Whenever you need images of elephants at the Waffle House or pet tigers being walked down Main Street, Columbia, SC photographer James Quantz Jr. is your man.
Though traditionally a sports photographer, James found that art buyers were increasingly interested in seeing his more conceptual animal and people photography. Surprisingly, James does not use stock photography and shoots each element with the final image in mind.
Quantz is featured in this month’s AfterCapture magazine, which goes into depth about a few of the images above (the killer whale’s actually a plastic toy!), and also shows the complex compositing that goes into his work.
Check out more of James Quantz Jr.’s work on his website.