James Brosher Photography

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

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Let it rain

A man makes his way past a Hickory Street Bar & Grill mural in the rain on Eighth Street near the intersection of Congress Avenue on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Downtown was a sea of umbrellas as an early morning shower sent pedestrians scrambling for their rain gear to keep dry.
A man makes his way past a Hickory Street Bar & Grill mural in the rain on Eighth Street near the intersection of Congress Avenue on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Downtown was a sea of umbrellas as an early morning shower sent pedestrians scrambling for their rain gear to keep dry.

Berchtesgaden, Germany

Here are a few frames from my trip to Berchtesgaden, Germany last month. Berchtesgaden, located in Southern Bavaria, is known infamously as the home of the Nazi party elite during World War II. While there, I visited the Eagle’s Nest, which is known in German as the Kehlsteinhaus. The party gave Adolf Hitler the mountain-top house as a present for his 50th birthday. After the war, it was spared from demolition and it is now a museum and restaurant. I recommend the Wiener schnitzel and beer if you ever go.

Berchtesgaden, Germany
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Berchtesgaden, Germany

Service dog training

Ginny Stover gets a surprise kiss from Courage, a service dog in training, while teaching the dog to retrieve a cordless phone at Texas Hearing and Service Dogs in Dripping Springs on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Trainers expect Courage to be done with his training in two to three months.
Ginny Stover gets a surprise kiss from Courage, a service dog in training, while teaching the dog to retrieve a cordless phone at Texas Hearing and Service Dogs in Dripping Springs on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Trainers expect Courage to be done with his training in two to three months.

Courage, a service dog in training, looks for a treat from an instructor between drills at Texas Hearing and Service Dogs in Dripping Springs on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Trainers expect Courage to be done with his training in two to three months.
Courage, a service dog in training, looks for a treat from an instructor between drills at Texas Hearing and Service Dogs in Dripping Springs on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Trainers expect Courage to be done with his training in two to three months.

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Austin, Texas

Today was the first day of my internship at the Austin American-Statesman. I arrived on Monday afternoon after a two-day drive from Indiana. As usually is the case with a new job or internship, the first day basically consisted of a lot of paperwork. I got acquainted with the Statesman’s massive building and the paper’s photo department. Late in the day, my editor sent me out to hunt a few features. I drove over to a local park and made the image below. One thing I’ve noticed immediately is the number of kayakers and cyclists in the city. It’s not the most hard-hitting feature, but I think it works on a compositional level. One of my goals for the summer is to get better hunting and shooting features since it’s an essential skill for daily newspaper photographers. I’m honored to have such a great internship so I’m really looking forward to hitting the ground running with some daily assignments in the coming days.

A pair of kayakers make their way down Barton Creek near the Barton Springs Road bridge on Tuesday, June 1, 2010.
A pair of kayakers make their way down Barton Creek near the Barton Springs Road bridge on Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

The Eagle’s Nest (Berchtesgaden, Germany)

Visitors hike up a walking path to a viewing platform on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Kehlsteinhaus near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The house, known in English as the Eagle's Nest, was given to Adolf Hitler by the Nazi Party as a present for his 50th birthday.
Visitors hike up a walking path to a viewing platform on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Kehlsteinhaus near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The house, known in English as the Eagle's Nest, was given to Adolf Hitler by the Nazi Party as a present for his 50th birthday.

Tourists navigate their way down a walking path on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The site includes a walking path, allowing visitors to hike further South of the house to benches overlooking the nearby Koenigsee.
Tourists navigate their way down a walking path on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest) near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The site includes a walking path, allowing visitors to hike further South of the house to benches overlooking the nearby Koenigsee.

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