He processes them by hand in his private darkroom. Archival prints are silver gelatin. These photos were taken of Jazz Greats in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Jim began photography at age 15. In high school he worked as a photojournalist for the Humboldt Times/ Standard in 1962, while also attending photography classes at Humbolt State College. From 1965-1970, Jim was an undergraduate a the University of California, Berleley. He studied photography under Margaret d’Hammer and Ruben Samberg, majoring in design Design/Photography. He was editor and art director of The Pelican, an on campus magazine. Post college work included a fellowship at Anatoila College, in Thesolonika, Greece, and work as a freelance photographer and professional black and white darkroom technician.