Awards
- 2013 Solas Awards – Best in Travel Writing
Gold Award – Culture and Ideas – Decoding Lagom (Sweden)
Bronze Award – Brown-eyed Girl Meets Blue-Eyed Boy
- 2013 Regional Award Winner: Africa
The Hot Mommas® Project (Press release)
- 2012 NATJA – Category 132: Eco, Environmental or Special Purpose Travel
Finalist – “Stockholm’s Green Groove,” Thai Airways’ Sawasdee In-Flight Magazine
2012 Professional Journalism Scholarship Award
International Food, Wine, & Travel Writers Associations (IFWTWA)
- 2012 Solas Awards – Best in Travel Writing
Silver Award – Travel and Food - Meat My Love (Global)
- 2011 NATJA – Category 145: Personality and Profiles (Internet)
Gold Award – “Slow Food From Sápmi” – Sweden.se
North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)
- 2011 NATJA – Category 149: Culinary Travel (Internet)
Gold Award – “Revamping classic Irish tea at Dublin’s Merrion Hotel” – Matador Network
North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)
- 2011 Solas Awards – Best in Travel Writing
Silver Award – Travel and Food – Sweet Pillows (Portugal)
2011 Lowell Thomas Award – Silver (Group Award)
Online Travel Journalism Site – Matador Network
Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)
- 2010 NATJA – Category 140: Local Lifestyle (Internet)
Silver Award – “Back to Sender” – Matador Network
North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)
- 2010 NATJA – Category 120: Local Lifestyle (Print)
Bronze Award – “Röckåbilly” – Hemispheres
North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)
2010 Lowell Thomas Award – Silver (Group Award)
Online Travel Journalism Site – Matador Network
Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)
- 2010 Solas Awards – Best in Travel Writing
Gold Award – Travel and Shopping – Walkway to Nowhere (Nigeria)
- 2009 Solas Awards – Best in Travel Writing
Bronze Award – Travel and Shopping – Market Hopping Around Lagos (Nigeria)
Honorable Mention – Our Engagement or Yours (Nigeria)
Honorable Mention – Racing on Thin Ice (Sweden)
[ Photography Awards & Mentions ]
- 2012 Nigerian Blog Awards – Nominee for Best Travel Blog - View Finalists
- 2012 Editor’s Weekly Pick – National Geographic Traveler’s Contest – Travel Portrait
- 2012 Photography Masters Cup – One (1) nomination – Portrait Category - View Portrait
- 2012 Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year - Two (2) Shortlists - View Gallery
- 2011 Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) - Finalist - “Spirit of Adventure” Category - View Site
- 2011 Photography Masters Cup – Two (2) nominations – Food and Portrait – View Food | – View Portrait
- 2011 Editor’s Favorite Pick - National Geographic Traveler’s World In Focus – Four (4) Photos
- 2011 ISLANDS Magazine- Honorable Mention for photo “Aeolian Islands”.
- 2011 PLANET Magazine- Three (3) Photos – Honorable Mention
- 2011 Nigerian Photography Awards- Two (2) catgeories – Honorable Mention
- 2010 Editor’s Favorite Pick – National Geographic’s Your Shot – On The Go – View Site | View Photo
- 2010 Photography Masters Cup – Nominee in People Category – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 Honorable Mention – Explorers’ Corner Photo Contest - View Finalists
- 2009 International Photography Awards – 2 Honorable Mentions – Deeper Perspective, Travel/Tourism
- 29th Annual Spring Photography Contest – Finalist – Publication in Best of Photography 2009 Book – Photographer’s Forum Magazine
- 2009 July – Featured on Front Page – National Geographic Adventure’s Readers Photo Challenge – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 Winner – Moments of Togetherness – Pikeo – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 May- Fresh M.I.L.K Competition – Selected from 35,000 entries – Publication in Friendship, Family, Love & Laughter in November 2009 – View Site
- 2009 April – Smithsonian Magazine Online – Photo of the Day – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 Photography Masters Cup – Nominee in People Category – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 February- Week 4 Daily Dozen – National GeographicMagazine – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 Peterman’s Eye Travel Contest – Honorable Mention – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 December – Been There Finalist – The Guardian UK – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 February – Been There Finalist – The Guardian UK – View Entry | View Site
- 2009 January – Been There Finalist – The Guardian UK – View Entry | View Site
- 2008 Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) - Shortlisted Finalist – Life Category – View Announcement | View Site
- 2008 November – Week 2 Selection – National Geographic Books – View Entry | View Site
- 2008 August – Week 2 Selection – National Geographic Online – View Entry | View Site
- 2008 November – Been There Finalist – The Guardian UK – View Entry | View Site
- 2008 August – Been There Finalist – The Guardian UK – View Entry | View Site
- 2008 Remarkable Photo Contest Winner – Perceptive Travel – View Details
- 2008 International Photography Awards – 5 Honorable Mentions – Special, Lifestyle, Nature, People, Children
- 2008 One City, Many Destinations – Honorable Mention
- 2008 CITY Magazine - Travel Photography Competition – View Issue 59
- 28th Annual Spring Photography Contest – Finalist – Publication in Best of Photography 2008 Book – Photographer’s Forum Magazine
- 2008 Photo of the Day – Woman in Ccaccaccollo, Peru – Gadling – View Photograph
- 2008 Photo of the Day – Hawkers – Gadling – View Photograph
- 2008 July Friday Photo – WEND Magazine – View Details
- 2008 Photo of the Day – Busker on a Windy Day – Gadling – View Photograph
- 2008 Photo of the Day – Smiling Alpaca – Gadling – View Photograph
- 2008 Global Eye: Seattle – Intelligent Travel (National Geographic Traveler) – View Photograph
- 2008 Photo of the Day – Monkey Drinking Fanta – Gadling – View Photograph
- 2008 Away Network – Your Daily Escape – Snow Daze | View Site
- 2007 Honorable Mention – Px3′s Human Condition Competition – View Entry | View Site
- 2007 Finalist – November Contest: Perspective – Circuit City – Announcement
- 2007 November Daily Dozen Pick – National Geographic Magazine – View Entry | View Site
- 2007 Finalist – Socio-Economic Development Contest – Development Gateway Foundation – View Entry | Visit Site
- 2007 Finalist – Animal Antics Contest – Gap Adventures – View Photo | Visit Site
- 2007 Finalist – June Contest: Motion – Circuit City – Announcement | View Photo
- 2006 Honorable Mention – International Photography Awards – IPA | Press Release | Award | View Photo
2012 NATJA – Category 173: Portrait, People