Paul Christopher James



Artist’s Statement



Light is both the photographer’s palette and brush. Harnessing available light 
is a skill learned through the study of technical theory and then applying 
it in the field. My goal as a photographer is to search out the images that 
interest me artistically, and upon finding the essence of a particular place, 
using composition and light to enhance the images. The Old World and New World 
have much to offer me as a photographer. From a sunrise in Tuscany, Italy, 
to a sunset on Mackinac Island, Michigan, there is much beauty in the world. 
All one has to do is look.

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Creative Process


My images are captured on a 6x7 cm or 4x5 inch film.I photograph most images 
witheither: color, black and white, or transparency film. The next step in my 
artistic endeavor is taking the image into my dark room, which is a 400 sq. ft. 
building adjacent to my home. There they are each burned, dodged, adjusted for 
density, color balanced and then printed, making each unique and original. 
As my artistic mood and expression changes, so will the image. Out in the milk 
house, part of the 6,000 sq ft barn, next to my home, is where I cut and join 
all the frames used for my photographs. In the lower level of my home,dry 
mounting, mat cutting and assembly take place. My dream is to convert the barn 
over the next few years into gallery/studio, work and living space.

Awards
Wayne County Artist of Distinction, Photography, Wayne County Council for Arts, Detroit, MI.
First Place, Photography, St. Clair Art Fair, St. Clair, MI
First Place, Photography, Art Birmingham, Birmingham, MI
Second Place, Fine Arts, Lexington Fine Arts Fair, Lexington, MI
Third Place, Photography, Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo, Ohio
Honorable Mention, Fine Art at Meadow Brook, Rochester, MI
Purchase Award, Round the Fountain Art Fair, Lafayette, IN
Honorable Mention, Algonac Art Fair, Algonac, MI
Honorable Mention, Mt. Clemens Art Fair, Mt. Clemens, MI

Commissions
State of Michigan – Michigan State Fair
Gallagher and Kaiser Corporation
College Fields Golf Course
Wolverine Technologies for Architectural Photography

Education
University of Marquette, Milwaukee, WI – Liberal Arts
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI – Photography 

Phone: 734-475-9010
E-mail: PaulJames@European-Images.com
Paul C. James
11437 Boyce Rd.
Chelsea, MI 48118
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