Photographer of the Year for Weekly Papers by New England Newspaper and Press Association for 2010 and 2017.
Photographer of the Year for Gatehouse Media Weekly Class 2015
2014, 2013, 2011 Finalist for Photographer of the Year for Weekly Papers by New England Newspaper and Paper Association.
Editor and Publisher Best of 2006 Photo Contest for Photo Essay on “the Life of a Cranberry” for
25, 000 Circulation Size
Honorable Mentioned Personality Photo Northern Short Course 2021
2nd place Sports Feature Photo Northern Short Course 2023
2017 NESNE Best Sports/ Feature Photo
1st Place 2017 NENPA Awards for News Feature Photo, General News Photo, Feature Photo, Sports Photo, Photo Series, and Feature Video
1st Place 2021 NENPA Award Social Issues Reporting
3rd Place 2010 NENPA Award for Weekly Class Video: Kickball Tournament: http://vimeo.com/10624710
2nd Place 2009 NENPA Award for Weekly Class 1 video: Paul Kukstis: http://vimeo.com/3506200
Multiple National Press Photographer Association Monthly Clip wins. 2021-2022 wins are listed.
February 2021: Second Place Spot News
March 2021: Third Place Sports Feature
May 2021: Second Place Spot News
May 2021: Third Place Sports Feature
April 2021: Third Place Sports Action
June 2021: Third Place Sports Action
July 2021: First place Sports Feature
October 2021: Second Place General News
October 2021: Second place Sports Feature
November 2021: Second place Sports Feature
November 2021: Third place Sports Feature
December 2021: First place General News
January 2022: Second place Portrait
March 2022: Third place General News
April 2022: First place Feature Single
June 2022: First place General News
July 2022: First place Portrait
November 2022: Third place Portrait
December 2022: Second place General News
December 2022: Third place Portrait
February 2023: Second place Sports Action
May 2023: Second place Sports Action
June 2023: Third place Sports Feature
Eagle Scout
2015 Big Brother of the Year
2021 MA Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association District 9 Award of Excellence
Other Interests:
I play team handball with Boston Team Handball Club. We placed second at a national tournament in 2010 and 2011. I am a political advocate for the Massachusetts Coalition to End Human Trafficking, an Anti-Human Trafficking organization. I helped get human trafficking legislation passed in Massachusetts. I am a mentor through the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Organization since 1998. I was named Big of the Year in 2015 by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay for my 17 years of friendship with my mentee. Here's the video they made of our relationship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BbAFc2UB2o