My name is James Brown. I work professionally as a Senior Forensic Photographer (33 years and counting). I have an Associates Degree in Commercial Photography, and have been published in many different publications over the years, including National Geographic, CNN, Aviation Week and Space Technology, NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, and the Washington Post, just to name a few. I had the pleasure of photographing the Space Shuttle Program for 23 years (1988-2011), something that I miss photographing to this day.
More photos can be seen by clicking on the menu above. Links to my other websites can be found at the bottom of this page.
More photos can be seen by clicking on the menu above. Links to my other websites can be found at the bottom of this page.
Blue Hour. Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia. 9/23.
Crew 6 returning home from a 6 month stay aboard the ISS. Re-entry occurred over northern Florida, with splashdown taking place in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville. Here, the capsule is flying SW to NE over St. Augustine. 12:15 am, 9/4/23.
SpaceX launches Starlink 5-15, July 15, 2023, carrying 54 Starlink high-speed internet satellites into Low Earth Orbit on a SE trajectory. 11:50 pm.
SpaceX Starlink 5-9 Mother's Day Launch, May 14, 2023. Photographed from Port Canaveral, Florida.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Intelsat 40e/TEMPO launch, April 7th, 2023, photographed from the Titusville Marina. 12:29 am.
Dragon CRS-2 SpX-27 Resupply Mission to the ISS, March 14, 2023. The faint streak is the second stage climbing to orbit, as the returning first stage briefly fires its rockets ahead of landing on an awaiting drone ship off the east coast, 186 miles away. Photographed from Palm Coast, Florida.
SpaceX launched 53 Starlink internet satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, July 24th, 2022. Here, the Falcon 9 is photographed breaking the sound barrier.
Grand Canyon Sunrise, Arizona, August, 2022.
Zabriskie Point Sunrise, Death Valley, California, August, 2022.
Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley, California, August, 2022.
Ghost Town, Rhyolite, Nevada, August, 2022.
The Last Supper, Rhyolite, Nevada, August, 2022.
Chihuly glass art blossoms, Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, August, 2022.
SpaceX Launch and Booster Landing, December, 2022, Titusville, Florida.
Artemis 1 Sunrise, T-Minus 10 Days.
Grand Canyon Sunrise, August, 2022.
Shrimp Boats, Darien, Georgia, 2022.
Sunrise at Launch Pad 39B following rollout of Nasa's new SLS Rocket. Shot from a distance of roughly 10 miles.
Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia, October, 2021.
STS-135, Shuttle Atlantis
STS-116 Rollout, Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Endeavour
STS-129, Shuttle Atlantis
Apollo 14 Spacesuit, Kennedy Space Center
STS-133, Shuttle Discovery being towed off the runway
STS-129, Shuttle Atlantis
STS-125, Shuttle Atlantis
KSC Press Site
Setting up remote cameras
Shuttle Atlantis left wing
STS-117 Rollout, Shuttle Atlantis
STS-134, Shuttle Endeavour
Shuttle Endeavour, STS-134.
STS-118, Crew Walkout
The ISS passes over Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia
STS-116, Shuttle Discovery
Launch Pad 34, Cape Canaveral
STS-132, Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Space Shuttle Atlantis
Apollo Command Module Thruster
Shuttle Challenger Debris
Shuttle Challenger Debris
Saturn V First Stage Engine
STS-133, Shuttle Discovery
Launch Pad 34, Cape Canaveral
NEGATIVE RETURN: The Space Shuttle Photography of James Brown – is now available on iTunes for $5.99. A 15 page sample of the book is available free. Buy now! And if you purchase, please write a review!
This inside look at the preparation, launching and landing of the Shuttles features rare behind the scenes footage from Kennedy Space Center in photos by James Brown. Includes special audio features allowing you to hear James describe the story behind many photos and a full screen slide show of a day on the pad with Endeavour. High resolution images look spectacular on your iPad.
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