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"The Beauty I take must be equal to the Beauty I make. I crave to put Passion in Beauty."

I want the glow from inside you, help illuminate our photos to accent your natural beauty. I want to take you on a journey; photography is about "emotions", beauty is fading, but when you really let yourself inside a photo, the emotions last forever!"
           ~James R. Shortridge Jr.~

Born in Ipswich, UK, having lived all over the world, from Turkey to the Philippines, Germany to Japan, California to Rhode Island, Sea to shinning Sea. It is this world wind of travel, that I've enjoy some of the most beautiful sights and sounds in the world. It is where I have found the Passion in Beauty, in a simple twinkle in your eyes.

"It's not just about good photographs, but the right photograph for that individual. The world is full of people who try to be models and do portfolios and nothing happens, but you also find a lot of stories where one great photograph makes a career."
           ~Sean Kahlil~

I work by Appointment Only, to focus on you and you only, be you a Model or Muse or Mom, Pop and Baby too; it's the intimacy to creat uniqueness that drives me to give you a photo of emotions to last the tests of time. It's not about the money or buisness, we can work on terms to make everyone happy, my fees are more than reasonable, never let that get in the way of creating. Some things money can't buy.

Thanks in advance,
James R. Shortridge Jr.
James@401photo.com