn-Film Festival Flix-2015
Best Environmental Film -Delta Dawn-Reel Paddling Film Festival -2015
2011-2012
Best Short Mountain Film -Chasing Water- Banff Mountain Film Festival 2011, Banff, Canada
Best Environmental Film - Chasing Water-Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2012, Kendal, England
Best Story Telling -Chasing Water- Chamonix Adventure Festival 2012, Chamonix, France
Honorable Mention - Chasing Water-Wild and Scenic Film Festival 2012, California
Most Inspiring Film -Chasing Water- 5 Point Film Festival 2011, Carbondale, CO
Best Environmental Film - Chasing Water-Frozen Film Festival 2011, San Francisco, CA
Best Documentary -Chasing Water- Clearwater Film Festival 2011, Clearwater, FL
Best Cinematography - Chasing Water-Cine Film Festival 2011, Montana
Winner "Activism Through Adventure"-Chasing Water- Adventure Film Festival 2011, Colorado.
Winner "Water for All" -Chasing Water- CMS Environmental Film Festival 2011, Delhi, India.
PHOTOGRAPHY & WRITING
Gold and Bronze: Lowell Thomas Award 2014 by North American Travel Journalism for overall excellence in photography and finalist in writing
Silver: Lowell Thomas Award 2013 by Society of American Travel Writers for "Granny Diaries," a feature story on family and Mexico for National Geographic Traveler Magazine
Listed as a "Freshwater Hero" by the National Geographic Society for ongoing work on water
Chasing Water Exhibit, Colorado River, Rockewell Museum, New York 2015/16
National Geographic's Greatest Photographs of The American West - museum exhibit/book, 2012
Washington DC Fotoweek - First Place- Best Conservation Photography Series 2010, 2011.
Washington DC Fotoweek - Second Place - Best Commercial Series 2010.
Visa Pour L'Image 2011 - Colorado River Presentation, Perpignan, France.
"Extreme" Group Show - The Annenburg Space for Photography - Los Angeles, CA.
Salt Lake City Public Library - Colorado River Photo Exhibit 2012.
National Conservation Training Center - West Virginia - Colorado River Photo Exhibit 2011.
Denver Museum of Nature and Science - Colorado River Photo Exhibit 2011.
Pictures of the Year International - Award of Excellence - Sports Action 2007.
Knight Fellowship for Professional Journalists - Stanford University 2006-2007.
Communications Arts 2005.
The Society of Professional Journalists - 1998, 1999, 2000.