 He was selected as a photographer for the 1990 project "Songs of My People".Bingham was noted for interviewing James Earl Ray, the man who was convicted of assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as photographing the Black Panthers for LIFE at various points in his career.In 1997 Bingham was the recipient of the prestigious APS Award for Excellence.In 2006 Bingham was the recipient of the Gordon Parks Choice Of Weapon Award.