Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

Capturing Love & Adventure

My Approach

Out Here, Together

Do you want a calm presence documenting your precious moments?

Do you want a beautiful wedding in an amazing location?

When you look at your wedding photos, do you want incredible memories with the love of your life?

Picture the laughs becoming contagious, the posed turning into the natural, and the light creating an amazing scene.

I photograph these moments.

I capture love and adventure.

Meet James

In 2016, while dangling 3,000 feet up the side of Yosemite's El Capitan, I snapped a few images of two climbers making the first free ascent of The Dawn Wall. That early documentation changed my hobby into a profession and turned it into partnerships with brands like Patagonia, The North Face, and Arc'teryx. My photos tell stories that capture emotional moments in the most beautiful places. After 10 years as a professional photographer, shooting weddings and elopements across the world, I've crafted an approach that narrates events through amazing pictures.

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Three-Step Method

My three-step method is designed to help you feel at ease, explore beautiful places, and capture the moments that matter most.

  • No photo too far

    I can guide you to remote and epic locations in the best light. Long hikes, big climbs, early starts, and late nights provide the best memories. My background makes me confident that even in a new area, I can capture an amazing photo for you. 

  • “James hikes 3 miles on a snowy road just below Mount Bierstadt, hid in some alpine shrub, and then captured the moment I proposed, bringing champagne, and photography a moment we’ll never forget.”

    Pat and Andrea 
    Mount Blue Sky, Colorado

  • Feel comfortable

    My confidence, empathy, and soft communication style will help you relax. You’ll feel like the best version of yourself. That may mean I tell the occasional dad joke. You’ll know them when I tell them. The dad jokes will be apparent. 

  • “James’ photos of the wedding and our family mean just as much to me as the wedding ceremony. He captured the essence of family in his pictures.”

    Nick and Kate
    Acton, Maine

  • The moments in between

    With my camera on hand, I’ll capture the moments in between — the unposed times and the natural magic of your wedding day.  Looking back at the pictures you’ll remember those perfect moments. 

  • “James met with. My wide and I just outside of Red Rocks for our elopement. The photos tuned our incredible, and James made us feel comfortable throughout the shoot.”

    Chris and Krist-lee

My story

In a Vermont high school dark room, I developed my first few photos. After graduating I moved to Yosemite National Park and documented the outdoors for the next two decades as a writer and photographer, publishing bouldering guidebooks to Yosemite and Bishop, located in the Eastern Sierra. An avid rock climber, I have made first ascents across the world and free climbed (used a rope but just my hands and feet) Yosemite’s El Capitan in a day.

Between occasional stand-up bits, obsessive rock climbing, and a love for travel, I photograph the moon, take portraits of friends, and snaps pictures of the climbing life. As my passion for photography has grown, I’ve transitioned from shooting on the walls to weddings and capturing engagements, and elopements across the world.

I love documenting intense feelings in beautiful places.

First steps

Get on the Good Foot

Like James Brown says, “Get on the good foot.”

To ensure you have an amazing wedding, let’s take a few important steps

  • Good photos require good compatibility. Fill out a contact form, email me, and we’ll schedule a 30-minute no-commitment introductory call to discuss your elopement/wedding vision. If it feels like a good fit, we can move forward.

  • Now we team up. After deciding to work together, we will agree on the terms of our partnership and line out the wedding timeline, photo delivery dates, and other details. We’ll make a framework for expectations to turn your dream wedding into a reality.

  • With a plan in place and consistent contact leading up to your wedding, I’ll be ready to turn the prep and planning into an amazing day of memories. When the day ends, we'll part ways with clear timing and next steps on delivery of your amazing memories.

Take the first step