Adobe "Moment to Shine" Competition winner

Myself and 11 other student artists from around the U.S. were selected for talent, promise, stories as artists, and use of Adobe products in their workflow. In July 2013, I was filmed and photographed in my hometown by Adobe representatives for widespread use in the global Creative Cloud advertising campaign. 

Sonoma County Fair, 2023

Tung and I were awarded first, second, AND third place ribbons at the 2023 Fair. In 2024 Jeff also won Best of Division, and in 2025 Best of Show.

REI Saratoga Gallery Display

About a dozen of my images were on display at the checkout at REI Saratoga, 400 El Paseo de Saratoga, San Jose, CA. 

Cover of UCLA Class Planners

- “Diamonds of Stone”: full-page cover of the official 2012-2013 UCLA class planner, which sells thousands of copies in the student store.

- "California Dreamin'": cover of the official 2013-2014 UCLA class planner, from achieving first place in the first annual cover contest.

The Daily Bruin

An article about me, titled "Under the Weather", was the lead story for UCLA's official newspaper on October 3, 2013. The paper circulates about 9000 paper copies per day, in addition to online.

The Kaweah Commonwealth

A two-page "Neighbor Profile" with several of my images appears in the paper for August 16-22, 2013, and my photo "Mountain Meteor" was the paper's lead image on the front page. The Commonwealth is the newspaper of Three Rivers, CA, and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

Photography Week magazine

"The Cutting Edge": Issue 13 of Photography Week magazine, January 2013, Xposure Gallery: The World’s Most Inspiring Images.

"Calm Before the Storm": Photo of the Day, January 13, 2013

Hillel at UCLA

First and Second Prizes, 9th Annual Student Photo Contest, Hillel at UCLA.