James was born in Montreal, Canada in 1979. He received his BA at Concordia University in Communications before going on to study Photography at Dawson College in 2010. Since then he divides his time between personal projects and commercial assignments and is a contributor to various publications including The Guardian, Broad Magazine, and The Lonka Project.
In James' most recent project, Aphasia, he explores themes of impermanence and decay while reflecting on his own mortality in the aftermath of a head injury. In his own words, "I began to explore the idea of decay, not as an abstract concept but as something intensely tactile. Fruits rotting on the kitchen counter, the slow crawl of mold on forgotten leftovers, the gentle creases in my hands—each became a meditation on the impermanence that we so often refuse to acknowledge. And so I picked up my camera and began making images. I juxtaposed these images of decay with those of more durable objects: plastics that seemed immune to time, glass that withstood the elements. The contrast was stark and unsettling, a reminder that while some things might resist decay, nothing is truly permanent."
James' images have been exhibited internationally, and have been included in group exhibitions in Berlin, Paris, and New York City. In addition to his latest project, he is also working on a photographic archive about housing in his hometown of Montreal Quebec, where he lives and works.
