Category Winner 2007: close up

Dawn Kish

I have over ten years of experience in freelance adventure and sport photography. From snowboarding to fly fishing, if it is outside I have probably photographed it. My life is full of activities such as snowboarding, climbing, mountain biking, and working as a river guide for the U.S.G.S. in the Grand Canyon.

I’m constantly traveling all over the globe. My passion is documenting “dirtbags” – rock climbing addicts living and playing in the dirt – and I recently returned from a European climbing road trip covering over twenty crags (and five thousand miles) in three months. My plans include road trippin' across the U.S. continent for more climbing shoots. In the winter of 2006/07, I’m off to Southeast Asia to capture more beauty. My lovely clients include National Geographic Adventure, Bike Mag, Sports Illustrated, Patagonia, and Teva.

Nationality: United States