David James

Biography

David James was born and educated in England. At the age of 16, his career started in the Still Photography Department at MGM Studios in London. His work has been published in many books, the first ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and most recently, Taschen Books ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’. He is the Photographer and Author of two books, ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull a Shooting Diary’ and ‘Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol Shooting Diary’. His work has been exhibited in galleries and numerous international collections around the world. He won the 2006 Publicist Guild Award for Excellence in Still Photography and was honored with the 2011 SOC Lifetime Achievement Award. David is a founding member and past president of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers (smpsp). He is now mentoring a new generation of Still Photographers and participating in Photography Symposiums, Conferences, Media Workshops and Festivals worldwide.

Most Famous Work

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Constantine

(2005) Still Photographer

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Twister

(1996) Still Photographer

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Mission: Impossible - Fallout

(2018) Still Photographer

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

(2014) Still Photographer

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Schindler's List

(1993) Still Photographer

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

(2016) Still Photographer

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

(2015) Still Photographer

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Edge of Tomorrow

(2014) Still Photographer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2006	Photographer	Dreamgirls 2006-12-25 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Camera Operator	Of Chameleons and Iguanas: A Video Appreciation of The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire 2019-04-08 Movie
2018	Still Photographer	Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018-07-13 Movie
	Still Photographer	12 Strong 2018-01-18 Movie
2017	Still Photographer	American Made 2017-08-18 Movie
	Still Photographer	The Wall 2017-05-12 Movie
	Still Photographer	Ghost in the Shell 2017-03-29 Movie
2016	Still Photographer	Jack Reacher: Never Go Back 2016-10-19 Movie
2015	Still Photographer	Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015-12-15 Movie
	Still Photographer	Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation 2015-07-23 Movie
2014	Still Photographer	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014-07-08 Movie
	Still Photographer	Edge of Tomorrow 2014-05-27 Movie
2013	Still Photographer	Oblivion 2013-04-10 Movie
2012	Still Photographer	Rock of Ages 2012-06-13 Movie
2011	Still Photographer	Water for Elephants 2011-04-15 Movie
2010	Still Photographer	How Do You Know 2010-12-17 Movie
	Still Photographer	Knight and Day 2010-06-15 Movie
2007	Still Photographer	Lions for Lambs 2007-10-22 Movie
	Still Photographer	Stardust 2007-08-10 Movie
	Still Photographer	Hairspray 2007-07-19 Movie
2006	Still Photographer	Dreamgirls 2006-12-25 Movie
	Still Photographer	Superman Returns 2006-06-28 Movie
2005	Still Photographer	Memoirs of a Geisha 2005-12-06 Movie
	Still Photographer	Batman Begins 2005-06-10 Movie
	Still Photographer	Constantine 2005-02-08 Movie
2004	Still Photographer	Shall We Dance? 2004-10-15 Movie
2003	Still Photographer	The Last Samurai 2003-12-05 Movie
	Still Photographer	My House in Umbria 2003-05-25 Movie
2002	Still Photographer	Chicago 2002-12-10 Movie
	Still Photographer	Minority Report 2002-06-20 Movie
	Still Photographer	The Gathering Storm 2002-04-22 Movie
2001	Still Photographer	A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001-06-29 Movie
	Still Photographer	Town & Country 2001-04-27 Movie
2000	Still Photographer	The Legend of Bagger Vance 2000-11-02 Movie
	Still Photographer	Pay It Forward 2000-10-20 Movie
1999	Additional Still Photographer	Snow Falling on Cedars 1999-12-22 Movie
	Still Photographer	Random Hearts 1999-10-08 Movie
1998	Additional Still Photographer	A Civil Action 1998-12-25 Movie
	Still Photographer	Saving Private Ryan 1998-07-24 Movie
	Still Photographer	Bulworth 1998-05-15 Movie
1997	Still Photographer	Red Corner 1997-10-30 Movie
	Still Photographer	The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997-05-23 Movie
1996	Still Photographer	The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996-11-15 Movie
	Still Photographer	Twister 1996-05-10 Movie
1995	Still Photographer	Cutthroat Island 1995-12-22 Movie
	Still Photographer	Casper 1995-05-26 Movie
1994	Still Photographer	Speechless 1994-12-16 Movie
	Still Photographer	Love Affair 1994-10-21 Movie
1993	Still Photographer	Schindler's List 1993-12-15 Movie
	Still Photographer	Indecent Proposal 1993-04-07 Movie
1992	Still Photographer	Chaplin 1992-12-17 Movie
	Still Photographer	Forever Young 1992-12-16 Movie
	Still Photographer	White Sands 1992-04-24 Movie
	Still Photographer	Final Analysis 1992-02-07 Movie
	Additional Still Photographer	Freejack 1992-01-17 Movie
1991	Still Photographer	Shattered 1991-10-11 Movie
1990	Still Photographer	The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990-12-21 Movie
	Still Photographer	Postcards from the Edge 1990-09-14 Movie
	Still Photographer	Flashback 1990-02-02 Movie
	Still Photographer	Everybody Wins 1990-01-19 Movie
1989	Still Photographer	Black Rain 1989-09-22 Movie
	Still Photographer	A Dry White Season 1989-09-20 Movie
	Still Photographer	Winter People 1989-04-14 Movie
	Still Photographer	Leviathan 1989-03-17 Movie
	Additional Still Photographer	The Mighty Quinn 1989-02-17 Movie
1988	Still Photographer	A Fish Called Wanda 1988-07-15 Movie
	Still Photographer	Track 29 1988-05-15 Movie
1987	Still Photographer	The Sicilian 1987-10-07 Movie
	Still Photographer	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987-07-24 Movie
	Still Photographer	The Second Victory 1987-06-04 Movie
1986	Still Photographer	Highlander 1986-03-07 Movie
	Still Photographer	Castaway 1986-03-05 Movie
1985	Still Photographer	Morons from Outer Space 1985-03-29 Movie
	Still Photographer	The Shooting Party 1985-02-01 Movie
1984	Still Photographer	A Christmas Carol 1984-10-09 Movie
	Still Photographer	Electric Dreams 1984-07-20 Movie
	Still Photographer	Ordeal by Innocence 1984-06-22 Movie
	Still Photographer	Another Country 1984-06-01 Movie
1983	Still Photographer	Yentl 1983-11-18 Movie
	Additional Still Photographer	Yellowbeard 1983-06-24 Movie
	Still Photographer	Eureka 1983-05-01 Movie
1980	Still Photographer	The Dogs of War 1980-12-17 Movie
1978	Still Photographer	Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? 1978-09-13 Movie
1976	Still Photographer	The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976-10-24 Movie
	Still Photographer	The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976-03-18 Movie
1973	Still Photographer	Jesus Christ Superstar 1973-08-15 Movie
1972	Still Photographer	Pope Joan 1972-08-16 Movie
1971	Still Photographer	Fiddler on the Roof 1971-11-03 Movie
1970	Still Photographer	The Buttercup Chain 1970-09-24 Movie
1969	Still Photographer	Battle of Britain 1969-09-15 Movie
	Still Photographer	Women in Love 1969-09-13 Movie
1968	Still Photographer	The Magus 1968-12-10 Movie
	Still Photographer	A Dandy in Aspic 1968-04-02 Movie
1965	Still Photographer	Carry On Cowboy 1965-11-26 Movie
	Still Photographer	Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965-10-03 Movie
1964	Still Photographer	Carry On Cleo 1964-11-08 Movie
	Still Photographer	Just for You 1964-06-01 Movie
	Still Photographer	The Eyes of Annie Jones 1964-05-13 Movie
1963	Still Photographer	Bitter Harvest 1963-03-08 Movie
1962	Still Photographer	The Fast Lady 1962-12-14 Movie
	Still Photographer	Crooks Anonymous 1962-03-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv