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awards and exhibits

FILM 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 -Banff Mountain Film Festival-2016

Best Mountain Culture-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 Pete's 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.