Maquoketa Studios

A collection of images representing a variety of Kevin's work.

Recognition of work:

1979:  Northern Interscholastic Press Association
           Outstanding North Dakota High School
           Photographer of the Year

1983: Minnesota College Newspaper Association
          Best Use of Photography as a Whole
          Photo Editor - Winonan, WSU

1984: Society of Professional Journalists Inland Empire Chapter
          Second Place - Sports Photography

1985: Minnesota Associated Press
          Second Place - Spot News
          Second Place - Color Feature Photography
          Third Place - Photo Illustration

1986: Minnesota Newspaper Association
          Second Place - Best Press Photographer’s Portfolio
          Second Place - Feature Photography
          Second Place - Spot News Photography

1995: South Dakota ADDY Award
          Special Teams Promotional Material

1997: Minnesota Associated Press Association
          First Place - Picture Story
          First Place - Photo Illustration
          Second Place - General News
 
          The Associated Press-
          Managing Editors Association Citation - Illustration/Magic Candy
          Managing Editors Association Citation - 5 Missing SMU students
          Managing Editors Association Citation - Photography

          Top 25 Newspapers/All Sizes

1998: Minnesota Newspaper Association
          Second Place - Portrait Personality Photograph

1999: Minnesota Newspaper Association
          First Place - News Photography
          First Place - Photo Story

          Minnesota Associated Press Association
          First Place - Pictorial
          Second Place - Feature
          Second Place - Picture Story
          Third Place - General News
          Third Place - AP Contributed Photos

          The Associated Press  -
          Managing Editors Association Citation – Tornado Coverage

 2000: Minnesota Associated Press Association
          First Place - Feature 
          Second Place - General News
          Third Place - Multiple Images 
          Third Place - Sports

2001: Minnesota Newspaper Association
          Second Place - Best Use of Photography as a Whole

2001: Edgie Award
          Innovative Use of Digital Media
          Collaborative - Flood Coverage

2001: Minnesota Associated Press Association
          First Place - Pictorial 
          Third Place - Pictorial
          Second Place - Photo Illustration
          Second Place - Sports
          Third Place – Multiple Images

2002: Illinois Associated Press
          December - Photo Of  The Month

2003: Illinois Associated Press
          Second Place - Illustration
          Third Place - Illustration
          Second - Pictorial
          Third Place - Features

2004: Illinois Associated Press
          First Place - Illustration 
          First Place - General News
          Third Place - Sports Action

2009: Iowa Newspaper Association
          Second Place - Best Video
          Second Place - Best Slide Show

2010: Iowa Associated Press
          First Place - Picture Story

          Second Place - General News Photo

2010: Iowa Newspaper Association
          Second Place - Best Slide Show

2011: Iowa Associated Press Managing Editors
          1st Place - Feature Photography
          It will be ‘unforgettable’
          Minnesota Air National Guard Lt. Colonel John Klatt
          brings his plane underneath team member Bill Kerns
          who is flying upside down during a practice flight at
          the DavenportMunicipalAirport.

         2nd Place - General News Photography
         Island Getaway
          Davenport parks department employee Dan Keller walks
          the top of the berm wall surrounding the Credit
          Island Lodge on Thursday while working his 12-hour
          shift monitoring water pumps. Flooding on the
          Mississippi Riverand a recently constructed berm
          wall around the building have created interesting
          conditions for city workers.

          3rd Place - Business Feature Reporting
          Microdistillery industry growing in Iowa
          Two brothers and a custom-built German still
          are behind Iowa’s newest microdistillery,
          opening this week in LeClaire and a symbol
          of what many think could be a solid growth
          industry for the state. 

2011: Iowa Newspaper Association

          1st Place - Feature Photography
          It will be ‘unforgettable’
          Minnesota Air National Guard Lt. Colonel John Klatt
          brings his plane underneath team member Bill Kerns
          who is flying upside down during a practice flight at
          the DavenportMunicipalAirport.

          2nd Place - Best Slideshow
          Templeton Rye distillery
          Templeton, Iowathe 350 resident community
          in Northwest Iowa just off Highway 141.
          The town is home to Templeton Rye
          Distilleries and was infamous for
          bootlegging during the prohibition era.