James H. Evans  James H. Evans (born 1954 in West Virginia) is an American photographer. Currently based in Marathon, Texas, Evans' work focuses on documenting the West Texas area through subject, landscape, and portrait photography. Though Evans works all around the Big Bend area of Texas, he is best known for his work within Big Bend National Park. James H. Evans moved to the Big Bend area of West Texas in December 1988. Previously, Evans worked in Philadelphia and New Jersey, shooting drag races and portraits of the drivers. He was the official photographer for United Bracket Racing Association (1975-1979.) This organization was responsible for the introduction and assimilation of bracket racing classes in the NHRA. He later moved to Corpus Christi and then on to Austin, where he worked on commercial and product photography. After taking a hiking trip to Big Bend National Park, Evans decided to drop everything and move to the small town of Marathon, on the outskirts of the park. Evans dedicated his life and work to documenting the Big Bend Area. His work encompasses traditional landscapes, night-scapes, portraits of the unique inhabitants of the area, and defining subject matter. In 2003 "Big Bend Pictures", Evans' first book, was published; the book sparked more interest in Evans' work, allowing him to publish his second book, "Crazy from the Heat", in 2011. The Weston Galleria Hotel in Dallas commissioned him in 2008 to supply photographs for their hotel. This job was pivotal for Evans, as it compelled him to begin shooting digitally. Previously his work was all shot in film, (primarily black and white, square format,) with his Hasselblad. This introduction to the "Digital Age" allowed Evans to expand his work. In newer digital pieces, there is generally a much stronger focus on color, though Evans' continues to work in black and white and in the traditional darkroom. In 2013 Evans was hired by a Texas businessman to photograph his family's ranch. For a year, Evans was given creative direction with the imagery, and the timetable of the project allowed Evans to document the ranch throughout all four seasons. The final 100+ photographs were hung in the multi-million dollar mansion on the ranch property. In 2015 Evans documented what was dubbed 100 year bloom in and around Big Bend National Park. It was featured in Texas Monthly.  2018 Evans is currently working on two books, to be announced. "Big Bend Pictures" (published 2003, foreword by Robert Draper) is a collection of Evans' work in the Big Bend area spanning 1989-2002.