- Lifetime Achievement Award, Bokeh SA Awards 2019
- Honorary Doctor of Art and Design, Kingston University, United Kingdom 2018
- The Asia Pacific Brands Foundation Legendary Award, 2017
- Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Edition 46, Artist of the Year, published on 14 November 2014
- Best Music Video, I Fink U Freeky, Plus Camerimage International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography in Bydgoszcz, Poland
- I Fink U Freeky. Award for best music video at the 20th Short Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal, 2012
- Finalist – Lucie Awards
Curator/Exhibition of the Year: Roger Ballen: Photographs 1982 – 2009. Curated by Dr. Anthony Bannon for the George Eastman House, Rochester, New York. - Art Directors Club Award Photography – 2006
- The Selma Blair Witch Project – New York Times Magazine, October 31st 2005
- Top 10 Exhibition, Matthew Higgs, Artforum-2004
- Citigroup Prize, finalist, UK – 2002
- Photographer of the Year, Rencontres d’ Arles – 2002
- Top 10 Exhibition, Vince Aletti, Artforum – 2002
- PhotoEspana, Best Photographic Book of the Year, Spain – 2001
- Photo-eye, Best Documentary Title, Best Photography Books of 2001
- Sani Festival, Best Solo Exhibition, Greece, 2000
- Special mention: UNICEF Photo of the Year 2001