About me

Hello! I’m James Archibald, an internationally published editorial and commercial photographer based in the South-West of the UK.

I’m a specialist in shooting motorcycles and food photography and have spent many years working within these industries, developing a distinctive style and gaining a strong wealth of experience working with brands and manufacturers on national and global campaigns.

I’ve helped create strong visual campaigns with measurable and positive impact for brands that have created a great return of investment and lasting impressions.

Please do reach out via the contact form, or with my details below.

 
Work With Me

Email:
mail@jamesarchibald.com

Phone:
+44(0) 7561536600

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Selected Clients

Motorcycle News

Harley Davidson

Ride Magazine

Ultimateaddons

WeSup

The Holland Group

Triumph Motorcycles

Land Rover Owner International

Bridge Motorcycles

Lextek Exhausts

Bauer Media

Lexmoto Motorcyles

Norton Motorcycles

Ducati

The Pyne Arms

Suzuki Motorcycles

Talaria electric bikes

Performance Communications

Vmoto Soco

Voge Motorcycles

Exmoor Food Fest

Moretons Media

GreenMo UK

Bike Magazine

Instagram

View fullsize Pictures from the road… 📸🏍️🇩🇪 I’m still in awe of how much fun it was riding in Germany. Even in December. Even in the torrential rain. It’s a pretty magical place, even if you didn’t include the real life Disney cast
View fullsize The best kind of Monday blues. Germany, you’re amazing! 🇩🇪
View fullsize Deutschland is incredible 🏍️🇩🇪🤘 I’m so stoked to have ridden over this week. It was a bit of a leap of faith taking the bike instead of flying over for work, but it’s paid off so well! I’ve had such a blast exploring on the GS
View fullsize Eltz Castle; absolutely stunning and comes with straight up Disney vibes to spare! 🇩🇪🏰 #eltzcastle #eltzburg #germany🇩🇪 #deutschland
View fullsize Set off from Dartmouth this morning with dream like scenes over the River Dart thanks to this cloud inversion. This place is special.
View fullsize So, that was November! Celebrated another trip around the sun, photographed loads and ended up having one of the busiest months of the year by far, in a period that’s usually one of the quietest. Onto the final chapter of 2025…
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View fullsize The aftermath 📸 Perks of the job following a fun one photographing some new menu items at the @embankment.bistro last week. In what has traditionally been a quieter time of the year for me it’s been an incredibly busy few weeks, with no sig
View fullsize Postcards from @motorcyclelive… 🏍️ It’s always a mega event, and in typical fashion, it’s more difficult to actually get from one side of the show to the other because I end up bumping into people at every turn. I don’t
View fullsize Day one done at @motorcyclelive photographing the new @norton.motorcycles 🏍️ The new Nortons are a proper departure from the bikes of old and really set the tone for the new direction of the brand. It’s a bold move, but I’m all for it!
View fullsize It’s happy hour somewhere, right? 🍸🍹🍺🍻🍷🥂🍾 Shooting more food photography this year has also meant I’ve been lucky enough to try some banging drinks too! From incredible craft ciders, locally-produced artisan spirits and some aweso
View fullsize The @bmwmotorraduk R1300RT, photographed with @simonhbikes for @ride_magazine_uk, featuring a cheeky cover shot too! The high-milage hero of BMWs motorcycle range has always been the RT – with a well-earned reputation for effortlessly gliding
View fullsize A few images of the @cancerbats boys when they came and tore Torquay a new one at @burnitdownfestival a couple of months back… This was a straight up party. Carnage. Mayhem. Batshit crazy (pun definitely intended). All of the above. It&rsqu
View fullsize A few brief moments from a fun October 🤘
View fullsize Among the many collabs at @dartmouthfoodfestival last weekend were the guys at @roam.restaurant, who descended on @thecraftymussel. Offering a vibrant menu to cater for a fully-boked restaurant, with locally sourced produce, they absolutely smashed i
View fullsize The Commando 961, shot for @norton.motorcycles This campaign was photographed up in the Peak District last year and is probably one of my all-time favourite jobs to date. It needs a bit of context though; it was by no means an easy assignment.