A professional photographer since 1979 James as had work published in The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Time Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Two Wheels, Trail & Track, Australasian Dirt Bike, Motorcycle News, Blitz Magazine, Time Magazine, Crafts Australia, Rugby League Week, Revs Magazine, Broken Bay News. James also regularly contributes work to promote sports karate and his work is published with Karate USA, The Australian Karate Federation and World Karate Federation.