Leica Medal of Excellence (twice) - Chelsea Hotel & Venice Beach – 1983 & 1985

 Life magazine Award, Finalist of W. Eugene Smith Grant 1989 - Madness

 Ernst Haas Award 1990 – Madness

 One of the year's best books – American Photo 1997 - Old Havana

 Vitae Foundation Scholarship, 1993, Brazilian Carnaval

 Japan Foundation Scholarship, Hong Kong Project 1997

 Pictures of the Year 1996, Best Photo in a Magazine/Newsweek

 Higashikawa Award (Japan) - Best Foreign Photographer, 1999 - Carnaval

 PDN Photo Annual 2003 – One of the year's best personal projects - Rio

 PDN Photo Annual 2006 – One of the year's best books - Rio

 Prêmio Porto Seguro 2007 – São Paulo 4x5

 Prêmio Porto Seguro 2010 – Sertão da Bahia

 PDN Photo Annual 2010 – One of the year's best personal projects – Sertão da Bahia

 Prêmio Hasselblad 2011 - Los Angeles

 Prêmio Marc Ferrez 2012 - Santa Catarina