• 1985, AFP award, best picture of the year, Paris, France
• 1988, Grand Prix of the city of Arles, France
• 1993, Niépce Award, France
• 1994, Agena Award, best humanitarian picture of the year, Agen, France
• 1996, FotoGranPrix, Barcelona, Spain
• 1997, Villa Medicis grant, AFAA, ministry of foreign affairs
• 1997, Mother Jones grant, San Francisco, U.S.A.
• 2000, Humanity Photo Award, Beijing, China
• 2000, SCAM Award, Paris, France