Tim Walker<\/a>. \u201cWorking with Tim is an honour… he has such a fresh outlook and is constantly inspired.\u201d The job sees James travelling the world, assisting for shoots with Vogue and W, among other titles, and numerous ad campaigns. James says through Walker he has learnt the importance of building a strong team on set, and says he appreciates Walker\u2019s \u201cfantastical\u201d approach. \u201cI\u2019m interested by things that don\u2019t exist, and the temptation in thinking that they might.\u201d <\/p>\nA recent solo project was an advertising campaign for Reiss, which had a Christmas brief. Perhaps surprisingly for such a sleek brand, James \u201csomehow managed to convince them to go with a human snowman theme.\u201d Low on budget, he \u201ctook everyone to a remote village in Dorset. We had a great team but no assistants. We took over a miniature cottage that had its own wood, and I recruited my family in to help.\u201d It still tickles James that the final images of the models, glacial and cloaked in snow, had a slightly less glamourous genesis than expected. \u201cI will never forget the image of my sister shooting a snow cannon from the hip like Rambo, up in a tree\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
In the long-term, James plans to do more editorial, \u201cwork through all my old ideas, and develop a whole stash of new ones.\u201d The world of advertising still interests him, too. \u201cI\u2019d enjoy the chance to revive some of these brands that just churn out dull adverts for their lovely products.\u201d <\/p>\n
As for the immediate future? James says that he\u2019s currently \u201cbuilding a phoenix, a kind of firebird, that I\u2019m halfway through. Oh, and just some simple portraits. It\u2019s not all about the making after all.\u201d <\/p>\n
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