David James

Birthday: 1941, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, UK

Birth Name: David George James

Born and educated in the UK, David knew from age 9 he wanted to be a photographer.He started in the stills department at MGM studios in the UK, rapidly making the transition to shooting stills and for ...Show More

Born and educated in the UK, David knew from age 9 he wanted to be a photographer.He started in the stills department at MGM studios in the UK, rapidly making the transition to shooting stills and forging a career as a renowned stills and specialist photographer. The genres of War,Sci-Fi and Musicals are his personal favorites and have resulted in multi award- winning images that include his work on Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, Minority Report, Oblivion, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Star Wars The Force Awakens, as well as blockbuster TV mini series Band of Brothers and The Pacific. These projects include his 11 collaborations to-date with Steven Spielberg and musicals ranging from Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago, Shall We Dance, and Hairspray, to Nine , Rock of Ages and Dreamgirls...in which he had his only credited acting role..as a photographer. Science Fiction includes Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow, both starring Tom Cruise with whom he has collaborated on 14 projects to date, plus the famed photograph of Tom atop the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai. More recent work covers Unbroken,Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, Star Wars - The Force Awakens, , Jack Reacher - Never Go Back and Star Wars VIII and the upcoming Doug Liman directed features The Wall and American Made. David relocated his family to U.S.A , retaining dual UK and USA citizenship. Based in Los Angeles, he works internationally on feature, television, marketing/advertising and publicity projects .He is the winner of numerous accolades and awards including 2006 ICG/Publicists Guild Award for Excellence in Unit Stills Photography and the 2011 S.O.C. Lifetime Achievement Award for Still Photography. David James is also the author of thirteen photography books including the best selling Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull Photo journal and the Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol , A Shooting Diary. His work is exhibited in galleries, international collections and published around the globe. including in the archives of the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library, and the Professional Photographers of America. David is a founding member and also past president of the Society of Motion Picture Stills Photographers (SMPSP). Hide