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James Xiang — Landscape Photographer

The Photographer

I was born in China, but Canada is where I grew up — mainly Vancouver and Victoria. There's something about the West Coast rainforest, the way light filters through the cedars after a storm, the mist rising off the ocean at Tofino. Those are the scenes that caught my eye and never let go.

I've been shooting for 17 years. What started as a way to remember places I explored slowly became an obsession — to catch the first light hitting the mountains, to stand in a waterfall's spray after the rain, to watch the tide pools glow at sunset. The 3 AM alarms, the cold fingers, the hours of waiting in the dark — I'd do it all again in a heartbeat.

I shoot with a Nikon Z 9. My heart belongs to the old-growth forests, thundering waterfalls, and rugged coastline of BC — that's where I feel most alive. Every image is straight out of camera. No fake skies, no composite magic. Just the landscape as it was, and the light that found me there.

17
Years Shooting
50+
Locations
2024
Featured Year

Gear I Trust

Cameras

  • Nikon Z 9 — Primary
  • Nikon D810 — Secondary / backup

Lenses

  • NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
  • NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
  • NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S

Support

  • Gitzo GT3543LS Tripod
  • Really Right Stuff BH-55 Head
  • Lee Filters SW150