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I am a professional photographer specializing in creative portraiture, lifestyle, and travel documentation. Blending a distinct creative vision with a clean, editorial lens, I capture authentic human connection and the unique character of places worldwide.
My work is built on high-end visual storytelling, whether I’m shooting intimate portraits, documenting editorial lifestyle narratives, or partnering with narrative-driven brands. Based in Akron, Ohio and available for global travel, I approach every project with deep intention to document your chapters with a cinematic edge.
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Who is SAINT JAMES?
SAINT JAMES PHOTO is named after and dedicated to my dear grandfather, James Petit. He was a kind, gentle soul and a great photographer. His deeply cherished and quick-witted wife, my nana, would lovingly and sarcastically tease him with the name "Saint James," implying he was not always the sweet and considerate man that everyone perceived him to be (though he really was). He left behind a legacy of living an intentional life, always being fully present, and finding (and capturing) beauty in all things, all people and in every moment. This is the legacy I carry with me in my own photography and throughout my life.
"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything."
Aaron SIskind
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