THE FILE 70,000 35mm; 30,000 6x7, 6x17cm and X-Pan.

OVERVIEW Adventure/destination travel in the American West, Alaska, Hawaii, Baja California, coastal resorts of Mexico, Pacific Rim. People exploring, enjoying cities and nature. Rafting, kayaking, hiking in national and state public lands, from wilderness to urban parks. Western highways and backroads. Native cultures and traditions. Architecture: Missions to modern. Great cities.

ADVENTURE TRAVEL/ECOTRAVEL People actively exploring the natural world: Kayaking in Alaska, Baja California, Arizona and Utah; river rafting in the Grand Canyon, Cataract Canyon and Green River in Utah; hiking and backpacking in the American West; climbing in the Grand Canyon; horseback riding in Arizona.

MEXICO Kerrick James has been roaming the Baja California peninsula, Copper Canyon and the coastal resorts of Cancún and the Pacific Coast for twenty years, shooting the cities, the culture, the beaches, the natural world...the allure of Mexico.

GREAT CITIES Extensive files of San Francisco, Las Vegas and Phoenix. (Collection built from multiple shoots for Compass American guides to these cities/regions.)

SCENICS/LANDFORMS Shoots the landscape as part of the story. The landscape, both intimate and grand, is intrinsic to life in the American West, and James interprets it in 6x7cm and 6x17cm panoramic formats.

SPECIALTIES People enjoying the natural world, kayaking, rafting, hiking in the Southwest, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica. Destination travel in the American West. Mexico: Colonial cities, Copper Canyon by train and bus, beach resort cities. Extensive: Baja, Los Cabos, Sea of Cortéz, gray whales, painted caves, back roads. San Francisco (unusual overviews and cable cars, neighborhoods, people). Las Vegas (new casinos, skylines, nightlife). Aerials.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS U.S.: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Mexico: Acapulco, Baja, Cancún, Copper Canyon, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Oaxaca, Sonora, Puerto Vallarta, Tequila. Asia: China (Beijing, Sichuan), Japan (Himeji, Kyoto). Central America: Costa Rica, Panama. Europe: Switzerland.

RECENT COVERAGE Costa Rica. Panama. New Zealand. Curacao. Switzerland. Bermuda. Florida: Miami, Key West. Canada: Victoria, Vancouver, Manitoba, polar bears. Japan: Kyoto, geishas, cherry blossoms. Mexico: Acapulco, Cancún. Arizona: Canyoneering, horseback, wildflowers, Grand Canyon rafting and hiking. Utah: Lake Powell, Grand Staircae Escalante. Montana: Glacier NP, Flathead Valley. Hawaii: Kauai, Maui, Big Island. Alaska: Denali, Glacier Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias, Prince Williams Sound, Lake Clark Bear Camp. Disney California Adventure.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS Shooting Backroads of Arizona for Voyageur Press. Teaching photo workshops for Friends of Arizona Highways in Arizona, Utah, Sea of Cortez (Baja California). Three-week shoot in Hawaii in June 2005.

CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: Photo/text assignments for Alaska Airlines, Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Republic, Midwest Express, The Oregonian; assignments for America West, Arizona Highways, Hemispheres, SKY, Sunset; more than 100 covers for books and magazines; stock supplied to Condé Nast Traveler, Endless Vacation, National Geographic Traveler, Outside, Sunset, Travel Holiday, Via, Voyageur. Books: Abrams, Compass American (six titles), Insight Guides (five titles), Moon (four covers), National Geographic (two covers), Running Press. Advertising/Corporate: Moses Anshell, Buero Hamburg, Leo Burnett/USA, HNTB, Martz Agency, Pentax, San Francisco CVB, Thelen Pollick. Agents: Adstock (Phoenix), Stone (LA). Member: ASMP, SATW, TEOE.

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS Writes active adventure stories on river rafting, kayaking, hiking, climbing, more. Samples on request.

COMMENTS Full-time stock shooter available for assignment. Catalog CD and printed samples on request. No research or holding fees. Now producing photo/text packages on active recreation subjects (kayaking, rafting, wilderness camps). Continually seeking new wild places where people are exploring and expanding their horizons.

NONEDITORIAL SERVICES Digitally produced fine art Crystal Archive prints, from 16x20 to 40x60.