James Andrew is a self-taught fine art landscape photographer based in Calgary, Alberta. He photographs the aurora, storm light, and lakes of the Canadian Rockies and the Alberta prairie, returning to the same locations across multiple seasons until conditions align. Andrew worked as an electrician before turning to photography in 2018.
He began photographing in 2018 to document his young daughter. He soon started driving into the Rockies alone on his days off, a habit that left him calmer than he had felt in years. The turning point came on a November night when he drove two hours to Peyto Lake in -30°C cold after a fellow photographer texted that the aurora might appear. He hiked to the viewpoint in darkness and saw the northern lights for the first time in his life, producing the image Aurora over Peyto Lake. He spent the next three years developing his craft before becoming a full-time photographer.
