# James Rushforth

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**James Rushforth** is a British photographer, [mountaineer](/source/Mountaineer), [climber](/source/Sport_climbing), and [travel writer](/source/Travel_writer), especially known for his two [guide book](/source/Guide_book) series, on [Iceland](/source/Iceland) and the [Dolomites](/source/Dolomites). He is also known for his travel, nature, landscape, and [extreme sport](/source/Extreme_sport) photographs, many of which have been recognized at the [International Photography Award](/source/International_Photography_Awards), the [Siena International Photo Award](/source/Siena_International_Photo_Awards), and the [Px3 – Prix de la Photographie](/source/Px3). Rushforth's photos have been displayed in [national newspapers](/source/National_newspaper), [travel magazines](/source/Travel_magazines), and other media.[1][2][3][4]

## Biography and education

Rushforth was born in [Gravesend](/source/Gravesend), [Kent](/source/Kent) and raised in [Worcester](/source/Worcester,_England), where he attended [Dyson Perrins](/source/Dyson_Perrins_Church_of_England_Academy) and [King's](/source/King's_School,_Worcester) Schools. After completing his undergraduate degree at [Durham University](/source/Durham_University) in 2007, he travelled to the [Italian Dolomites](/source/Dolomites) where he began work on his first publication – a climbing and [via ferrata](/source/Via_ferrata) guidebook for British publisher Rockfax.[5]

## Career

Rushforth has gained significant professional merits as a photographer and also as a writer. His Iceland photo-location guidebook series won the Travel/Photography category of the Best Indie Book Awards (BIPA),[6] whilst his book series on the Dolomites[2] have been favored by several reviewers.[7][8][9] Two of his publications were shortlisted as finalists for the [Guidebook](/source/Guidebook) category at the [Banff Mountain Book Festival](/source/Banff_Mountain_Book_Festival) in 2015 and 2017.[10][11] Rushforth was consecutively named in 2018, 2019, and 2020 as *Photographer of the Year* by the [British Guild of Travel Writers](/source/British_Guild_of_Travel_Writers).[12][13][14] Rushforth has participated as an invited judge at photo contests, such as those by Viewbug[15] and the Australian Society of Travel Writers.[16] An extensive interview with the author was published in 2019.[17]

## Works

### Books

- Rushforth, James, (2014). The Dolomites – Rock Climbs and Via Ferrata. Rockfax Ltd. ISBN 978-1-873341-97-1.[18]
- Rushforth, James, (2017). Photographing the Dolomites – A travel & photo-location guidebook. Fotovue Ltd.. ISBN 978-0-9929051-6-3.[19]
- Rushforth, James, (2017). Ski Touring And Snowshoeing In The Dolomites – 50 Winter Routes. Cicerone Press. ISBN 978-1-85284-745-6.[19]
- Rushforth, James, (2018). Via Ferratas of the Italian Dolomites Volume 1. Cicerone Press. ISBN 978-1-85284-846-0.[20]
- Rushforth, James, (2021). Photographing Iceland Volume 1 – A travel & photo-location guidebook. Fotovue Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9160145-5-8.[21]
- Rushforth, James, (2021). Photographing Iceland Volume 2 – Highlands & Interior. Fotovue Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9160145-6-5.[22]

### Notable photos

Several of Rushforth's images have been featured in newspapers including The Guardian,[23] The Times,[24] The Mirror,[25] and The Telegraph, where they have twice been selected among the *Pictures of the Day*.[26][27] In 2019 [National Geographic](/source/National_Geographic) included his "sailing image in Greenland" amongst their *favourite out of 10 million*.[28]

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*"*.[29]
- *Walking High in the Dolomites* gained an Honorable mention at the 2016 [Siena International Photo Awards](/source/Siena_International_Photo_Awards) (travel).[23][30]
- At the [Lucie Awards](/source/Lucie_Awards) ([IPA](/source/International_Photography_Awards)), Honorable mentions were adjudicated to the pieces *Mary's Shell by Night* (Night Photography, 2016), *Haifoss Sunset* (Landscape, 2018),[31] and *Highlining in the Dolomites* (Extreme Sport, 2018).
- *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.[32][33]
- *Dreaming of Iceland* received Silver Prize at the Tokyo Photo Awards, 2018.[34]
- *Crater Row* saw Rushforth awarded at the *International Landscape Photographer of the Year* in 2019,[35] gained him second place in the drone category of the 2019 International Photo Awards,[36] and won *Drone Photographer 2020* at the British Photography Awards competition.[37]
- The image *Not your regular crevasse* has been repeatedly awarded with prizes, including the Marmot Photography Awards in 2018 (Winner of the Expedition Category),[38] the Bronze prize in Nature/Earth at the PX3 – Prix de la Photographie in Paris, 2019,[39] and the IPA Award 2018 (Special and Travel / Tourism category winners).[40]
- *Comet Neowise over Stonehenge* was the runner up in the Historic Britain category of the Landscape Photographer of the Year,[41] a finalist in the 2021 Astronomy Photographer of the Year and Sony World Photo Awards,[42] and received a double gold at the 2021 Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris Awards (PX3), in both the travel and night categories.[43]
- A five image Dolomites portfolio won first place at the 2020 GTMA Global Travel Awards.[44]
- His extreme sport themed storyboard "European adventurous travel” submitted to the [Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild](/source/Outdoor_Writers_and_Photographers_Guild) led Rushforth to win the 2021 Photographer of the Year Award.[45]

### Exhibitions

Rushforth's work has been exhibited at the London [National Maritime Museum](/source/National_Maritime_Museum), [London Bridge](/source/London_Bridge_station) and several other [London Underground](/source/London_Underground) stations.[46]

## References

1. ["Breathtaking landscapes of The Dolomites"](https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/photo-gallery-the-dolomites-landscapes/). *Wanderlust*. December 8, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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1. ["James Rushforth – Art"](https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/james-rushforth). *Fine Art America*. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["European Graduates | Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom"](https://graduates.name/durham_university-2698-118#). *graduates.name*. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

1. ["Photographing Iceland - Official Best Indie Book Awards"](https://bestindiebookaward.com/live/product/photographing-iceland/). Retrieved 2022-04-22.

1. ["Photographing the Dolomites – James Rushforth"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200319171811/https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/2018/photographing-the-dolomites-james-rushforth/). *Landscape Photography Magazine*. April 1, 2018. Archived from [the original](https://landscapephotographymagazine.com/2018/photographing-the-dolomites-james-rushforth/) on 19 March 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["The Dolomites: Rock Climbs & Via Ferrata – Hiking in Finland"](https://hikinginfinland.com/2015/03/the-dolomites-rock-climbs-and-via-ferrata.html). *hikinginfinland.com*. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["REVIEW: Rockfax – Dolomites : Rock Climbs and Via Ferrata"](https://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/publications/guidebooks/rockfax_-_dolomites__rock_climbs_and_via_ferrata-6675). *ukclimbing.com*. September 17, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["Banff Mountain Book Competition Announces 2017 Category Winners"](https://rockandice.com/climbing-news/banff-mountain-book-competition-announces-2017-category-winners/). *rockandice.com*. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

1. ["Dolomites Book – A Finalist at Banff!"](https://www.rockfax.com/news/2015/09/18/dolomites-book-a-finalist-at-banff/). *rockfax.com/news*. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

1. Finanzio, Benita (November 4, 2018). ["Tourism and journalism excellence recognised at BGTW Awards 2018"](https://bgtw.org/award-winners-2018/). *BGTW*. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. Howze, Jennifer (November 4, 2019). ["BGTW announces winners at gala dinner"](https://bgtw.org/bgtw-announces-winners-at-gala-dinner/). *BGTW*. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["2020 MEA winners"](https://bgtw.org/2020-mea-winners/). *BGTW*. Retrieved 2022-04-19.

1. ["Composing With Rule Of Thirds Photo Contest Winners"](https://www.viewbug.com/blog/composing-with-rule-of-thirds-photo-contest-winners). *ViewBug.com*. November 17, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["Meet our judges – Australian Society of Travel Writers"](https://astw.org.au/meet-our-judges/). *astw.org.au*. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["The Story Behind James Rushforth – Digital Splash Photographer of the Year 2018"](https://www.wilkinson.co.uk/w/the-story-behind-james-rushforth-digital-splash-photographer-of-the-year-2018/). *Wilkinson Cameras*. February 28, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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1. ["The International Landscape Photographer of the Year"](https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/the-international-landscape-photographer-of-the-year-ph6tcfm0j). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. [ISSN 0140-0460](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0140-0460). Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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1. ["Pictures of the Day: 29 November 2018"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/29/pictures-day-29-november-2018/atwo-masted-schooner-dwarfed-300-foot-tall-turquoise-iceberg/). *The Telegraph*. November 29, 2018. [ISSN 0307-1235](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0307-1235). Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["Pictures of the Day: February 11th 2019"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/11/pictures-day-february-11th-2019/photographer-james-rushforth-explores-caves-breiamerkurjokull/). *The Telegraph*. February 11, 2019. [ISSN 0307-1235](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0307-1235). Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["Out of 10 million photos, NatGeo editors pick their favourites from Your Shot"](https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photography/2019/05/out-10-million-photos-natgeo-editors-pick-their-favourites-your-shot). *nationalgeographic.co.uk*. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

1. ["Photography: UKC/UKH Marmot Photography Awards 2014/15"](https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/photography/ukcukh_marmot_photography_awards_201415-8178). *ukclimbing.com*. February 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

1. ["The art of travel: winning shots from the Siena International Photography Awards"](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2016/oct/27/siena-art-photo-travel-festival-international-photography-awards). *The Guardian*. 2016-10-27. [ISSN 0261-3077](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 2021-07-08.

1. ["Haifoss Sunset by JamesRushforth on DeviantArt"](https://www.deviantart.com/jamesrushforth/art/Haifoss-Sunset-756992354). *deviantart.com*. 30 July 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

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1. ["James Rushforth, Dreaming of Iceland, Silver Winner"](https://www.tokyofotoawards.jp/winners/single-winner/). *tokyofotoawards.jp*. Retrieved March 20, 2020.[dead link]

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