"Top Wedding Photographer of the Year" Award

What a surprise when I found out that I won three top awards at Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area (PPGBA) on February 8, 2009. When President Jorg Lehmann handed me "Top Wedding Photographer of the Year", "Wedding Album Maker of the Year", "First Place Wedding Print" awards, I was thrilled! Knowing there are tons of talented photographers in the Bay Area who also deserve to receive the awards, I felt really fortunate and humbly accepted the awards.

So below are my awards and achievements so far...

Top Wedding Photographer of the Year
(PPGBA, 2008)

Album Maker of the Year
(PPGBA, 2008)

First Place Wedding Print Award
(PPGBA, 2008)

Today's Bride
Featured on Summer 2008 issue

Wedding Vow Magazine
Feature on the premier issue, 2008

First Place Wedding Album Award
(PPGBA, 2008)

Top ten finalist, Best of Weddings Contest
(Event Pix, humor category, 2008)

Award of Excellent
(WPPI print competition, Las Vegas, 2007)

Today's Bride
Featured on Winter 2006 issue

Th Knot
Featured on January 2007 issue

By Recommendation Only
Chosen as one of the top ten wedding photography in San Francisco
2004 to present

Photography Chairman of PPGBA
Recognized as an outstanding member and official
print competition judge. Held position
as photography chairman.

Member of WPPI
(Wedding and Portrait Photographers International)
Studio Photographer of the Year Award (PPGBA,1999)

California State Exhibition (Portrait and wedding
images awarded and selected for California State
Exhibition. PPC, 1998)

Gold Wedding Album Awards
(PPGBA, 1995, 1996, 1997)

Kodak's Pro-Event Image Show
(Eight portrait images selected by Kodak, 1996)

Commercial Photographer of the Year Award
(PPGBA,1995)

Second and Third Place Annual Award,
(PPGBA, 1995)

Certificate of Merit, City and County of S.F.
(Mayor Frank Jordan, 1994)

Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Photography For San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Photography Department
(State Senate of California, 1994)

(California Legislature Assembly, State Senator, 1994)
(Commendation - S.F. Board of Supervisors, 1994)

A.S. Degree in Photography
Award of Achievement
City College of San Francisco, CA 1991