James Cole

My name is James Mcarthur Cole. I am a Travel Photographer living with my wife outside of Chicago. I’ve been taking pictures since I was first given a camera as a teenager. I have photographed many subject matters since then. But it was in 2017 when I travelled to Cuba with a group of NY Street Photographers that I fell in love with photographing people and my street photography career was born. I realized early on that traveling is one of the most treasured experiences in ones life. It increases your knowledge, opens your mind and enriches your soul. As a full-time Travel Photographer I have travelled to many destinations in the world, immersed myself in the culture, and have been fortunate enough to document my experiences to share in particular with patrons of artfestivals across the country.

As I travel the world I document the many awe-inspiring people i’ve met and places i’ve visited with my Nikon Z9. My process then includes printing my photos in my studio on my Canon Pro4100. Creating a wood board. Painting the edges of the wood board black. Adhering my photo to the board. Then I resin the entire board for a high gloss effect.