Charlie Hamilton James
British photographer and television producer
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Charlie Hamilton James[a] (born July 1973) is an English photographer, television cameraman and presenter, specialising in wildlife subjects.[1] He started his career at 16, working on David Attenborough's The Trials of Life. His work has since been commissioned by National Geographic Magazine, the BBC's Springwatch/Autumnwatch shows and The Natural World.[1]
I Bought a Rainforest
Charlie Hamilton James | |
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| Born | July 1973 (age 53) |
| Occupations | Television cameraman and presenter |
| Television | Halcyon River Diaries I Bought a Rainforest |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Website | charliehamiltonjames |
His first film made when he was just 26, was My Halcyon River. Following its success, in 2001 he set up a production company, Halcyon Media, which specialises in wildlife productions.[2] In 2007 he produced An Otter in the Family, a short documentary series about the adoption of an otter cub called Grace and his attempts to raise her as a wild animal to be released into the wild.[3] He also produced the four-part Halcyon River Diaries, the first episode of which was broadcast on 16 May 2010 on BBC One.[4] The series follows the wildlife found near his home. An additional episode was shown at Christmas 2010.
Charlie lives in Wyoming, US having moved from Bath in 2015.[5] He has three sons, all three have appeared in his television programmes.
During the week of 30 May – 3 June 2011, Hamilton James presented a segment, comprising pre-recorded video and live commentary to camera, on the reintroduction of beavers to the United Kingdom, as part of the BBC's Springwatch. In June 2014 the TV series I Bought a Rainforest, about his £6,000 purchase of 100 acres of Peruvian rain forest, was screened by the BBC.[6]
Awards
He was Wildlife Cameraman of the Year's 'Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 91/92'[1] and was nominated in three categories for Wildlife Cameraman of the Year in 2007.[1] He is also a Royal Television Society medal winner for cinematography.[1]
Bibliography
- Hamilton James, Charlie (1995). Kingfishers. Colin Baxter Photography. ISBN 978-1-900455-25-1.
- Hamilton James, Charlie (2005). The Matewix. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-717690-8. (a satirical look at The Matrix film trilogy)
- Hamilton James, Charlie (2009). Kingfisher: Tales from the Halcyon River. Evans Mitchell Books. ISBN 978-1-901268-38-6.
- Hamilton James, Charlie; Forrester, Philippa (2010). Halcyon River Diaries. Preface Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84809-225-9.
DVDs
Some of Hamilton James' programmes are available commercially:
Notes
- Surname is the double-barrelled Hamilton James, not James