2001 - Sunday Telegraph/Travel Photographer of the Year 2001 - Daily Telegraph/Travel Photographer of the Year 2005 - Association of Photographers Best Single/”Daily Life” 2005 - BBC News Photographer of the Year “Work” Award 2006 - Elected Fellow of Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) 2009 - UNESCO/HPA Nomination Award: "Tribes of the Omo Valley" 2011 - UNESCO/HPA Documentary Award: "Nagaland"