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James Barry Knox Photography bio picture

Welcome to the view through my eyes.

James has been photographing and writing about the San Francisco Bay Area jazz scene since 2002 after attending the Monterey Jazz Festival for his first time.  His writing has been featured online on Jazz Review and Blogcritics. His photographs have been featured in the SF Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Visiting Oakland Tourist Guide and album covers and for local and national jazz musicians. He is also a contributing photographer for Cuisine Noir Magazine and SFJAZZ.

His jazz photography has been exhibited at the San Francisco Main Public Library (2007), The Jazzschool in Berkeley (2008) , Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose (2010) for Jazz Appreciation Month, San Leandro Public Library (2010) and Berkeley Public Library (2011).

James received awards for his photo submissions in the Visiting Oakland Photo Contest in 2010 and 2011.

He credits love for jazz and photography to his parents, Ritson and Elizabeth Knox.

His work can be seen at http://www.j-notes.com and http://www.pixelbarry.com.

Monthly Archives: December 2011

Celebrate your gifts…

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Posted in Photography

Take a moment. Celebrate your gifts. I celebrate my mother who would have been 82 years old today. My father would have been 92 years old earlier this month. I am grateful to them and my first mom for my gifts and wisdom. I definitely could not have done it without all of them. Thank...

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All is bright…

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Posted in Photography, This is My Oakland!

As 2011 comes to a close, I want wish everyone a happy holiday season and all the best for 2012. This has been an incredible year of photography for me and I am expecting good things in the coming year.

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