James Barkman

James Barkman is an adventure photographer and life enthusiast living between a sailboat and 1976 VW bus.
10 Best Point and Shoot Film Cameras for All Skill Levels
The 10 Best Point & Shoot Film Cameras for Photographers of All Skill Levels

From Contax and Yashica to Ricoh and Leica, this guide dives deep into the most important 35mm film cameras made to date

11 Best Film Cameras of 2023 (For Photographers of Any Experience)
The 11 Best Film Cameras for Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced Photographers

All you need to know about the most legendary, underrated, and rightly hyped 35mm and 120 medium format rangefinders, SLRs, and point & shoot cameras

Climbing Mount Huntington: A Harrowing Tale of Alaskan Mountaineering
The Exhausting Reality of Climbing Alaska's Most Beautiful Mountain, Mount Huntington

Adventure photographer James Barkman shares a first-hand account of summiting the 12,241' pyramid of rock and ice—central Alaska's most striking peak

What It's Like to Fish for Salmon in Alaska as a Greenhorn
What It's Like to Spend a Summer Salmon Fishing in Alaska as a Greenhorn

Adventure photographer James Barkman trades his famous VW bus for a fishing boat for a summer of salmon chasing

Vanlife Diaries Book Documents a New Generation of Nomads
New Book Vanlife Diaries Documents a New Nomadic Generation

200 pages of dreamy converted camper vans, custom Sprinters, classic VW Buses and Vanagons, and more, photographed by James Barkman

What It's Like to Climb Denali, North America's Highest Peak
What It's Like to Climb Denali, North America's Highest Peak

Frostbite, altitude sickness, weeklong storms, near-death missteps, and sheer boredom—adventure photographer James Barkman recounts a 16-day summit effort to 20,310 feet

Pan-American Trail Part One: The Alaskan Highway
Motorcycling the Toughest Highway in North America

Adventure photographer James Barkman sets off toward Alaska on a 30,000-mile motorcycle mission to climb peaks across the Americas

What It's Really Like to Live In a Van... err Vintage VW Bus
What It's Really Like to Live on the Road in a Vintage Van

Adventure photographer and veteran van-dweller James Barkman tells it like it is

Photo Essay: Climbing Mount Olympus
Photo Essay: One Weekend to Summit Mount Olympus

With ice axe in one hand and analog camera in the other, a classic PNW summit was won

Swell Searching Along the Oregon Coast
Photo Essay: Swell Searching Along the Oregon Coast

Chasing waves and Sasquatch sightings with a few fellow #vanlife enthusiasts

Desert Dwelling Van Lifers in Joshua Tree National Park
Vanlife Living in Joshua Tree National Park

New friends, old vans, and ancient cacti in one of California's most treasured landscapes

Photo Essay: A #Vanlife Tour of Iceland's Famous Ring Road
Photo Essay: A #Vanlife Tour of Iceland's Famous Ring Road

Two dirtbags, a handful of film, and the island nation's iconic Ring Road

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