They say hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard, but David Clifford lives and dies by the belief that passion will get you further than both. Always armed with a wide smile, a healthy dose of humility, and a full arsenal of camera gear and lenses, “Cliffy” charges the machine-gun nest in pursuit of the best light, the peak action, and those serendipitous “in-between” moments that grab you and shake you to the core.

He is perhaps the only photographer who has won awards in the categories of being a filmmaker, a photographer and a photo editor: a 2012 APA short-film contest with “Best Overall”; a 2013 APA/NY 1st place for Action + Adventure; a 2014 APA for 2nd place Landscape; a Maggie Award for Photo Editing; and a Red Bull Illume Finalist in 2007.

David Clifford is a Zeiss Lens Ambassador, a former photo editor of Rock and Ice and Trail Runner magazines. Some of his clients include: The North Face, Marmot, Mountain Hardwear, Sketchers, and Hoka One One. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Outside, Runner’s World, Ski, Rock and Ice and Trail Runner.

He is centrally located in the heart of the Rockies, in Carbondale, Colorado, with his wife and three kids.

David Clifford is one of the most sought after adventure photographers in the world. One of only a half dozen Zeiss Lens Ambassadors Worldwide.

David is the former photo editor of Rock & Ice Magazine as well as Trail Runner Magazine. As a photo editor, David learned how to manage hundreds of photographers, dozens of editors and his time, but mostly he mentored many of the best outdoor photographers in the world.

David has won numerous awards including the 2012 APA short film contest “Best Overall”, 2013 APA/NY 1st place Action + Adventure, 2014 APA 2nd place Landscape, A Maggie Award for Photo Editing and a Red Bull Illume Finalist in 2007.

Current Client list: Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, The North Face, Skechers, Hoka One One, Wall Street Journal, Outside Magazine, Runner’s World, Rock & Ice and Trail Runner Magazine.