A Brit based in Gothenburg, Sweden, James Silverman has crossed the globe photographing contemporary design and architecture. He has been known to hover 18 metres in midair, stand on top of cars, scale all manner of rooftops, and build scaffolding towers to gain viewpoints that reveal the architect’s vision. On commercial shoots James has arranged furniture sponsorship and other props—the most eccentric involved procurement of live camels and horses in Marrakesh. James has contributed to several glossy publications, including Vogue Living, Wallpaper, Architectural Digest, Sunday Times and The Guardian, with over 100 magazine and book covers to his name.
James studied the arts with an emphasis on fine art at London's Chelsea School of Art and graphic design at Manchester University. During a trip to India in the nineties, he was inspired to pick up a camera. Upon his return he studied photography intensely for five years, ending at City of Westminster in London.
