James Yates has been a professional photographer for 13 years, working in a dozen U.S. states and 35 countries, including hot spots such as Sudan, Afghanistan and the prisons of Honduras. He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee and works mostly in the business community, focusing on executive portraiture, events, architecture, automobiles and weddings.

He is also a gardener, beekeeper and shad-tree mechanic.

Yates comes from a strong documentary background and brings this vision to all his work.

He is relaxed, ingenuitive and always devoted to the needs of his clients.

In addition, Yates can walk long distances and speaks some Spanish, Thai and Mandarin Chinese.

 

Contact James Yates at:

yates@yatesphoto.com

 

And also visit:

www.yateswedding.com

www.yatesphotoblog.com

 

Publications and clients include:

Commission Magazine

Evansville (IN) Courier and Press

Birmingham (AL) Post-Herald

Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune

Nashville (TN) Tennessean

Mens Journal

The Associated Press

The New York Times

Columbia Home and Lifestyle

Columbia Business Times

Nashville Business Journal

Mizzou Magazine


University of Missouri Cornell School of Business

University of Missouri Web Communications

Westminster College

Baptist Press

Lifeway Christian Resources

Missouri Army National Guard

Ouachita Baptist University

Youth, Inc.

Habitat for Humanity

Boy Souts of America

Waller, Lansden, Dortch and Davis

Corrections Corporation of America

DVM Magazine

Nissan of North America



Professional and community organizations include:

The National Press Photographers Association

Professional Photographers of America

Nashville Area Beekeepers Association

S.M.I.L.E on Down Syndrome

East Nasty Running Club