About the Photographer
Adam
was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1974, and was raised in Iowa and Texas.
In 2001, Adam and his wife Sally moved to Taos, New Mexico. Adam’s photography
explores a variety of topics that include the landscape, culture and people
of the American Southwest and Rocky Mountains. It is with a profound respect
for the land, its people and their history that Adam sets out to recapture the
spirit of a place to tell a story through his photography.
Adam’s photography has appeared in websites, calendars, magazines and travel publications & guides including Photographing the Southwest Volume 3 – A guide to the natural landmarks of Colorado & New Mexico, Sunset Magazine, CNN, Taos Green Guide, New Mexico Magazine, Su Casa Magazine, Recreation Guide to Northern New Mexico, Barnes & Noble Wildflower calendars and The Luminous Landscape. His photography has also been used in support of environmental & conservation awareness issues. Adam’s work has been exhibited everywhere from fine-art galleries, to national parks and a state capitol.
In addition to creating photography, Adam shares his passion with others by giving photography workshops and leading photo tours. Adam also instructs in digital-darkroom technique and printing to both amateurs and traditional film photographers that desire to make the transition to the digital-darkroom.
Adam has received numerous awards and accolades including being selected as a winner in the National Wildlife Magazine, 2005 photography contest, and in 2007, New Mexico Magazine chose Adam as the winner of their photography contest. In 2008, Adam was a recipient of the Luminous Landscape Endowment Fund, a fund designed to provide financial assistance to photographers to help finance worthwhile photographic projects. Recently, Adam was the Artist-in-Residence on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. Adam is also sponsored by several of the leading companies in the photographic imaging industry including Vortex Media maker of the Storm Jacket, Gitzo tripods and Lowepro.
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