• Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain 2011
• OBE 2010. For services to Wildlife Photography and conservation
• The Royal Geographical Society Cherry Hearton Award 2009
• British Naturalist Association Peter Scott Memorial Award 2008
• ZSL Thomson / Zoological Record Award 2007
• Wild Screen Theatrical Award (Team Award) for African Cats – 2012
• Emmy (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) Outstanding cinematography for documentary and long form 2014 (Team Award) for One Life
• Emmy (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) Outstanding cinematography for non-fiction programmes 2010 (Team Award) for Life
• Emmy (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) Outstanding cinematography for non-fiction programmes 2007 (Team Award) for Planet Earth
• Emmy (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) Outstanding cinematography for non-fiction programmes 2002 (Team Award) for Blue Planet: Seas of Life
• BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) Best Photography Factual 2002 (Team Award) for Blue Planet
• BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) Best Photography Factual 1993 (Team Award) for Life In The Freezer
• RTS (Royal Television Society) Best Factual Cinematography 2007 (Team Award)
• RTS (Royal Television Society) Lighting, Photography and Camera Photography (Documentary / Factual & Non Drama Productions) 2006 (Team Award) for Planet Earth Pole to Pole
• RTS (Royal Television Society) West of England awards 2012 Best Photography (Team Award) for African Cats
• RTS (Royal Television Society) West of England awards 2005 Best Network TV Personality
• New York Festivals Bronze Medal 1995 for Tyto the Barn Ow
• New York Festivals Bronze Medal 1993 for Aliya the Asian Elephan
• Japan Wildlife Film Festival Environmental Award 1995 for Tyto the Barn Ow
• Pye Colour Television Award 198
• 25th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival 1st Place, Best Photography (Team Award) for Wild Africa