James Ward was born in Kansas City Missouri on March 6, 1968. being born into a musical family exposed him to many styles of music.  He is a graduate of Florida A&M University with a B.A in Education. James has taught thousands of students in the Kansas City Missouri and kansas City Kansas School districts. His love for photography began in High school when he found a camera in the basement. Since music and photography are artistically connected, James began to apply musical concepts to photography. which shows in the artistic overtones in his photographic images. james is a published photographer and his images can be seen in many magazines , CD covers. and websites. James has also photographed some celebrities including Montel Williams and India Irie.