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2013 American Photography Latin America 2013 Los Diez Exhibit

I'm happy to announcd that my work on violence in post-war Guatemala was selected for the American Photography Latin America Los Diez exhibit!

2013 PDN PHOTO ANNUAL

Really excited that my project on violence in Guatemala, La Vida No Vale Nada, was selected as one of  2012's best photography for photojournalism/documentary in the 2013 PDN Photo Annual! 

2013 FOTOVISURA

Happy to announce that my recent work in Guatemala, La Vida No Vale Nada, was selected honorable mention for the 2013 Fotovisura Grant! 

AI-AP Latin America Photography 2012 list

I'm happy to share that an image from my project, La Vida No Vale Nada, about violence in Guatemala, was recently chosen by American Illustration American Photography Latin America 2012 list. 

2010 SFBAPPA'S 37th Annual News Photography AWARDS

Last night my story on the Cambodian Stampede, in which 450 people died during the annual Water Festival in Phnom Penh, placed Second in the News Picture Story category of the San Francisco/Bay Area News Photographers Association. I'm very grateful for the Chicago Tribune judges for recognizing this tragic story, which received very little attention in the media despite it being the biggest news story in Cambodia since the Khmer Rough and following Civil War. Cambodia is a very young country, in economic development, infrastructure and in age. 80% of the people are under the age of 30. The majority of its population still live in the countryside, although the city is developing and growing rapidly mostly due to factory jobs, and more recently increased service/hospitality-related employment.

Congratulations to all the local winners from the San Francisco Bay Area. Some very incredible work!!

To see my story: A Bridge of Ghosts; A Country in Mourning