logoVagabond Vistasdavid@vagabondvistas.com
 
 
 

Although his professional photography career is only a little more than five years in the making, David has had countless images accepted into juried competitions and exhibitions and, on many occasions, his work has been recognized as award-worthy.

David's life story and creative venture, Vagabond Vistas, has also received widespread media attention, from cover stories of New Jersey newspapers to featured interviews on TV talk shows.

Listed below are the highlights of David's awards and accolades (click thumbnail on left for more information).

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

April 2008
International Garden Photographer of the Year 2008 - Commended Image
November 2007 Photographers without Borders - Two images selected for Charity Calendar
June 2006 Photo Review Magazine - Accepted Entry in 2006 Juried Competition
June 2006 Salmagundi Club Award - Salmagundi Club (New York City)
February 2006 Award for Excellence - Montgomery Center for the Arts (Skillman, NJ)

June 2005
Salmagundi Club Award - Salmagundi Club (New York City)

February 2004
Juror Merit Award - Mercer County 2003 Photo Competition (Mercer Cty., NJ)

February 2004
Purchase Award - Mercer County 2003 Photo Competition (Mercer Cty., NJ)

October 2003
Certificate of Award - New Jersey Hispanic Heritage Month (Trenton, NJ)

June 2003
Best in Show Award - American Society of Media Photographers (NJ Chapter)
    OTHER NOTABLE ACCOLADES & PUBLICITY  
April 2009 Artists of Yardley Newsletter Story about David (Bucks Cty., PA)
May 2007
"Picture this, and this, and this" Story:  Haddon Life Newspaper (NJ)
September 2006
"The Colors of a Global Palette" Story:  U.S. 1 Newspaper (NJ)
February 2006
TV Appearance: "Talk to Me" - TV30 (Princeton, NJ)
 
September 2005
TV Appearance: Woodbridge Municipal TV35 (Woodbridge, NJ)
January 2004
"A World Traveler Returns" Cover Story:  Ewing Observer (Ewing, NJ)
 
December 2003 Lead Photo Credit - New York Times Travel Section
October 2003 Front-page Photo Credit - Washington Post "World's Fare" Section
July 2003
TV Appearance:  "Perspective New Jersey" - WPVI (Trenton, NJ)
 
July 2003
"Expanded Horizons" Cover Story:  TimeOff Magazine (Princeton, NJ)
 
March 2003 Lead Photo Credit - Star-Ledger and The Times Travel Sections (NJ)
   
                                  | Top |
 
 


All photographs, text and html files / coding contained in this Vagabond Vistas Photography web site are protected under United States and international copyright laws, and are the exclusive property of David J. Simchock. No images are in the Public Domain.  All rights not expressly licensed in writing are reserved to David J. Simchock.  Use of any image as the basis for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright. The material contained on this web site may not be reproduced, stored, transmitted, published, manipulated, projected, or used or altered in any way by digitizing, without the written permission of David J. Simchock. Images may be obtained through the payment of relevant fees to the copyright owner.  If you would like to obtain a licensed copy or copies of the images, please contact David J. Simchock.