After obtaining a BA in Humanities, Ceramics and Art History from the Polytechnic of Wales in 1987, James (Royal Photographic Society's Colin Ford Awardee) arrived in Birmingham in 1986 to study the History of Photography, and Art & Design at Birmingham Polytechnic for his MA then became a Curator of Photography Collections at Birmingham Central Library.
After obtaining a BA in Humanities, Ceramics and Art History from the Polytechnic of Wales in 1987, James (Royal Photographic Society's Colin Ford Awardee) arrived in Birmingham in 1986 to study the History of Photography, and Art & Design at Birmingham Polytechnic for his MA then became a Curator of Photography Collections at Birmingham Central Library.