But where he used to gauge progress mainly in terms of sobriety, he's more likely here to make relationships the subject of his scrutiny.
"A portrait is always a collaborative process and a result of my personal relationship with the subject; whether or not it is a relationship that began four hours or four years ago.
The completeness of this agency relationship is the subject of theoretical (multiple models of physicians' behaviour, and on the doctor-patient relationship) and empirical debate.
"All of them have a very close relationship with the subject matter.
This could assist psychotherapy for PTSD by strengthening the relationship between the subject and their therapists".
The history of that vexing relationship was the subject of Jill Lepore's "Just the Facts, Ma'am" published last year.
That uneasy relationship was the subject of Pro Bono: Good Enough, which was published as part of the Justice Gap series.
There is authenticity to James's relationship with the subject, achieved through hundreds of hours of shooting over several years.
(The story and the larger relationship are the subject of a very good documentary, "Fixer," directed by Ian Olds).
