James Barkman is an adventure photographer and life enthusiast living between a sailboat and 1976 VW bus.
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 on the Road in a Vintage Van
Adventure photographer and veteran van-dweller James Barkman tells it like it is
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
Photo Essay: Swell Searching Along the Oregon Coast
Chasing waves and Sasquatch sightings with a few fellow #vanlife enthusiasts
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
Two dirtbags, a handful of film, and the island nation's iconic Ring Road
