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About Don James 

When I make a photograph, I am looking for the exceptional moment hidden in ordinary events. I view my surroundings from a slightly different perspective through the lens; cutting through the familiar layers to find a story that might be overlooked by the casual observer.

I have always been drawn to black and white images. Although we live in a world filled with color, sometimes I tend to look through my lens with a grayscale palette. I find that the absence of color strips away distractions and brings clarity to an image.

While my photographs are meant to highlight the unexpected, I also strive to find elements that draw in the observer on a personal level. When someone looks at one of my images and can see a part of themselves, that is when it is no longer just a photograph but becomes art.
Contact Don:
913-991-3390
don@magneticfish.net

Exhibitions

May, 2023
R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"The Art of Photography", Juried Exhibition


April, 2023
The Kindness Gallery

Kansas City, MO
KCSCP “Portals and Reflections”

March, 2023

Vesper Gallery

Blue Springs, MO

Blue Springs Art League Group Show


March, 2023

Jones Gallery

Kansas City, MO

Group Artist Show


February, 2023

Ward Parkway Center

Kansas City, MO

Mid-Winter Art Fair

"Kauffman IV" 2nd Place


February, 2023

2010 Gallery

Merriam, KS

Group Artist Show




January, 2023

Tim Murphy Gallery

Merriam, KS

"Unexpected Moments", Juried Exhibition




November, 2022

Hays Arts Council

Hays, KS

"5 States Photography Competition"

Juried Exhibition

“Fractured Flight”, Merit Award Winner



September, 2022

Jones Gallery

Kansas City, MO

Group Artist Show


May, 2021

Transparent Brewing

Grandview, MO

Solo Artist Show


April, 2020

Tomahawk Ridge Center

Overland Park, KS

"2020 Art at the Center National Juried Exhibition", Juried Exhibit


March, 2020

Gallery Three

Clinton, MO

Solo Artist Show



March, 2020

2010 Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

Group Photography Show



May/June, 2019

Unity Village Chapel Gallery

Lee’s Summit, MO

Group Artist Show



May, 2019

2010 Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"The Photographer’s Journey"

Group Photography Show



April, 2019

R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"The Art of Photography", Juried Exhibition

“Living in the Shadows”, Merit Winner



October, 2018

Jones Gallery

Kansas City, MO

Group Artist Show


July/August, 2018

2010 Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"Music in Black & White"

Solo Artist Show

July/August, 2018

Kansas City Artists Coalition

Kansas City, MO

"River Market Regional Exhibition", Juried Exhibition

April/May, 2018

Tomahawk Ridge Center

Overland Park, KS

"2018 Art at the Center National Juried Exhibition", Juried Exhibition

March, 2018

Spiva Center for the Arts

Joplin, MO

"PhotoSpiva 2018", Juried Exhibition


March, 2018

Vanessa Lacy Gallery

Kansas City, MO

"Elements", Juried Exhibition


February, 2018

The Lodge at Ironwoods

Leawood, KS

"2018 Leawood ArtiGras", Juried Exhibition

January/February, 2018

The Gallery on Third

Lee's Summit, MO

"Summit Art Photographers"


January, 2018

Vanessa Lacy Gallery

Kansas City, MO

"KC: People, Places, and Things"


January, 2018

R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"2018 International Photo Competition"

Juried Exhibition

Merit Winner of Category:

People and Portraits


October, 2017

R. G. Endres Gallery

Prairie Village, KS

"2017 State of the Arts", Juried Exhibition


February, 2017

The Lodge at Ironwoods

Leawood, KS

"2017 Leawood ArtiGras", Juried Exhibition


April, 2016

CoWork Waldo

Kansas City, MO

"Kansas City|Local",

Solo Artist Show


September, 2015

Tomahawk Ridge Center

Overland Park, KS

"2015 Human Experience vs. Abstract", Juried Exhibition


August, 2015

19 Below

Kansas City, MO

"Shadow & Light",

Solo Artist Show


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