Bay Area born and raised, had a camera in my hand since I was ten. A Lumix point and shoot gifted to me by my parents. Despite running that thing into the ground I never found a passion for photography until my sports career ended. Being injured gives you a lot of time. What started as curiosity turned into a lifelong journey, documenting everything that came my way from the day trips to Halfmoon, to the week long backpacking trips in Emigrant.

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These days, I shoot documentary-style photography across a few lanes: lifestyle media for brands, sports coverage for serious CoEd soccer teams, and travel work that takes me off the beaten path. Most often, though, I’m out with dogs, capturing their world as it unfolds.

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I’m drawn to the in-between moments—the story happening quietly in the background. My work’s less about staging and more about presence, patience, and catching the feeling before it fades. 

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Howdy, Cody James