James Barkman

James Barkman is an adventure photographer and life enthusiast living between a sailboat and 1976 VW bus.


Recent articles by James

11 Best Point and Shoot Film Cameras, According to Pro Photographers

11 Best Point & Shoot Film Cameras for Photographers of All Skill Levels

From the most popular and sought after to the true underrated (and cheap) workhorses, we present the best 35mm film cameras still available today

11 Best Film Cameras For Photographers of Any Experience | 2025 Update

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