Hi, I’m James—a self-taught landscape photographer based in Calgary, Alberta, just an hour and a half from the breathtaking wilderness of Banff National Park.

Growing up surrounded by the mountains, I didn’t fully appreciate the beauty in my own backyard—until I picked up a camera. I originally bought it to capture memories of my daughter as she grew up, but it didn’t take long before I was hooked on landscape photography. The more time I spent outside chasing light, the more I realized how deeply connected I was to nature—and how much I needed it.

When the world shut down during COVID, like so many others, I felt trapped. The anxiety, the endless news cycles, the isolation—it all started to weigh me down. I needed something to pull me out of that mental fog. That’s when I found inspiration in the work of nature photographers online. I thought, “That’s what I want to do. That’s what I need to do.”

From there, I poured every spare moment into learning, exploring, and creating. I didn’t grow up thinking of myself as an artist—but I quickly realized that photography gave me a voice and a sense of purpose I hadn’t known I needed.

Printing my work was a turning point. Seeing those scenes—quiet moments under the northern lights, golden reflections on still lakes, the wild serenity of the Rockies—come to life in print was powerful. It made me realize how important it is to bring that kind of peace and presence into our everyday spaces.

In a world that feels increasingly chaotic, my goal is simple:

To help you reconnect with nature, escape the noise of daily life, and bring a sense of calm and inspiration into your home.