Awards & Recognition
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2017
Gold Ink Awards
Swan Song - Wilderness Collections Vol. IV Fine Editions | Silver Distinction
Printing Industries of America
Swan Song - Wilderness Collections Vol. IV Certificate of Merit | Winner [Art Books]
Professional Photographers of America
Silver Distinction Award
PPA Grand Imaging Awards
Best Landscape Photograph of the Year
Cathedral Forest + 1st Place
NANPA Showcase Competition
River of Silence + Top 100
Holy Water + Top 250
Swan Lake + Top 250
Worldly Wonder + Top 250
The American Landscape Photo Competition
Sublime • Finalist
2016
Publishes Fourth Book
Swan Song, Wilderness Collections Volume IV
PPA International Print Competition
Silver Achievement Award
Cathedral Forest + Merit & Loan
Half Dome at Twilight + Merit
Finger Painting + Merit
Masaya's Messiah + Merit
The American Landscape Photo Contest
Half Dome at Twilight + Top 30 Finalist
Epson International Pano Awards
Rodney is honored with the special privilege to serve on the Judging Panel
for the 2016 Epson International Pano Awards
International Photographer
of the Year Awards
Cathedral Forest + Honorable
Mention in the Nature Trees category
Masaya's Messiah + Honorable
Mention in the Nature Landscapes category
River of Silence + Honorable
Mention in the Nature Landscapes category
Silk + Honorable Mention in the Nature
Landscapes category
2015
Yellowstone Forever Contest
River of Silence + Highly Honored Award
A Moment of Reflection + Honorable Mention
Doublet Pool + Honorable Mention
International Color Awards 9th Annual Photo Show
Cathedral Forest + Honorable Mention
PPA International Print Competition
Everything's Gonna Be Alright + Merit
The Bird Bath + Merit & Loan
Silk + Merit & Loan
Epson International Pano Awards
The Bird Bath + Gold
Elemental + Silver
Finger Painting + Silver
The Almighty + Silver
Everything's Gonna Be Alright + Bronze
Silk + Bronze
Tahoe Bonsai Rock + Bronze
Lost in Translation + Bronze
The International Photographer
of the Year
Silk - Esteemed Top 101, will be showcased in the Winner's Book
International Photography Awards
Silk + Honorable Mention
The Almighty + Honorable Mention
6th Annual Great Outdoors Photo Contest
The Bird Bath + Top 100 Finalist
Windland Smith Rice International Photo Competition - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Half Dome at Twilight + Highly Honored Award
Professional Photographers of America
Imaging Excellence Award
International Photographer
of the Year Awards
The Bird Bath + 2nd Prize Winner for the Nature Landscape category
Half Dome at Twilight + Honorable Mention in the Nature Trees category
2014
International Color Awards
Color Master + Nominee in Nature
Wilderness Forever Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History
Swan Lake + Grand Prize
Launches StandHere.net
& iOS App in iTunes Store
Dedicated to preserving the most
beautiful places on the planet.
PPA International Print Competition
Silver Achievement Award
Breathless + Merit
Fire & Ice + Merit
Swan Lake + Merit
Mystery + Merit & Loan
and Book Collection
2013
Benny Awards of Excellence
Best in Category for Stand Here,
Wilderness Collections Volume III,
Stand Here also wins three Certificates
of Merit
Epson International Pano Awards
Forgiven + Silver
2nd Beach Sunrise + Bronze
Breathless + Bronze
Canyon Spirits + Bronze
Cathedral Forest + Bronze
Chasing Rainbows + Bronze
Devil’s Lake + Bronze
Fall Splendor + Bronze
Glacier Tarn + Bronze
Gorillas in the Mist + Bronze
Half Dome at Twilight + Bronze
Masaya’s Messiah + Bronze
Smiling Down on Us All + Bronze
The Last Canyon + Bronze
Un...Believable + Bronze
2012
Publishes Third Book
Stand Here, Wilderness
Collections Volume III
Professional Photographers of America
Earns Master of Photography Degree
Popular Photography Magazine
Feature Article on Rodney:
“The Bigger Picture”
PPA Summer Shootout
Vortex + 1st place
The Territory Beyond + 3rd place
Epson International Pano Awards
Angel’s View + Silver
Masaya’s Messiah + Bronze
Life’s A Beach + Bronze
Momentum + Bronze
La Universidad de Americana,
Nicaragua Central America
Award of Recognition for
Excellence in Photography
2011
Popular Photography Magazine’s
18th Annual Readers’ Photo Contest
Passing Through + Grand Prize
PPA International Print Competition
Desire + Merit & Loan
Shangri La + Merit & Loan
t-Minus 19:07 + Merit & Loan
Epson International Pano Awards
Shangri La + Silver
The Monument Valley + Silver
River of Silence + Bronze
Arise + Bronze
End of a Perfect Day + Bronze
2011
California State Senate
Certificate of Recognition
City of San Francisco
Certificate of Honor
Invited to NASA and Granted All-Access Documented Final Historic Launch
of the Space Shuttle Discovery
International Loupe Awards
Above It All
Day Dreaming
River of Silence
The Monument Valley
2010
Gold Ink Awards
Certificate of Excellence
for Beyond the Trail,
Wilderness Collections Volume II
LEED Gold Certification Awarded
to Rodney’sLas Vegas Gallery
Leadership In Energy and Environmental
Design–U.S. Green Building
Council(The only gallery in Las Vegas to achieve this honor) United States of America Senate Fuji Film Certificate of Commendation
PPA International Print Competition
River of Silence + Merit
A Mammoth Sunset + Merit
2009
Benny Awards of Excellence
Best in Category for Beyond the Trail,
Wilderness Collections Volume II
PPA International Print Competition
Crystal Clear + Merit
A Moment of Reflection + Merit & Loan
The Monument Valley + Merit & Loan
2008
PPA International Print Competition
The Subway Station + Merit & Loan
Waves of Stone + Merit & Loan
Worldly Wonder + Merit & Loan
Popular Photography Magazine
Features Article on Rodney:
“The Viewfinder Within.”
Outdoor Photographer Magazine
Features Article on Rodney:
“A New Look at the Landscape.”
My Home Magazine
Features Article on Rodney: “The Art of Photography.”
Fujifilm
Licenses Rodney’s Work for Publication
2007
Publishes Second Book
Beyond the Trail, Wilderness Collections Volume II
Smithsonian National
Museum of Natural History
Displays Worldly Wonder
Best Landscape
Photographer Smithsonian
Smithsonian Windland Smith Rice International
Photography Award
2007
PPA International Print Competition
Pondering the Pond + Merit & Loan
God’s Garden + Merit
Passing Through + Merit & Loan
The Lucie’s International
Photography Awards
Professional Honorable Mention
Environmental Photography Invitational
Professional Honorable Mention
2006
Secondary Market Begins Selling
Work in Europe
2005
United Nations Certificate
of Appreciation
Outstanding Contribution, World Environment Day
International Museum
of Women Hosts “Generations”
Exhibit of Mother/Daughter Portraits
by Rodney Lough Jr.
2003
Named to the Yahoo! Master
Photographers List
Denton Art & Jazz Festival
Best of Show
Three Rivers Art Festival
Festival Award
2002
Named to Fuji Film Talent Team
Austin Fine Arts Festival
Best in Medium
Three Rivers Art Festival
Achievement in Presentation
2001
Benny Awards of Excellence
Best in Two Categories for
Wilderness Collections, Volume I
Ann Arbor Art Fair
Award of Merit
Tulsa International Mayfest
Award of Excellence
Three Rivers Art Festival
Achievement in Presentation
2000
Publishes First Book
Wilderness Collections, Volume I
Ann Arbor Art Fair
Award of Excellence
Tulsa International Mayfest
Award of Excellence
Tulsa International Mayfest
Festival Award of Merit
Three Rivers Arts Festival
Best of Photography