Leica Medal of Excellence twice - Chelsea Hotel & Venice Beach

 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