English-speaking photographer in Santander (Spain). Exceptional professional photography overflowing with life and style.

14/3/14 Joan Roca (right) with brothers Josep (middle) & Jordi, El Cellar de Can Roca restaurant, Girona, Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
16/6/22 Patricia & Nick engagement shoot, Briñas (La Rioja), Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
14/5/14 Chefe Paniego, Hotel Echaurren, Ezcaray, La Rioja, Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
7/6/23 María Valetta, Bodegas Viñedos de Páganos, Páganos (Alava), Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
4/7/14 Dani, Dani, Candi e Iñigo, Alto de Pradilla, Burgos, Spain. Foto: James Sturcke | sturcke.org
17/3/17 Bajo una Manta de Hojas Secas, El Portal del Echaurren, Ezcaray, La Rioja, España. Foto de James Sturcke | sturcke.org.

I love photographing people, their environment … their soul…

My vision→

I’m an English professional photographer in Santander (Spain) offering unique imagery to my clients.

My photography overflows with style and elegance. I capture emotions, I tell stories and I make images that sell you products.

I live a short drive from Santander and work across Spain, above all northern Spain.

22/1/20 Quesos Los Cameros, Haro (La Rioja), España. Fotografía gastronómica en La Rioja. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
29/4/14 Hamaca fabricada por Garcia Hermanos, Ezcaray, La Rioja, España. Foto de James Sturcke | sturcke.org
Caja de Aperitivos, Plato de Francis Paniego, El Portal de Echaurren, Ezcaray, La Rioja, Spain. Foto: James Sturcke Fotografía | sturcke.org
26 Octubre 2012. Restaurante El Portal del Echaurren, Hotel Echaurren, Ezcaray, La Rioja, España. Foto © James Sturcke Fotografía | sturcke.org

Unique commercial photography transmitting your values, philosophy and vision.

My commercial photography →

8 October 2010. Foreman overseas Moroccan pickers during Rioja grape harvest at Casa Primicia winery, Laguardia, Alava, Spain. A third of Rioja wine exports are destined for the UK. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
16/5/12 Vicente Dalmau Cebrián-Sagarriga, owner of Marqués de Murrieta Winery, in front of Castillo Ygay building, Finca Ygay, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. Photo by James Sturcke Fotografía | sturcke.org
28/5/18 Bodegas Montecillo, Navarrete, La Rioja, Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
Paisaje de viñedos en otoño con hojas rojas, campos y montañas al fondo bajo un cielo nublado y el sol cerca del horizonte durante el atardecer.

I like drinking wine. I like photographing it too…

My wine photography →

July 2018. Fred Wherry and Nick Fox, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao (Vizcaya) Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
7/6/23 María Valetta, Bodegas Viñedos de Páganos, Páganos (Alava), Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
11/5/17. Francis Paniego, El Portal del Echaurren, Ezcaray, La Rioja, Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org
31/7/19 Vinka, Restaurante La Vieja Bodega, Casalarreina (La Rioja), Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org

Show me your soul!

My portrait photography →

23/2/14 TMK Valdezcaray Legend, Valdezcaray, La Rioja, Spain. Foto (C) James Sturcke Fotografia | sturcke.org
August 2018. Hiking in Picos de Europa, Asturias and Castilla & León, Spain. Photo de James Sturcke | sturcke.org
13/09/14 Peregrinos en el Camino de Santiago cerca de Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja, España. Foto @ James Sturcke | sturcke.org
11 October 2016 Monte Perdido with Ángel Pérez, Parque Nacional De Ordesa, Huesca, Aragón, Spain. Photo by James Sturcke | sturcke.org

Before being a photographer I was a journalist…

My photojournalism →