James Wimberg

James Wimberg was born and raised in Connecticut, USA. As a child he loved art and was always drawing in sketchbooks. His interest in photography began during high school with “photo safaris” around his hometown of Old Lyme. Taking pictures of collapsing barns, moody landscapes and interesting things in nature helped him develop his eye for light and composition. After college Jim moved to Los Angeles to pursue commercial and fine art photography. Jim’s artistic influences include: Robert Rauschenberg, David Carson, Frank Ockenfels 3, Robert Heinecken, Jerry Uelsmann and Man Ray.

“I am inspired by the fragmented, textural and layered images as seen in the mixed media works of Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Ockenfels 3 and Robert Heinecken. In addition to these artists, I’m drawn to the use of type in the work of David Carson’s collages. The combination of these ingredients is the jumping off point for my work."

"In my ongoing photography series Graffiti Train, I shoot double exposures on outdated film using a low-tech, toy camera with a plastic lens. The results are always unknown until the film comes back from the lab. I love the layering of colors, paint strokes and type in the images. They are like abstract paintings with incredib...

Graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BFA in Printmaking

Recently one of my collages was chosen as a winner in the American Photographic Artists (Los Angeles chapter) "Off the Clock 2022" competition. The competition is designed to show what professional photographers enjoy doing in their personal work. The contest was judged by Paul Martineau, Curator of Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. My piece was included in their group show on March 16, 2023.

The same collage piece was also chosen as a winner in the APA Chicago "Artists’ Perspective 2023" competition.That contest was judged by Natasha Egan, Executive Director at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, IL. My piece was included in their group show on April 28, 2023.