James Stringer

James Stringer is the founder and Chief Editor of Self Guided Travel, an independent, place-based travel publication published by ahchoo.

Through editorial fieldwork, long-form writing, photography, and film, he documents routes, landscapes, and the places shaped by them. His work explores how people move through landscapes slowly and attentively — connecting trails, protected places, towns, and locally rooted places to stay — and how movement through place deepens understanding of land, history, and culture.

As Chief Editor, James leads the editorial direction of Self Guided Travel across digital and print publishing, shaping its focus on place, landscape, and low-impact ways of engaging with the outdoors.