2010
1st Place - NPAC POYs - Multimedia Story by a single person - "Seth: The Sweet Vanished Past"
Assigned to cover the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Covered the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, B.C.
2009
HONOREE - The Webby Awards Documentary Single Episode "100 Soldiers"
2008
1st Place -
News Photographers of Canada Pictures of the Year (NPAC POY) - Multimedia Story - "The Boy in the Moon"
- 3rd Place - Picture Story "Attitude is Everything"
- HM - Multimedia "Attitude is Everything"
Pictures of the Year International(POYi) - 3rd Place - Multimedia Project "The Boy in the Moon."
NPPA Best of Photojournalism(BOP) - HM - Documentary Video "The Boy in the Moon."
FINALIST - Documentary Series The Webby Awards "The Boy in the Moon"
2007
In March of 2007 I accepted a new staff photographer position at the Globe and Mail - Canada's National Newspaper, and resigned from The Toronto Star after nearly 17 years.
2006
Eastern Canadian News Photographers Association(ECNPA) Photographer of the Year - 2nd time.
Pictures of the Year International(POYi) -Award of Excellence - Portrait
2005
NPPA (Region Two) Top Gun Award for 2005. The Top Gun is awarded for outstanding service to the profession of photojournalism through conduct, initiative, leadership, skill and devotion to its traditions.
2004
Assigned to cover the Olympic Summer Games in Athens, Greece.
2003
Best Photo Award from the Toronto Professional Firefighters Association.
2002
National Newspaper Award - Sports Photography
NPPA (Region Two) Photographer of the Year - 3rd time.
Assigned to cover the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2001
National Newspaper Award(NNA) - Feature Photography
NPPA (Region Two) Photographer of the Year - 2nd time.
1998
Won the Michener Award with reporter team for long-term series on mental health. Received NNA nomination for same.
1996
Second child is born-Delaney.
National Newspaper Award(NNA) - Feature Photography
Assigned to cover the Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
1995
Taught the second-year Staff Photography course in the Photojournalism Program at Loyalist College.
1994
First child is born-Killian.
Two trips to Chiapas, Mexico to cover the Zapatista Revolution.
Recieved two nominations for National Newspaper Awards(NNA's)
ECNPA Photographer of the Year
NPPA (Region Two) Photographer of the Year
1991
Married to Kathleen.
1990
Hired by The Toronto Star
1989
Graduated from Loyalist College.
Winner of Ontario News Photographer's Association (ONPA) Student Portfolio competition.
Hired by the Burlington Spectator.
1988
Worked as a photographer during the Toronto Star's student summer program.
1982-1987
Regular Officer Training Plan, Royal Military College of Canada, St. Jean,PQ & Kingston,Ont.
Achieved functional bilingualism in French and English.
Qualified as a military parachutist.
1982
Graduated with Honours from St. Paul's High School, Gander, Newfoundland.