James is thrilled to have been asked to photograph a new observation tower situated in the port of Montreal.
The tower embraces the language of the industrial vernacular architecture of Montreal’s old port - steel cranes, loading towers, grain lifts and silos. A cantilevered observation deck at level 12 offers expansive and generous views of the city’s historic quarter and the downtown core.
The photographs have been commissioned by architects Provencher Roy.
James is very pleased to have a series of photographs published in the April issue of the UK’s The Architectural Review.
The pictures are from a collaboration with Montreal’s Pelletier de Fontenay and Berlin’s Kuehn Malvezzi to illustrate the new Montreal Insectarium.
James is excited to share news of receiving the 2022/23 Canadian Architect Award of Excellence for photography.
The national award is given once a year in Canada, in recognition of outstanding photography of architecture.
The jury commented: “There is an aura of mystery encompassing this image. The scene is very cinematic, with its characters in action and the fog that gently envelops the whole space. Something seems about to happen! The building rises like a character too. And then, the balance between the colours is just perfect.”
James has been commissioned by Montréal’s Pelletier de Fontenay to photograph a new residential project in the north of the city.
James is thrilled to share news of receiving three new awards for photography in this year’s international Architecture Masterprize, including the top ‘Best of the Best’ award for his work at the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland.
The awards program is based in Los Angeles in the US, and celebrates excellence in photography of architecture from around the world. The awards were given for his work in three main categories - cultural interior, commercial exterior and residential exxterior.
UK architects Hamish & Lyons has commissioned James to photograph Blackbird, a new family house set on water in a sumptuous landscaped garden in Gloucestershire, England.
James is delighted to have been invited to participate as a juror in this year’s Prarie Design Awards for Architecture in Canada.
The awards are organized by The Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba associations of architects. They take place every two years to celebrate outstanding creativity and skill in architecture, interior design and landscape architecture across the three provinces.
Winners are to be annouced in September.
James has been commissioned to photograph Montreal’s new insectarium by architects Pelletier de Fontenay and Berlin’s Kuehn Malvezzi.
An image by James has been published on the cover of this month’s Canadian Architect magazine.
The image is from a wider commissioned series showing Platform Calgary, a visionary parking garage designed by 5468796 Architecture for future transformation into homes or offices.
James has been commissioned to photograph a series of new houses on behalf of Canada’s MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple. The photographs are for a forthcoming book about the architecture studio’s celebrated residential work.
James has completed a new series of photographs at Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland. The gallery's new extension has been designed by Swiss architects Christ and Gantenbein.
The UK's Wilkinson Eyre has commissioned James to photograph a series of photographs of CIBC SQUARE, a pair of new glass towers just completed in Toronto, in collaboration with Adamsons Associates.
The mixed-use project is located by Union Rail Station in the heart of downtown. Particular attention has been paid to weaving the building into the wider city fabric with a series of shared public spaces - including a new home for Toronto's main bus terminus, a pedestrian bridge, walkways and an expansive elevated public park straddling the railway tracks. It's recently been voted the city's favourite new tall building.
James is excited to share news of receiving four separate awards for photography in this year’s international Architecture Masterprize. The awards program is based in the US and celebrates excellence in photography of architecture from around the world. The awards were given for his work in four main categories - cultural interior, historic interior, residential exterior and residential interior.
A series of photographs from James’s work at Catching Sun House in London, UK, has been published over five pages in this month’s printed edition of Elle Decoration magazine. The house is designed by the brilliant British architecture practice Studio Shaw.
Canada’s celebrated MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects has commissioned James to photograph a series of new houses for a forthcoming book about the practice. James spent ten days travelling around Nova Scotia in late September for the project. Early autumn is a special time of year in the maritimes as the summer comes to a close, and his visit was blessed with beautiful misty light.
Cover sleeve! One of James’s images has been published on the cover sleeve of a wonderful new book about new architecture in Canada. Canadian Architecture: Evolving A Cultural Identity features the work of 33 leading contemporary Canadian architecture practices, edited by Leslie Jen. The cover photograph is from a shoot at Winnipeg’s Old Market Square stage, designed by Canada’s 5468796 Architecture.
A series of James’s photographs showing The Beacon Clinic in Calgary, Canada, has been published in this month’s print edition of Architectural Record magazine in the United States. The building is designed by Canada’s award-winning 5468796 Architecture.
The Uk’s celebrated Studio Shaw has commissioned James to photograph Catching Sun House, a new residential project in east London. The house is nestled in a tight sight between Victorian terraces, and is oriented to make the most of the prevailing light and views.
It’s the fist time James has travelled back tp the UK since the pandemic began. Several other new commissions were completed during the trip, including photography of a remodelled work space in central London for Jonathan Tuckey Design.
James has shot this month’s cover of Canadian Architect, Canada’s national magazine of record for architecture. The photograph is from a wider series for a story about Habitations St. Michel, a social housing scheme in Montreal designed by Saia Barbaresse Topouzanov Architects.
James has recently been commissioned to photograph three beautiful new exhibitions by The Corkin Gallery, Toronto’s celebrated contemporary art space.
Pictured here, The Water Image, 2012 (triptych) by David Urban
