James Brosher Photography

Portfolio website for James Brosher, a Bloomington, Indiana based editorial and wedding photographer specializing in action, documentary, and portrait images.

Editorial

Deacon John

I recently photographed Deacon John Cord for a story in Notre Dame Magazine about the unexpected direction his retirement and ministry have taken. It was great to have the chance to work with John a couple of times earlier this year. He jokingly referred to me as his “friend from prison,” which is technically accurate: as part of the story, I spent a morning with him inside Heritage Trail Correctional Facility in Plainfield, Indiana. John’s ministry takes him into places and situations most of us rarely see, and I was grateful for the opportunity to tag along and document some of that work.

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson, left, and Deacon John Cord, Coordinator of Correction Ministries for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, walk into the Heritage Trails Correctional in Plainfield, Indiana on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by James Brosher)
Deacon John Cord, Coordinator of Correction Ministries for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, speaks with prison officials as they await the arrival of inmates for Mass at the Heritage Trails Correctional in Plainfield, Indiana on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (Photo by James Brosher)
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Unwritten rights

Back in the fall, I spent part of an afternoon capturing Indiana University student Etain Prill while they worked in a campus printmaking studio. I was fortunate to have this opportunity as part of a recent issue of The Washington Post Magazine examining unwritten constitutional rights in the wake of a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Writing in a concurrence to that decision, Justice Clarence Thomas called on the court to also reconsider several other cases that established such unwritten rights – including the right to same-sex intimacy established in Lawrence v. Texas in 2003.

Etain Prill, a senior at Indiana University and a research assistant at the Kinsey Institute, stands for a portrait in a campus printmaking studio in Bloomington, Ind. on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (James Brosher for The Washington Post)
Etain Prill, a senior at Indiana University, cuts out a transparency as they prepare to make a screen print in a campus printmaking studio in Bloomington, Ind. on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (James Brosher for The Washington Post)
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Scenes along U.S. Bicycle Route 235

Last month, I had the opportunity to spend a chunk of a weekend photographing the sights along Indiana USBR 235, a 120-mile leg of the U.S. Bicycle Route System between Indianapolis and Seymour, for a travel section feature in The Washington Post. This shoot was a lot of fun. Beyond a shot list of a few places to capture from the reporter, Andrea Sachs, I had the creative freedom to drive the route and make pictures. The route was gorgeous in all its peak fall foliage glory, and these photos cannot begin to do it justice. For years, I have enjoyed riding several of the roads along this route. This was a neat chance to combine a couple of my passions – photography and cycling – to showcase some of these hidden gems to a national audience.

A pack of cyclists descends a hill on Old State Road 37 on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. The road is part of Indiana USBR 235 between Indianapolis and Seymour. (James Brosher for The Washington Post)
Hesitation Point offers a scenic view of fall foliage inside Brown County State Park outside Nashville, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. The nearly 16,000-acre park is a popular seasonal tourist destination for Hoosiers thanks to the park’s fall foliage. (James Brosher for The Washington Post)
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Indiana Girls Track and Field State Finals

Bloomington South's Faye Bryan competes in the long jump during the IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Finals in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (James Brosher for The Herald-Times)
Bloomington South’s Faye Bryan competes in the long jump during the IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Finals in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (James Brosher for The Herald-Times)

Bloomington North's Kyla Kante competes in the 100 meter hurdles during the IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Finals in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (James Brosher for The Herald-Times)
Bloomington North’s Kyla Kante competes in the 100 meter hurdles during the IHSAA Girls Track and Field State Finals in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday, June 1, 2019. (James Brosher for The Herald-Times)

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