Complete List of Exhibitions, Shows & Awards

 

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2026

** Juried​​​​

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Finalist, Top 200, Critical Mass 2026*

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Finalist, Pure Street Photography Awards 2026, Jaipur, India*

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Honorable Mention, "Storm", Berlin Photo Awards_2026, Germany*

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Honorable Mention, "USA", Virtual Exhibition, Los Angeles Center of Photography, USA*

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"Q Train", The Capa Space, New York, USA*

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Finalist, "Times Square", Rome Photo Lab Festival 2026, Rome, Italy*

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Finalist in 3 categories, Street and Art Festival 2026, Genova, Italy*

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"Q Train", Wagner Gallery, New York University, Graduate School of Public Service, USA*

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"Times Square", Finalist, Athens Street Photography Festival, Greece*

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"Luna Park" and "New York Marathon", A. Smith Gallery, Texas, USA*

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Finalist, Ikshana Photo Festival 2026, India*

 

"Faces of New York", collection of Paul Kessel's works from 2016 - 2025 by Bump Books, UK

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"Unhappy Birthday", The Wall 9th Edition, Pafos, Greece*

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"Marathon", The Wall Projected Division, Pafos, Greece

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2025

** Juried​​​

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Honorable Mention, "Girl in Cafe Window", Paris International Street Photography Awards 2025*

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Three Semi-Finalist selections, Eyeshot Open Call 2025*

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"Noise", PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA*

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Juror's Pick, "Wings", Street Foundation Portraits Awards 2025*

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"Q Train", Shots Magazine, Winter 2025*

 

"From My Window", Central Post Office Palace, Trieste, Italy*

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"Snow Decorations", PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA*

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Semifinalist Mexico Street Photo Fest '25, Mexico*

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"Q Train", Central Library, Kulturepalast, Dresden, Germany*

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Silver Medal, "Dropped Hot Dog", Paris International Street Photo Awards, France*

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Finalist, "Unhappy Birthday", Pure Street Photography, Mumbai, India*

 

Finalist Gothenburg Street Photography Competition, Gothenburg, Sweden*
 

"Deer In Snow”, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, USA*

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Honorable Mention, "Solitary", International Photography Awards (IPA) 2025*

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"On The Street" Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Rhode Island, USA*

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"From My Window", Trieste, Italy*

 

Finalist, "Crown Heights" Oslo Street Photography Festival 2025, Oslo, Norway*

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Finalist, "Fifth Avenue" Berlin Photo Awards 2025, Berlin, Germany*

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"Pigeons Over Central Park" 8th Chania International Photo Festival, Greece*

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Honorable Mention, "Miami Beach", Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, USA*

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Finalist, "Double Cross" Dublin Street Photography Festival 2025, Dublin, Ireland*

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​2024

** Juried

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Silver Medal, "The Dropped Hot Dog" Paris International Street Photo Awards 2024*

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"Washington Square Park", One of the Winners, The Wall, 8th edition, Cyprus Photographic Society-Pafos Branch**

 

"From My Window" Series, Honorable Mentions, Budapest International Foto Awards 2024*

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"Williamsburg" "Grand Bazaar" & "Washington Square Park", Eyeshot Open Call 2024*

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Honorable Mention Winner, "Drummer Girl", Portraits as Visual Repositories, Los Angeles Center of Photography**

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"New York State of Mind" Exhibition, The Street Soup Gallery, Italy**

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Honorable Mention, 21st Pollux Awards, Urban Awards, FotoNostum Gallery, Spain**

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"Isolation", "Personality: Contemporary Portraiture" Exhibition, Winner of Curator's Choice Award, PH21 Gallery, Hungary**

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"Birds Over Central Park", F Stop Magazine, Cities Edition, 2024**

 

"Shopping in Soho", Street Exhibition, Blank Wall Gallery, Greece**

 

"Green Juice", Portrait: Self and Others Exhibition, PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont**

 

"Bookstore", Finalist, Dublin Street Photography Festival, Ireland**

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2023

** Juried

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"Soho", Honorable Mention, 2023 Tokyo International Foto Awards, Japan**

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"Soho_NYC" "Knock Out" and "Marilyn", Honorable Mention, Xposure Festival, Paris International Street Phtoography Awards (PISPA), 2023, Emirates of Sharjah**

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"Moon Over Manhattan", Bronze Winner, Budapest International Foto Awards_2023, Hungary**

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"From My Window", Finalist, Dodho Magazine, Online Edition 2023**

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"Marilyn", Among the "Winners", AAP Magazine, 2023 Street Edition**

 

"Knockout", Finalist (Single Image), Street Photographers Foundation Awards 2023**

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"Balthazar" and "Sweetgreen", Dolling Up The Lens Exhibition: Barbie, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary**

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"Clouds", Second Annual Exhibition, APA-NY, Soho Photo Gallery, 2023**

 

"Marilyn" "Soho_NYC" and "Down for the Count", Honorable Mention, Pollux Awards, FotoNorstum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain**

 

"Hands", Eyeshot Open Call, Semi-Finalist, 2023**

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"Photographer and Pigeons", Official Selection & Honorable Mention, 20th International Photo Awards (IPA), New York City 2023**

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NYC Subway, Finalist in Series Division, Honorable Mention, PSPI Street Festival, Pisa, Italy 2023**

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"Skeleton" The Decisive Moment Exhibition, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT 2023**

 

"Me Multiplied" Honorable Mention, Portrait: Self & Others Exhibition, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT 2023**

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"Selfie" Water Exhibition, A. Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX**

 

"Streets" Solo Exhibition, Garage Gallery, Beacon, NY**

 

"Essex Street" Nominee in 16th Annual International Color Awards, 2023**

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"Hands" Finalist in Individual Photo, Brussels Street Photography Festival 2023**

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"Line on Fifth Avenue" 6th Chania International Photo Festival, Crete, Greece**

 

"Q Train" Honorable Mention, Between Worlds, Streetcollective-Hamburg, Germany*

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"Hands" and "Selfie" F-Stop Magazine, Street Photography Exhibition_2023**

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"Moon Over Manhattan" and "Winter in NYC" Urban Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary**

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19th Pollux Awards 2023, WINNER for Street Division, Honorable Mention for Series, Honorable Mention for Individual Photo

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"New York City Subway", Solo Show, Gastfeld Gallery, Bremen, Germany

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"A Corner" Nominated for Outstanding Achievement in NYC Photography​, GANYC Apple Award 2023, Guides Association of NYC**

 

2022

** Juried

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"Boys" "Essex Street" "Fifth Avenue" "Windex" Honorable Mention awards, Paris Street Photography Awards 2022**

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Untitled (from Solitary Series), Portrait: Self and Others Exhibition, Photoplace website, permanent gallery**

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"Q Train" 2nd Place Winner, American Photography Association-San Diego, Untitled_2022-A Photographic Exhibition, San Diego, CA**

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"Q Train" FINALIST, Single Image Category, Eyeshot Open Call Exhibition, Rome, Italy**

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Judge, The Wall, Cyprus, Greece

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"Corner" Honorable Mention and "Check", Time Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary**

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"Untitled" / Soho_NYC, 2nd Place Winner, Comeback: LACP Annual Members Exhibition, Los Angeles Center of Photography, CA**

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"Moon Over Manhattan" and "Q Train", APA-New York, Soho Photo Gallery, New York City, NY**

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"On The Line" WINNER, First Place in Colour Category, Progres Festival_Solitude - 2022, Milano, Italy**

 

"Shower" Constructions / Connections Exhibiiton, South x Southeast Gallery, 2022**

 

FINALIST, Portfolio of 10 Candid Street Photographs, PhotoLucida, Critical Mass_2022**

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Co-Curator & Participant, 10 photos, Street Photography Invitational, Culture Lab LIC at Plaxall Gallery, 2022

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"A Corner" 4th Place Winner, Your Best Shot 10th Anniversary Exhibition, New York Center for Photographic Art, Judite Gallery, 2022**

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"Hands" FINALIST, PSPI 2022 Street Photography International Festival, Pisa, Italy 2022**

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"Q Train" and "Soho" Picturing New York Exhibition, Soho Photo Gallery, 2022**

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Urban Photo Awards 2022, Selected Photos for Street Division 2022**

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"Q Train" Street Photographers Foundation Paris Exhibition, 2022**

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"Q Train" FINALIST of Street Photography Category, Carte Blanche Open Call, Lucie Foundation 2022**

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"Aeropostale" WINNER, Off The Clock, American Photographic Artists_Los Angeles (APA_LA) 2022**

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"Waiting" It's a Dog's Life Exhibition, South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia 2022**

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"Hands" FINALIST for Individual Photo, Italian Street Photography Festival, Rome, Italy 2022**

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"New York City Subway" FINALIST for Series, Italian Street Photography Festival, Rome, Italy 2022**

 

"Q Train", Lens Culture New York Exhibition, Caelum Gallery, New York City, NY 2022**

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"A Corner", 5th Cip Festival, Chania, Greece, 2022**

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"Hauptbahnhof", Eighth Annual Street Photography Around thee World Exhibition 2022, Series Prize Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Center of Photography, 2022**​

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"Evening Sky" "Horse and Pigeons" "Gennaro Feast" "Mother and Daughter" "Orange Sky", 15th Annual International Color Awards, 2022**​

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"Dog on Shoulder", Remarkable Artwork Award, Siena Awards 2022 & Exhibition, Italy, 2022**

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Dodho Magazine, Feature Story "New York City; Street Scenes by Paul Kessel" by invitation, March 2022

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Street Photography Magazine, Cover Story & Interview as Featured Photographer, January 2022 Issue

 

"Entering the Opera" Looking Back: Soho Photos's First 50 Years, Soho Photo Gallery, NYC 2022

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2021

** Juried

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Special Mention & Finalist "Q Train" Paris International Street Photography Awards, Paris, France, 2021**

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"San Gennaro Feast" 'Streets', 22nd Edition of All About The Photo Magazine, 2021**

 

"Q Train" and "Soho" The Wall, Cyprus Photographic Society, Pafos Branch, Greece, 2021**

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Winning Photographer, "Untitled" ("Q Train") Urban Photo Awards 2021, Trieste Photo Days Festival 8th Edition, Trieste, Italy, 2021**

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Honorable Mention "Q Train" Siena Awards 2021, Street Division, Siena, Italy, 2021**

 

Honorable Mention "Cuba Libre" and "Smoke and Masks" OneShot: Street Photography, Public Events, IPA 2021**

 

First Place Winner "Soho" TDM Awards, 2021**

 

Winning Photographer (Finalist) "Untitled" ("Q Train") Urban Photo Awards 2021, Trieste Photo Days Festival 8th Edition, Trieste, Italy, 2021**

 

FINALIST "Q Train" Street Photography Awards 2021, Street Photographers Foundation, 2021**

 

"Brooklyn Navy Yard" Urban Landscapes Exhibition, South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, GA 2021**

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Third Prize Winner, "USA" Los Angeles Center of Photography 7th Annual Members Exhibition, 2021**

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FIRST PLACE WINNER, "Q Train" Soho Photo Gallery National Competition, 2021**

 

Juror's Choice Award Winner, "Q Train" The Streets Exhibition, Praxis Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN 2021**

 

"Motion Stopped" Motion Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2021**

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"Soho" BBA Photography Prize Exhibition, BBA Gallery, Berlin Photo Week, 2021**

 

Selected Photographer, Street Division, Bruce Gilden Prize contender, Urban 2021 Photo Awards, 12th Edition, 2021**

 

"Shower" Off the Clock 2021, American Photography Association, Los Angeles, CA 2021**

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WINNER, Street Division, The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, FotoNostum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, 2021

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FINALIST "Soho" Single Photo Contest, Italian Street Photography Festival, 2021**

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MERIT WINNER "Q Train" The Mind's Eye, All About the Photo Awards, 2021**

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HONORABLE MENTION "Q Train" Siena International Photo Awards, 2021**

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FINALIST "Selfie" Miami Beach, Los Angeles Street Photography, LACP Exhibition and Street Festival, 2021**

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FINALIST & 3RD PLACE "A Corner" Streets of San Francisco Division, Streetfoto San Francisco Festival, 2020 - 2021**

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Honorable Mention "Q Train" 13th International Color Awards, 2021**

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"Solitary" F-Stop Magazine, Self-Portrait Issue, 2021**

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"Horse and Pigeons" Open Up Your Archives Exhibition, South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, GA 2021**

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"Sign" and "Girls and Boy"  Feminine / Masculine Exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2021**

 

​WINNER 2ND PLACE "Q Train" AAP Magazine #15 - Streets, All About The Photo, 2020 - 2021**

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2020

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WINNER 1ST PLACE "Q Train" Miami Street Photography Festival International Singles Contest, Miami, FL, 2020** 

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​FINALIST & HONORABLE MENTION (6 Photos), SILVER AWARD (1 Photo), "No Smoking" Paris International Street Photography Awards, Paris, France 2020** 

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​​FINALIST "Soho" and "Q Train" Istanbul Street Photography Festival, Turkey, 2020** 

 

"True Believers" and "Sunflowers" Exploring Humanity Fifth Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA 2020** 

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"Q Train" International Photography Awards Honorable Mention, 2020** 

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"Soho" Street Photography Competition Finalist, Independent Photographer, 2020** 

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15th Pollux Awards 2020, Winner. Street Division (non-professional) for a Series, Barcelona, Spain, 2020**

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15th Pollux Awards 2020, Honorable Mention. Self-Portrait Division, Barcelona, Spain, 2020**

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Faces on Fifth 4th Edition & "Q Train" The Center for Book Arts, conceived and curated by Sherri Nienass Littlefield and Emilie Ahern, New York, NY 2020

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"Crown Heights Subway" Texas Photographic Society's "International Competition", Juror Elizabeth Avedon, The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Houston and The Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene, TX, 2020**

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"Stretch" and "Fashion"  Dis/harmony Exhibition, Juror Zsolt Batori, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2020**

 

"Flying" Finding Joy Galllery Exhibition, Juror Amy Holmes George, PhotoPlace Gallery, VT 2020**

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"Untitled (Self-Portrait)" Staying Home Together, F-Stop Magazine in collaboration with dot ART, online 2020

 

"Library" PH21 Urban Exhibition, Juror Zsolt Batori, Spain, 2020**

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3RD PLACE WINNER + FINALIST "Q Train" Lens Culture Street Photography Awards, 2020**

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"Miami Beach" Selected Photographer for Urban 2020 Photo Awards, Trieste Photo Days, Italy, 2020**

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"Q Train" Griffin Museum of Photography 26th Members Online Exhibition, Juror Paul Tognarelli, 2020**

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AMONG THE WINNERS "Q Train" Colors 2020 Life Framer, Juror Marion Tande, 2020**

 

"Self-Involved" Portraits of Self-Isolation Exhibition, PhotoPlace Gallery, online, 2020**

 

AMONG THE WINNERS "Soho" 2020 Soho Photo Gallery National Competition, 2020**

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"Evil" Winner of Juror's Choice and "Knife" in the same "Imagination" Exhibition, PH 21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary 2020**
 

"Q Train" Los Angeles Center of Photography, "The Creative Portrait" Exhibition, Juror Paul Kopeikin, Los Angeles, CA 2020**

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"Q Train" Honorable Mention, A.Smith Gallery "Portraits" Exhibition, Juror Elizabeth Avedon, Johnson City, TX 2020**

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"San Gennaro Feast / NYC" and "Q Train / NYC" American Photographic Artists Los Angeles: 9th Annual "Off the Clock 2020" Exhibition and Catalogue, Los Angeles, CA 2020**

 

"Selfie / Miami Beach" Praxis Gallery "The Street" Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN 2020**
 

WINNER "Self-Portrait / 2012" PDN (Photo District News) "FACES" Awards 2019, online, 2020**

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WINNER "Q Train / NYC" 6th Annual Street Shooting Around the World, Los Angeles Center of Photography,

Los Angeles, CA 2020**

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A selection of photos, 14th Pollux Awards Collective Exhibition, Street Division, Barcelona, Spain 2020**

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'Fill the Frame', a full length documentary film produced & edited by Tim Huynh, 2020

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"White Pigeon / Old San Juan Puerto Rico" The 6th Annual Eyes on Main Street Photography Festival, Curated by Jerome De Perlinghi, Wilson, North Carolina, 2020

 

A selection of 13 photos, The Sympathetic Eye Exhibition, Curated by Susan Keiser, Beacon, New York, 2020

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2019

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"Union Square / San Francisco" Street, 8th Edition of AAP Magazine, All About Photos Awards 2019, 2019**

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"Horse and Pigeons" Exposurexpf, Part of Miami Street Photography, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2019**

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"Coney Island Boardwalk" Photo Shoot: 2019 Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2019**

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"Apollo" and "Rally for Venezuela" Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards 2019, Susan Baraz, Chair of Jury Committee & other jurors, 2019**

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"Woodstock Country Road" Scapes Exhibition, PH 21 Gallery, Hungary, 2019**

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"American Unsplendor" and "Panda" FINALIST, London Street Photography Festival 2019, Stour Space and The Old Baths East London, 2019**

 

"Bus Stop," Among the Winners, Photo Chronicles, 2019

 

"Youth" Portraits Exhibition, South x Southeast Gallery, Molena, Georgia, 2019**

 

"Flag and More" Significant Colour Exhibition, Ph21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2019**

 

"SOHO" 13th Pollux Awards Collective Exhibition, Street Division, Barcelona, Spain 2019**

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"The Rabbi" Water 2019 Exhibition, Juried by Elizabeth Avedon, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT 2019**

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"Saturday / Williamsburg" and "Pretty Girls / Bronx" Urban Dance Exhibition, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY 2019**

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"Fifth Avenue RED" Color Burst Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Online Annex Gallery & Catalogue, Portland, Oregon 2019**

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"Pigeon Rider" Soho Photo Gallery National Competition 2019, New York City, 2019**

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"Coney Island" The Eyes on Main Street redisplay of Wilson, NC show, Joenju Photography Festival, South Korea 2019

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"Brighton Beach" Short Street Stories, a Book and Exhibition: Trieste Photo Days, Italy, 2019**

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"Frankfurt" Motion Exhibition, PH 21 Gallery, Hungary, 2019**

 

"American Unsplendor" A Color Moment Exhibition, PhotoPlace Gallery & Permanent Online Gallery, 2019**

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"Fence No.2" Urban Exhibition, PH 21 Gallery, 2019**

 

"Dancing / Bronx NY" Street Shooting Around the World Exhibition, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA, 2019**

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"Pigeons" Reality and Perception: Photography at a Crossroad Tenth Annual Juried Photography Exhibition, Upstream Gallery, Hastings on Hudson, NY, 2019**
 

"Towering Above" "8th Avenue" and "Port Authority Bus Terminal" Small Works Show, Upstream Gallery, Hastings on Hudson, NY, 2019**  

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"American Unsplendor" & "Panda" Honorable Mention, 12th Annual Pollux Awards Street Photography Division, Juror Philip Bookman, Barcelona, Spain, 2019**  

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"Coney Island" The Eyes On Main Street Exhibition, Wilson Outdoor Photo Festival, 2019

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