- 1971Guggenheim Foundation
- 1974C.A.P.S. New York State Arts Fellowship
- 1978Guggenheim Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- 1980National Endowment for the Humanities
- 1981Photographer of the Year (Friends of Photography)
- 1986Photography Book of the Year (ASMP)
- 1990Photographer of the Year, Japan
- 1999Best of Festival, Windy City Film Festival, for POP
Best Documentary in Humanitarian Tradition, Athens Film Festival, for POP - 2001Century Award for Lifetime Achievement (Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego)
- 2002Royal Photographic Society
Honorary Fellowship, Royal Photographic Society, London, England - 2003IPC Professional Photographer Leadership Award, International Photographic Council
- 2004Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
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