Jacob James is a UK based internationally published travel and cultural documentary photographer. Jacob’s work has been published in well known photography publications both in the UK and worldwide such as Digital Camera, Amateur Photographer, Tutti Fotografi and N-Photo. His work has also appeared in numerous exhibitions and books. Jacob has worked with a number of clients across Europe and Asia including the Austrian and Hungarian tourism boards and is available for assignment globally.
Jacob has worked with some of the biggest names in the photography world and is currently working as an ambassador for Panasonic UK, Manfrotto and X-Rite as a part of their Coloratti. He also has partnerships with brands such as Paramo, Eagle Creek and Phottix.
Jacob is also an active photo educator and keynote speaker. He has presented talks and seminars at some of the biggest photographic exhibitions and events in the world. He also runs workshops across the world teaching other photographers. Jacob is also a writer and regularly contributes photography tutorials, tips and travel writing to websites such as DigitalRev Learn, Manfrotto Image More Blog and many others.
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4:17 AM – Panasonic Lumix GH5S Review
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to get my hands on the brand new Panasonic Lumix GH5S in time to start shooting for our new short film 4:17 AM. The shoot was going to take place mainly at night and early morning and so when I heard about the GH5S, I thought it […]
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Innovative Gear: iFootage Cobra Monopods and Electric Ray Review
One of the biggest considerations when picking gear for travel projects is the weight and size. When you’re limited to what you can carry in a carry-on roller and a 23kg checked case, every item of gear you carry has to be useful. In order to cut down on the amount of gear I carry, […]
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Panasonic Lumix G9 – The Ultimate M43 Stills Camera?
Lumix G9 + Leica 8-18mm Today Panasonic has announced their latest flagship stills camera, the Lumix G9. The Lumix G9 is a strange camera for me because it’s a camera that I have been involved in from almost the beginning having attended design interviews in London, engineer meetings in Japan and the UK and much […]
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Natural Light Tips: Capturing Elusive Light
When travelling there are often times that we encounter certain lighting scenarios, those that present us with amazing photo opportunities but are rarely encountered in our day-to-day life. While elusive lighting scenarios present us with a great opportunity to create dramatic and memorable images they can also be tricky to handle if we haven’t experienced […]
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Finding a Reliable Photography Fixer
The topic of photography fixers crops up a lot in my emails. Finding a reliable fixer can be somewhat difficult and whether you can justify the cost depends entirely on your style of photography. I’ve been burnt a number of times by hiring the wrong people. People who are either completely useless or who just don’t share my ethos […]
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Color Theory
Colour is something that haunted me for the first few years of my photography life. No matter what I tried I could never get great colour images. Most of the time I ended up reverting to black and white to get something out of the image. It wasn’t until I consciously started to learn about […]
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