ɹˈɑːbɚtsən wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp fɹʌmðə ɹˈɔɪəl fˌoʊɾəɡɹˈæfɪk səsˈaɪəɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ænd ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐn ˌoʊbˌiːˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
Robertson was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society in 1995 and appointed an OBE in 1999.