J A Mortram is a full time Carer in his family home, documentary photographer, environmental portraitist based in East Anglia and creator of the 'Small Town Inertia' blog.
Jim’s work is centred on creating an expansive long-form photographic essay, Small Town Inertia, which explores the intimate and untold stories of marginalised individuals in the small rural community in which he lives.
His photography has been awarded and published globally.
Small Town Inertia : smalltowninertia.co.uk
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- JoinedFebruary 2008
- HometownDereham
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A man for the Tuesday afternoons of this life.
Jim is so talented, he's a very nice and worthy person. All his photos are incredible. Jim is an artist. And I love him.
It would be easy to engage in lengthy discourse about what this artist/photographer/writer shares with us. Instead, I will allow myself the privilege of only a few remarks. Jim is Bob Dylan with a camera. His powerful images and words reveal the both the gritty and grand elements of the human experience. His stark blac… Read more
It would be easy to engage in lengthy discourse about what this artist/photographer/writer shares with us. Instead, I will allow myself the privilege of only a few remarks. Jim is Bob Dylan with a camera. His powerful images and words reveal the both the gritty and grand elements of the human experience. His stark black and whites show us not only the painfully finite nature of our time here but also the potential for transcendence--for finding that glimmer of hope that always exists in the human spirit, no matter how well masked. I am honored to know him and in awe of his skill and elegance.
Read lessAbsolutely fantastic images! Excellent composition and understanding of light. Very engaging body of images!
classic and modern. strong and soft. beautiful, always. his type of talent isn't supposed to exist anymore.
strong and human work
There aren't many eyes I can imagine looking through but these ones see humanity in its purest form. Timeless images that one should spend time enjoying and learning from.
I was thinking really long how to start... how to express what i feel when i visit Jim's photostream... It is simply honest, real and beautiful gallery of simple, real and beautiful people. Every picture tells a story, which stays with you for a very long time. You don't only can see his photos but also listen to th… Read more
I was thinking really long how to start... how to express what i feel when i visit Jim's photostream... It is simply honest, real and beautiful gallery of simple, real and beautiful people. Every picture tells a story, which stays with you for a very long time. You don't only can see his photos but also listen to them. Jim portrays atmosphere and mood so convincingly... I'm so glad that i found Him here on flickr. Thank You for your amazing photos.
Read lessI get so much inspiration from Jim Mortram´s work! He speaks with a tender and quiet voice about the world and the people where he lives - a story of daily life told by a very sensitive and poetic photographer.
An Artist with an outlook not many seem to have these days....
All i can say is, watch out world the wee man is coming what a star
I don't write lot of testimonial, maybe bcz when you know from sometime a photographer -in true or in flickr - it's not very useful to write one, they know what you think. but like i don't know J A Mortram i can do it :) it's flickr: you open the "global photojournalism" pool and you see a great portrait -in fact t… Read more
I don't write lot of testimonial, maybe bcz when you know from sometime a photographer -in true or in flickr - it's not very useful to write one, they know what you think. but like i don't know J A Mortram i can do it :) it's flickr: you open the "global photojournalism" pool and you see a great portrait -in fact the best of the first page-, you go to the mainstream and see perfect B&W like those which were done by the street master's. angles are perfect, monochromes wonderfuls...i will wait to seen the next ones with urgeness ! i love punk and skin culture and i'm in love with your portraits bcz they make me wonder of how some of those youth i shoot could become in some years. portrait of "beautiful" persons are too boring, i prefer people with caracter and background. thank again for your work and i will wait to see what come next ;D
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