Honors & Awards
2011
Speaker at TED2011: The Rediscovery of Wonder
- Standing ovation. See Paul's TED talk!
2010
World Press Awards:
- Nature: 1st Prize Stories - South Georgia, Antarctica
International League of Conservation Photographers:
- Two images selected for inclusion in the 40 Best Nature Photographs of All Time (auctioned at Christie's fine art auction house in New York City)
- View images here
American Photo Images of the Year:
- 1st Prize Extreme Category - Cenotes, Mexico
2009
O Magazine, The O List (Holiday Edition) - Great Gifts Under $100:
- Polar Obsession listed under Gorgeous Art Books
2008
World Press Awards:
- Nature: 2nd Prize Stories - Narwhal
- Nature 3rd Prize Stories - Ice Edge
Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year:
- Animals in their Environment - 1st Place-Narwhals “Breathtaking”
- Underwater World: Runner-up - Leopard Seal “Teeth Exposure”
- Underwater World: Highly Commended - Leopard Seal “Love of a Leopard Seal”
- Underwater World: Specially Commended - Narwhal “The Mysterious Narwhal”
Lead Awards 2008: - Hunting the Narwhal
Communications Arts Award: Photography series for National Geographic Magazine
2007
World Press Photo: First place, Nature stories: Leopard Seals
POYi: 1st Place, Science/Natural History: Leopard Seals
Visa Pour L’Image: Print Exhibition: Perpignan, France
2004
World Press Photo-Nature: 1st Prize - Atlantic Salmon Story
(POYi): Pictures of the Year International, Third Place-Nature and Science Stories, Atlantic Salmon
2000/2001:
BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Four awards over two years
Nature’s Best: Honorable Mention