James Collier Photography

08/24/2017

Hey west coast friends, I’m looking at a last-minute trip out for some harvest documentation/photo work. If you know of any farms/ag-adjacent companies in need of images, I’d greatly appreciate the connection! @ California's Central Valley

06/22/2016

Swatch #5602: Young stone fruit trees
Swatch #5461: Table grape (gradients)

I'm currently working on an overhaul of portfolios to better feature this series in full (it's grown quite a bit), provide an easy way to purchase prints, and show other recent works and commissions.

04/27/2016

Swatch #2415: Canola S**g

Spotted last week, driving along the coast of North Carolina. In addition to oil, it's evidently used in livestock feed and biodiesel.

04/15/2016

It's Friday, and productivity is overrated, so take a break to read a not-so-short story about what makes Bouloubasis's soutzoukakia (Greek meatball) recipe a little...different:

04/11/2016

A few frames from a winter menu shoot at one of my favorite restaurants

02/18/2016

Before the blossoms.

12/18/2015

Something a little different, from a recent shoot with Fresno Dance Collective- NOCO for their holiday card, which hit mailboxes this week:

12/16/2015

12/02/2015

Woven Wednesday: Tomato (best guess) fields near Modesto, California

09/29/2015

Years back I asked a few friends to dig out family recipes, then to tell me about the history and meaning of those recipes while we cooked them together. Okay...my friends cooked, and I photographed. Anyway, that series was called "The Legacy Project" (super sexy title, I know).

For a few reasons, I haven't photographed one of these sessions in a few years. But the initial inspiration for that project - a desire to help bridge generational gaps in the kitchen, and preserve family legacies through food - has continued to tug at me, so this summer I re-envisioned things to focus more on the relationships and the histories than on the food.

This story is of my friend Kathleen, making a simple fava bean dish that can make its way into just about any type of gathering, with her aunt Ani, and daughter Violet:

Photos and a family recipe from an afternoon in the kitchen with a friend, her aunt (and family matriarch), and her daughter.

09/10/2015

Friends and clients have reached out about the aerial series I worked on over the summer, so I made a limited run of first edition prints. They're 12"x18" (with a 1/2" border), printed on velvet fine art paper, signed and dated, priced at $125 each. View what's available at jamescollier.me/prints - I'll be adding more prints, and different sizes, over the next few weeks!