He graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in photography in 1991, and has attended the Eddie Adams Workshop. He has won numerous awards from the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA); Sportshooter.com; Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego and others. Huffaker is currently signed on as a mentor with the NPPA and is the organization's Region 10 JIB [Job Information Bank] Chair. The dispatch appears courtesy of the photographer and his agency WpN.