Photographic Career and Recognition


• 1st Place, National Wings of Mexico in Chicago photo contest (2023), winning a trip for two to Mexico.


• Photograph selected for the cover of the Quad Cities Destination Guide (2024), reaching an audience of 80,000. 

• 1st Place, Latinx Experience category in Latino Outdoors contest (2021), Second Annual Latino Conservation Week Photo Contest

• 1st Place, Latino Identity category in Latino Outdoors contest (2022), Third Annual Latino Conservation Week Photo Contest

• 2nd Place, Todos Outdoors category in Latino Outdoors contest (2022), Third Annual Latino Conservation Week Photo Contest

• Photographer for the East Moline Mexican Independence Day parade for 4 consecutive years (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).

• Photograph was chosen for the "QC That's Where" Chicago, IL marketing campaign (2024), attracting visitors to the Quad Cities.

• An oFFICIAL FORTY UNDER 40 HONOREE in the class of 2024