Background

I’ve been walking and photographing mountains for over thirty five years. As a boy I used film cameras, a home darkroom, and more modest subjects.

My favourite places are Scotland, the Lake District, Snowdonia, Peak District and the Pyrenees where I have so far undertaken six major walks, camping in the mountains. In addition to wild camping, I like camp sites and day walks.

I have a Masters degree in Photography and Postgraduate Certificate in Education. The professional teaching qualification, when I trained for the Further Education sector.

Teaching

I taught in several colleges covering all aspects of photography. My courses included film and darkroom methods, computers and digital workflow, camera use, editing, critical thinking, composition, art, and outdoor projects. A head of department, observing me, advised “you know you’re a good teacher.”

Prints

My photographs are taken with a Canon 5D and L Series lenses. For the last 10 years, a Sony A7R with Zeiss lenses. This means high quality results. I use C-Type photographic printing using Fuji Professional paper. Dark room technology, which is archival. 

I Ching

For some years I thought about walking and the outdoors philosophically, but it’s a limited subject. There’s only so much you can say, and it’s already been said. The I Ching is a nature related, deep philosophical system. It’s impossible to summarise but I sometimes explain how it’s connected to the Tao Te Ching, which people have often read. 

Art

I decided to work with another creative practice. Walking the mountains is deeply elemental, receptive to a greater reality. Back at home, I create imaginary worlds based on interesting ideas. They are different engagements, and I like both. 

Portraits

Same process as Conceptual Art, for creative portraits.

Presentation

I built my web site with WordPress and basic technical knowledge. The text is not optimised for phones (it’s large) which are a poor reading device. If you like something you see, I recommend you read it on another device. It works well for tablets and desktops although you might want to enlarge the text on a big screen. Once you do that, your browser should remember it.

Contact

I use Twitter/X @walkfoto

For all enquiries, contact me below or at Twitter/X. I don’t monitor e mail every day, which occasionally means I don’t respond immediately to a print order.

Copyright

Photographs, text, video, all rights reserved.  Use of my content for print, internet, or electronic publication requires prior permission.

James Lomax

BA (Hons) English and Psychology, PGCE (FE), MA Creative Technology, MA Photography