Email: charlie@halcyon-media.co.uk
Website: www.charliehamiltonjames.com
Q&A:
Photography Genre: Conservation photojournalist
Hometown: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Career Highlight #1: Getting my first assignment with National Geographic Magazine
Career Highlight #2: Becoming a Fellow for the National Geographic Society
Career Highlight #3: Winning ‘Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year 2016’
BlackRapid product of choice: Double Breathe and Sport Breathe
Age you took your first photo? 14 yrs old – My Dad gave me a Nikkormat EL for my birthday
When did you realize that you wanted to be a professional photographer? When I was 14 I wanted to work for National Geographic
Who inspires you: Brent Stirton is my hero. David Guttenfelder and William Albert Allard too, oh and Jodi Cobb
What camera do you use to capture most of your work? Probably my Canon 1dx mk2 and my Leica M240
If I could photograph anyone in the world, alive or deceased, it would be…. David Attenborough – he’s a living legend.
What do you do when not taking photos? I’m never not taking photos
Favorite place on earth? Serenegti National Park, followed by Grand Teton National Park
One piece of advice for someone at the beginning stages of their photography career? Think different – everyone’s out there shooting the same stuff. Think to yourself – how can I shoot the same stuff differently. That makes you stand out and pushes you to be more creative.
How do you “Live The Moment”? I spend a lot of time outside – I find it hard to live in the moment inside