For the best in portraiture or documentary-style photos for your wedding, corporation or special event, the photographers with James Edward Bates Photography are the choice you'll be proud you made. Our photojournalism work has been published around the globe, appearing in publications such as People, TIME, Newsweek, National Geographic, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Marie Claire and many more.

Lead photographer James Edward Bates has over 20 years of experience as a seasoned photojournalist. He was among staff members of the Sun Herald newspaper to receive the 2006 Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service for coverage in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. His work has been exhibited at VISA pour l'image in Perpignan, France; SS Robin Gallery in London, England; St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art in Glasgow, Scotland; as well at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.