I primarily shoot sports (mountain biking, snowsports, hockey) and music (gigs, mainly around Edinburgh and Glasgow), although my work with the university newspaper has seen me diversify, in order to be able to provide whatever pictures are required. I'm also happy to write the articles to go with the photos, should it be necessary - my written work has featured alongside my photos on websites, as well as in MBUK.

My work has featured in many publications and websites, including:

The Times

The Herald

The Evening Times

Mountain Biking UK

Dirt Magazine

Fort William MTB World Cup / World Championships Programmes

Descent-World.co.uk

Gravity-Slaves.co.uk

I'm also the former editor of the Glasgow University Guardian, Scotland's best student newspaper, and recently won Best Photographer at The Herald Scottish Student Press Awards (2008 & 2009). I was a finalist in the 2007 Times Young Photographer of the Year, nominated as Young Photographer of the Year at the 2009 SPPA Awards and was the Picture Editor of GU Guardian when it was nominated for Best Paper at the Guardian Student Media Awards in 2008.

I'm always looking for work, so if you like any of my photos, and feel you'd like something along the same lines, be it sports, music, or something else entirely, please get in touch.

All the photos on my Flickr pages are Copyright © James Porteous (all rights reserved), and may not be used in any way without my express, written permission. Misuse will be invoiced at a higher rate than authorised use - I pursue all breaches of copyright.