Cover photo wins Silver Award in 2019 NATJA awards competition!

I am honored to be the recipient of a SILVER AWARD in the 28th Annual North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards Competition for 2019 in the category: Photography: Landscape, Nature, Architecture – Online!

My photo of a nurse shark circling a submerged table at Havaiki Lodge, Fakarava, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, was selected for the cover of the Destinations Issue, Summer 2019, Food Wine Travel magazine’s ISSUU version (publication of International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association).

2019 Silver – Photography – Nature – Online – Cover: Food, Wine, Travel “Destinations Issue”

I feel very honored to have received various levels of recognition in NATJA’s annual awards competition for the fifth consecutive year:

2018 Honorable Mention – Four Seasons Bora Bora – Featured Photo, Illustration, Online

2017 Silver – “Eternal appeal” re: Greek Isles – Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Eternal appeal – Newspaper Article – PDF

2017 Finalist – “Petit St. Vincent private island is antidote to post-election stress” – Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Petit St. Vincent Newspaper Article – PDF

2017 Finalist – “Beaches and Beyond” re: Indiana Dunes – AAA Home & Away

Indiana Dunes Magazine Article – AAA Home & Away PDF

2016 Finalist – “The New, All-Inclusive Hyatt Ziva Cancun: A Welcome Addition to Cancun’s Hotel Zone,” JohnnyJet.com – Special Focus Travel Articles – Internet: Resorts

2015 Finalist – “Stow Away” re: Star Clippers Mallorca-Monaco – Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Stow Away – Star Clippers Med Cruise PDF