Awards | Publications

2022 NY Times Photos in Review | Top 100 Photos of 2020  TIME MAGAZINE | 2020 North Carolina Press Association Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year | Whalebone Magazine | The Weather Edition 2021, The Surfer's Journal 30.1, The Huffington Post/ 2020, The Washington Post 2019/2020, 2020 & 2021 Outer Banks Wedding Magazine Cover Photographer, 2019 Speaker "Hurricanes" and "The Independent Waterman" The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Year Long Exhibition "The Independent Waterman" April 2019-2020 at The Graveyard of Atlantic Museum, East Carolina University Photography Department Guest Speaker 2018, 2019 Speaker , 2020 NC Wildlife Magazine Photography Contest Second in Outdoor Recreation and Third in Wild landscapes, 2019 Outer Banks Magazine Feature Story + Photographer, 2018 UNCTV MUSE Feature on Daniel won an Emmy for Best Arts Feature, Dare County People's Choice Artist of the Year 2018 (Daniel) Fearless Photographers, Fearless Awards Collection 41 Finalist (Kate) January 2018, Published, The Surfer's Journal (Daniel) 2017, Cover Photographer, Struck By Hope, Author: Jeanine Patten-Coble 2017 December National Geographic Your Shot 2017 Exhibit: Reflections on Fishing, Day at the Docks 2017 Published in Our State Magazine 2017, Cover Photographer, Living at the Water's Edge, UNC PressJanuary 2017, Fearless Awards, Collection 35, Daniel, January 2017, Fearless Photographers, Kate January 2017, Kate, Foundation First Workshop, TX January 2017, NC Wildlife Magazine Competition (First, Second, & Third place photographs ) May 2016, Award of Excellence, Molly Fearing Memorial Art Show, Dare County Arts Council, May 2016 PPA Super 1 Day Workshop Instructors, Daniel & Kate March 2016, David Allen Harvey Workshop, Puerto Rico, Daniel December 2015, February 2016, June 2016, Our State Magazine, Daniel January 2016 Foundation Workshop, Texas, Daniel January 2016, Fearless Photographers, Daniel January 2016, Candidate, Certified Professional Photographer, Professional Photographers of America, Daniel, January 2016, Outer Banks Wedding Guide Magazine Cover Photographer, Iva Brooke January 2016, Outer Banks Wedding Guide Featured Photographers, Daniel, Kate & Brook eJanuary 2016, Outer Banks Bride Magazine Real Wedding Photographers, Daniel, Kate, & Brooke January 2016 First Place (2 Divisions) Second Place (2 Divisions) NC Wildlife Magazine Competition 2015 Wedding Wire Featured Photographer 2015-2013 Outer Banks Bride Magazine Cover Photographer. Daniel and Kate 2013 Workshops with Purpose Documentary Team Project in Kijabe, Kenya with lead photographer Kevin Kubota, Daniel 2014 Panel Speaker at Wedding & Portrait Photographers International Conference for Workshops with a Purpose, Daniel Feature Weddings 2010-2016 Outer Banks Bride Magazine 2014 Cover Photographer Outer Banks Wedding Expo Guide Cover Photographer of the 2013 The Wedding Guide of the Outer Banks Magazine, Daniel2013-2016 Wedding Wire Couple's Choice Award Winner Featured in Japan's modern surf and fashion magazine HONEY, winter 2012. Since 2011 The Knot, Best of Wedding Photographers 2011 Outer Banks Wedding Association Dream Wedding Photographer 2012 and 2013 Outer Banks Dream Wedding Contributing Photographer People's Choice Award Winner for the 2012 Beach Book Competition of the Outer Banks January 2013 Hidden Moments Dare County Arts Council Wedding Photography Exhibit 2014 Cape Hatteras Elementary School Volunteer Business of the Year 2009 Roanoke Island Festival Park Featured Artist Exhibit with Stephanie Kiker 2012 Dare County Arts County Arts Council Featured Surf Photography Show with Matt Lusk 2012 Published in Swell: A Year of Waves, book written by Evan Slater and Peter Taras Published as editorial content and/or on the cover of local, regional, national, and international publications such as Outer Banks Bride, Transworld Surf, Honey, Surfing Magazine, ESM Magazine, Surfline, Surfer, Outer Banks Magazine, Our State, ESPN, The Virginia-Pilot, The Island Breeze, The Island Free Press, The Outer Banks Wedding Guide, and NC Wildlife Magazine, Bit + Grain, NC Coastal Federation, North Beach Sun, Outer Banks Sentinel, Milepost, Canadian Geographic, and many more.