2024 Photographer of the Year for Photojournalism, Professional Photographers of San Diego County, Affiliated with Professional Photographers of America

Contributing Photographer for Time, Sports Illustrated, World Tennis, Union-Tribune, LA Times

Staff Photographer/Picture Editor for United Press International in Europe

Team Photographer for the San Diego Chargers. Photographed 5-Super Bowls. 

 Team Photographer for the San Diego Spirit/Women Professional Soccer

"Best Sports Photography Award" /San Diego Press Club 2015-2022

“First Place”-Sports, Breaking News, Feature and Best Television Video/San Diego Press Club 2022

"Best of Show and the People's Choice Award"/Del Mar International Photography 

 "Best Sports Photography" from the World Sports Foundation in Tokyo, Japan. Selected from over 10,000 entries.

Selected Montreal Independent Film Festival and the Los Angeles Cinematography Awards FINALIST 2021

Kearny High School Hall of Fame Inductee 2019

Honorary Member of the San Diego Press Club


Thom Vollenweider