G R A N T S Exhibition Assistance Grant                                              2011 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant                                              2010 Ontario Arts Council Artist in the Community/Workplace Grant                       2009 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant                                              2009 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant                                              2007 Ontario Arts Council Exhibition Assistance Grant                                              2004 Ontario Arts Council   A W A R D S Tripbase Travel Blog Awards      Palo Alto, CA      2010 Top Ten Road Trip Blog: www.pictureRoute66.com Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts         Collingwood, ON       2008 1st and 3rd place ~ "Abandoned Treasures" category, 2008 Juried Photo Show KOLO.com                                                                                   2008 Runner-up (two awards) ~ "Love Your Photos" photo contest Morongo Basin Arts Colony        Morongo Valley , CA       2007 1st place ~ photography category UCR / California Museum of Photography        Riverside, CA       2007 Finalist ~ "Extreme Places" photo contest Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts         Collingwood, ON       2007 3rd place ~ "Evidence of Man" category, 2007 Juried Photo Show Toward the Light                 Calgary, AB                               2007 1st place ~ poetry journal photo contest, cover shot MyParkPhotos.com                                                                 2007 Photo of the month ~ black and white category ~ online competition AMARA             Amara Resort  ~  Sedona, AZ                  2006 1st place ~ photo contest STILLS                Gallery 1918  ~  Windsor, ON                            2006 3rd place ~ juried show of still life images PixiPort.com - Gateway to the Arts                                          2006 4th place ~ Fine Art Photography Contest ~ online competition The Southland Show      29 Palms Art Gallery - 29 Palms, CA        2005 2nd place ~ photography category ~ judged exhibit Ranch and Rural Living Magazine       San Angelo, TX        2004 2nd place ~ photo contest Architectural Conservancy of Ontario      Windsor, ON        2004 2 Honorable Mentions, color category ~ photo contest/exhibit The Southland Show      29 Palms Art Gallery - 29 Palms, CA        2003 Honorable Mention, photography category ~ judged exhibit Architectural Conservancy of Ontario      Windsor, ON        2003 1st place, 3rd place and Honorable Mention, black & white category ~ photo contest/exhibit Detroit International Salon of Photography (PSA)      Detroit, MI        2002 2 accepts, small monochromatic prints category ~ international photo contest/exhibit The Southland Show      29 Palms Gallery - 29 Palms, CA        2002 2nd place, photography category ~ judged exhibit Architectural Conservancy of Ontario      Windsor, ON        2002 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place, black & white category ~ photo contest/exhibit Architectural Conservancy of Ontario      Windsor, ON        2001 1st place and Honorable Mention, black & white category ~ photo contest/exhibit ROOM Magazine      Windsor, ON        2000 1st place ~ photo contest Geoffrey R. Conway Award      Shaw Cable - Scarborough, ON       1996 Regional cable company award for innovation in community television programming On My Own Time      Scarborough Arts Council - Scarborough, ON       1995 Honourable Mention, color photography ~ judged exhibit New Brunswick Arts Award      New Brunswick Department of Arts and Heritage       1991 Provincial award for academic and artistic achievement in film and video