Major Awards
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| 2018 | Award of Excellence - Our World Underwater Chicago |
| 2015 | Winner Underwater Category NHM Photographer of the Year |
| Recipient - NOGI - American Acadamy :Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences | |
| 2012 | International Book of the Year Palme D’or 39th World Underwater Pictures Festival Marseille - Global Treasures |
| 2012 | Merit of Excellence, Diver of the Year – Art: Beneath the Sea NJ |
| 2010 | NHM BBC Photographer of the Year Competition - High Commendation |
| 2010 | Gold Diver: Portfolio - 37th World Underwater Pictures Festival, Marseille |
| 2010 | Gold Diver: Diaporama - 37th World Underwater Pictures Festival, Marseille |
| 2010 | Recipient of the WYLAND ICON Award for Conservation |
| 2009 | Silver Diver – Slide show AV “Wonderful World” 36th World Underwater Pictures Festival |
| 2009 | International Book of the Year Palme D’or 36th World Underwater Pictures Festival Marseille - Heart of the Ocean |
| 2008 | Recipient of SRI Peter Benchley Shark Conservation Award – Media |
| 2008 | Silver Diver - Slide Show AV 35th World Underwater Pictures Festival, Antibes |
| 2008 | Bronze Diver - Portfolio: 35th World Underwater Pictures Festival, Antibes |
| 2006 | Silver Video - Open Category Mediterranean Underwater Film Festival |
| 2006 | Bronze Diver - Portfolio: 33th World Underwater Pictures Festival, Antibes |
| 2005 | Gold Diver: B/W Print - 32th World Underwater Pictures Festival, Antibes |
| 2005 | BBC Natural History Museum - SHELL Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006 competition - Winner: underwater category |
| 2001 | Nikon International Photographic Competition - Open Section - Highest Commendation |
| 2001 | Silver Ocean NZ - Plight of Napoleon Wrasse Video |
| 2000 | BBC Photographer of the Year Competition - Highest Commendation |
| 2000 | Gold Ocean NZ - Marine Life - Static |
| 2000 | Silver Ocean NZ - People Underwater |
| 2000 | Silver Ocean NZ - Video "Rainbow Sea" |
| 2000 | Bronze Ocean NZ - Marine Topside |
| 1999 | Best Music Adaptation for Music Documentary – World Underwater Film Festival, Antibes |
| 1999 | 1st Place Open Section Marine Photographic Festival Japan |
| 1999 | Silver – Ocean NZ People Underwater |
| 1997 | Seascapes - First Place, Ocean Society, NZ |
| 1996 | People of the Sea - Silver award - Ocean Society NZ |
| 1995 | Highest Commendation Awards (Seascapes), Ocean Society NZ |
| 1995 | Best Superb Close-Up Award , Nikon International Photographic Contest |
| 1994 | Silver, Marine Animal Life, OCEAN SOCIETY Photographic Competition, New Zealand |
| 1994 | Highest Commendation, Aquatic Seascapes, OCEAN SOCIETY Photographic Competition, NZ. |
| 1994 | First Place, Close Up, 32nd International Underwater Photographic Society Competition. USA |
| 1993 | Honorable Mentioned and Bronze Medallion, Nikon International Photographic Competition |
| 1993 | 3rd Place - Top Side, New Zealand Ocean Society Underwater Photographic Competition. |
| 1992 | Finalist, Sportdiving Magazine, "Ultimate Photographic" Competition |
| 1992 | 3rd Place, Close Up, New Zealand Ocean Society International Photographic Competition |
| 1992 | Highest Commendation, Antibes Festival, France International Photographic Festival |
| 1991 | 2nd runner-up, Animal Life, Flores International Underwater Photographic Competition |
| 1990 | 2nd Place, Wide Angle, Flores International Underwater Photographic Competition |
| 1989 | Best of Show, Malayan Nature Society Underwater Photo Competition |
| 1989 | First Place Best Picture - Photographer of the Year, Malayan Nature Society |
| 1985 | THE GONG GOLD AWARD – TV Commercial “That’s Life” Singapore |
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