AwardS
- 1987 - Medal of Honor for coverage of the 1986 Philippine Revolution, Philippines, White House News Photographers Association
- 1992 - First Place Nature and Environment Oil-Stricken Bird, Kuwait First Place, General News Stories: Kuwait after the Storm Children's Award: "Camels Under a Blackened SKy", World Press Photo Competition
- 1992 - Magazine Feature Picture Award of Excellence: Fiery Aliens First Place, Magazine Science Award: Camels Under A Blackended Sky First Place, Gulf News Sky: Kuwait After the Storm, Picture of the Year Competition
- 1992 - Oliver Pebbot Memorial Award: Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad on Golf War Coverage, Overseas Press Club
- 1993 - Award of Excellence for Rubble of War, National Press Photographers
- 1994 - Arts and Architecture Distinguished Alumni Award, Pennsylvania State University
- 1998 - Award of Excellence, Portraits: Red Boy, Picture of the Year Competition
- 2002 - Award of Excellence for "Women of Afghanistan"
- 2002 - Photographer of the Year
- 2003 - C-recipient of the New York Film Festival God for documentary, Afghan Girl Found
- 2003 - The Lucie Award for Photojournalism
- 2005 - Photojournalism Division - International Understanding through Photography award, Photographic Society of America
- 2006 - First Place, Buddha Rising, National Geographic, National Press Photographers Associate
- 2011 - Leica Hall of Fame Award
- 2014 - Photography of Appreciation Award
- 2018 - Golden Doves for Peace journalistic prize issued by the Italian Research Institute Archivio Disarmo