James’ career in photography began at the age of 18 as a trainee photographer on his local daily newspaper, the Plymouth Evening Herald, in the United Kingdom, before completing the NCTJ course in Press Photography at Norton College in Sheffield under the mentorship of the legendary Paul Delmar. Following a clean sweep of distinctions in his final exams, James was rewarded with a promotion to the photo-led Western Morning News as a staff photographer, where he honed his creative abilities working alongside some of the finest photographers in the region – a position that saw him embedded with the British Army in Iraq at just 21 years old.
James then moved to South West News Service, the UK’s largest independent news agency and began working for Britain’s national newspapers.
In the summer of 2007 James was offered a position at a photo agency based in Los Angeles, California, where he covered major stories such as the kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, the death of Michael Jackson, California’s wild fires and the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
James has recently relocated to Dallas, Texas, to take advantage of the DFW airport hub located centrally in the south and enabling fast and direct travel for assignments throughout the US and internationally.
James is a member of The British Press Photographers Association in the UK and the National Press Photographers Association in the US.
