NYC Private Photo Tours and Street Photography Workshops
Custom NYC Photo Tours
*All tours customizable to your specific needs.
3-Hour Photo Tour: $295 USD
5-Hour Photo Tour: $395 USD
See NYC Through the Eyes of a Street Photographer and Lifelong New Yorker
Are you traveling to New York - or are you a local who wants to focus on street photography?
Want to learn the best places to photograph the sites and people of the city - or do you want to spend an entire day learning the tips, tricks, and secrets of a street photographer?
Want to explore New York after dusk? (Tripods Provided).
All tours are customized to your exact needs, interests, schedule, and skill level and are private for you, your family, or your traveling group.
In addition, when you sign up for the course you will receive James' downloadable e-books, The Essentials of Street Photography and Street Photography Conversations to brush up on your street photography before the tour/workshop begins.
About James: 
James has lived in the City for his entire life (besides a 5 year stint in Madison, Wisconsin, but he doesn't want to talk about that.) He has worked as a portraiture and fine art photographer in the City for the last 9 years, has a regular feature for the NY Daily News reporting on different neighborhoods of New York through street portraits and interviews with locals, and has sold his photography of the City to collectors and companies from around the world (his work is located in Tiffany & Co. stores throughout the world.)
"My girlfriend and I recently signed up for James’ photo tour and workshop of NY (we were taking photos primarily in Central Park and Midtown). In such a short period of time, James not only gave us an excellent one-on-one intro course on the technical side of photography but he also shared several spectacular venues for skyline, nature, and architectural shots, gave us some great tips on his favorite restaurants in the City, and also took some amazing shots of the two of us! Our time with James was a lot of fun, and, without a doubt, the highlight of our four days in New York. We would highly encourage anyone who's contemplating it to go for it!”
- Bruce and Irina.
"James’ photography tour of New York is an absolute must! It was our first time in New York City and his tour was the first ‘to-do’ item on our list. The invaluable knowledge of the most famous street photography locations that James shared with us was inspiring, and seeing New York City through his lens and talent was refreshing. James provided numerous tips and techniques that will go a long way to improve our street photography and general photography. From locations, to getting up close and capturing the right moment, James was able to share his knowledge and demonstrate in person how he works. James is a lovely chatty, talented young man and his career and photos are an absolute genius to all walks of photographers! We highly recommend anyone visiting New York to arrange to meet up with James.”
- Andrew and Mazza.
"While traveling the States, I had the opportunity to walk the streets of NYC with James learning first hand the tips and tricks to street photography. He opened my eyes to a whole new type of photography. I learned the art of taking photos of people in their natural state and making my photos say something. The things I have learned from James have improved my photography as a whole. It was an awesome experience and would definitely do it again!”
- Damon O'Reilly.
What you will/can learn:
- The best locations to photograph iconic buildings and landmarks
- The best locations for photographing people
- Photography basics (if needed, for beginners)
- Street photography tips, tricks, and techniques
- All the tricks for capturing close-up candid portraits
- Camera settings and zone focusing techniques
- Capturing gesture, expression, and emotion and telling stories with your images
- Street portraiture
- And, of course, what we will learn will be tailored to your skill level, what you want to see, and what you want to learn!
Contact James to set up a custom photo tour.
Contact James to set up a custom photo tour.