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James D. DeCamp is an award-winning photojournalist based in Columbus, Ohio, with over 30 years of experience capturing authentic, emotionally powerful images. Formerly a staff photographer at The Columbus Dispatch, James applies journalistic integrity and a documentary style to every project—whether for corporations, nonprofits, or educational institutions.

Now leading James DeCamp Photography, he serves clients like the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Ohio Department of Commerce, Kenyon College, and more. His work has appeared in TIME, Newsweek, USA Today, and numerous other publications and digital platforms.

James specializes in fast-paced event coverage and visual storytelling, known for unobtrusive, candid photography in dynamic settings. Skilled in both stills and multimedia, he excels in light, composition, and narrative.

Supported by a trusted team of associate photographers trained in his style, James DeCamp Photography can scale for large or simultaneous events without sacrificing quality.

Using a hybrid, cloud-based workflow, the company ensures quick turnaround and real-time delivery to meet today’s fast-moving media needs.

From major conferences to intimate adoption stories, James and his team bring dedication, discretion, and artistry to every assignment.

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Highlights

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The top of the rear of a school bus displayed against a cloudless sky at the Fort Hayes Bus Compound. Columbus bus drivers are under the microscope after an investigation has found that some have bad driving and criminal records. POY2007 Entry
Piedmont Duck presented to be photographed at the Alta on High restaurant. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]
Studio Product Photography. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
Students from the Ohio State University College of Engineering Aviation Studies Program photographed October 9, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
The CapCity Marathon. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
The Ohio Historical Center presentation of 'A House Divided: Civil War Reenactment at the Ohio Village. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
Sgt. Nick Landis collects a sample of white powder from some contaminated clothing as members of the Illinois National Guard dig victims out of a rubble pile during a scenario with the 52nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team during a drill at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Indiana. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
The SAFECON photographed for the Ohio State University Center for Aviation Studies. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
A formation of P-51 Mustangs flies next to my B-25 Mitchell bomber for a photo op over the skies of Pickaway county late Friday afternoon September 28, 2007 during the 2007 gathering of Mustangs & Legends air-show going on at Rickenbacker ANGB. (© James D. DeCamp 614-367-6366)
Executive Portraiture (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
James 'Buster' Douglas and his son Artie at the Thompson Recreation Center. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
On model product photography. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
Press covering a Trump Rally. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
A fully laden SS Arthur M. Anderson makes it way out of the Duluth Harbor Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The Anderson is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with SS Edmund Fitzgerald before she sank on November 10, 1975. Arthur M. Anderson was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain search for Edmund Fitzgerald survivors. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
President Joe Biden speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony of a new Intel semiconductor manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio Friday, September 9, 2022. Intel’s initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of the two new leading-edge chip factories will help boost production to meet the surging demand for advanced semiconductors. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
Republican Presidential candidate George Bush sits in a classroom at Westerville South High School and watches his wife on CSPAN giving a speech at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. The backdrop to Bush is the national press corps on the right, and students from Westerville South on the right. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)
A Columbus Police Narcotics Tactical officer fires a 'knocker' concussion grenade into the front window of a house on East 15th Avenue as the rest of her team makes entry into a drug house.

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