James Duncan Tiller (they/them) is a photographer, anthropologist, and proud cat parent based in Washington, DC.
James first picked up a camera over a decade ago when they would shoot their high school's sports teams in order to get out of their school's gym requirement. In 2010, James traveled to Italy on a National Geographic Student Expedition where they were trained in digital photography by Nat Geo photography expert, Massimo Bassano. Since then, they have engaged in photography expeditions in nearly two dozen countries.
As a invisibly disabled photographer, James strives to increase the reach of museum collections and research, especially for those who have been historically marginalized. As such, they have co-developed policies and guidance regarding gender identity and inclusion for US-based workplaces, and the first-ever guidelines for writing alt text and extended descriptions for images depicting natural history collections.
A holistically trained anthropologist, James conducts research in forensic and physical anthropology. Utilizing 3D technology and their scientific photography training by the late Donald Hurlbert, James combines art and science to digitally preserve, document, and research human skeletal and mummified remains.
Instagram - @jamesduncantiller
Headshot by Lucia Martino.