James Rushforth is a British photographer, mountaineer, climber, and travel writer, especially known for his guide book series on the Dolomites, as well as for his travel, nature, landscape, and extreme sport photographs, many of which have been recognized at the International Photography Award, the Siena International Photo Awards, and the Px3 – Prix de la Photographie. Rushforth's photos have been displayed in national newspapers, travel magazines and other media.
Career
Rushforth has gained significant professional merits as a photographer and also as a writer. His book series on the Dolomites have been favored by several reviewers. Two of his publications were shortlisted as finalists for the Guidebook category at the Banff Mountain Book Festival in 2015 and 2017. Rushforth was consecutively named in 2018 and 2019 as Photographer of the Year by the British Guild of Travel Writers. Rushforth has participated as an invited judge at photo contests, such as those by Viewbug and the Australian Society of Travel Writers. An extensive interview with the author was published in 2019.
Notable photos
Several of Rushforth's images have been featured in newspapers including The Guardian, The Times, The Mirror, and The Telegraph, where they have twice been selected among the Pictures of the Day. In 2019 National Geographic included his "sailing image in Greenland" amongst their favourite out of 10 million. Photos taken by Rushforth that have been honored at contests include:
The image Sunset at the Tre Cime was doubly awarded at the 2014/2015 Marmot Photography Award, the jury described the work as "technically impeccable, spot-on composition and exposure, and real depth".
Walking High in the Dolomites gained an Honorable mention at the 2016 Siena International Photo Awards
At the Lucie Awards, Honorable mentions were adjudicated to the pieces Mary's Shell by Night, Haifoss Sunset, and Highlining in the Dolomites
Making the exposed traverse on pitch 4 of ‘Via ‘Myriam’ earned the author First place in the Digital Splash Photographer of the Year 2018 competition, simultaneously with first places in the sport and landscape categories.
Dreaming of Iceland received Silver Prize at the Tokyo Photo Awards, 2018
Crater Row saw Rushforth awarded at the International Landscape Photographer of the Year in 2019, gained him second place in the drone category of the 2019 International Photo Awards, and won Drone Photographer 2020 at the British Photography Awards competition.
The image Not your regular crevasse has been repeatedly awarded with prizes, including the Marmot Photography Awards in 2018, the Bronze prize in Nature/Earth at the PX3 – Prix de la Photographie in Paris, 2019, and the IPA Award 2018.
