Meg Mackey .Com

Yesterday, Alaska's own singer-songwriter Meg Mackey launched her website, www.megmackey.com, which features some of my photos! It looks great, Meg!

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February 3 – March 1, 2012
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The Jack River Kings

2012 © Brian Adams

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of photographing The Jack River Kings for the second time. I met with the band at a coffee shop about an hour before the shoot. We knew we wanted to photograph outside in the amazing snow we were having that day, but, other than that, we didn't know where to begin. After talking about it over a cup of coffee, I found myself thinking about one of the Frozen Ground film locations, the Campbell Airstrip. While we were filming the moving, it had surprised me that such a location was in the middle of Anchorage; it's essentially an airstrip that hasn't been used since the 60's but one that makes for a great Alaskan backdrop in the middle of Alaska's largest city. During the filming of the movie, the gates to the airstrip were open and we were able to drive in with all the gear and crew. Now the gates are closed (we didn't know this driving there) and The Jack River Kings and I had a half-mile walk in the snow to the location. I really felt for the band's drummer' Patrick, who was wearing Chucks and trudging through the deep snow. Based off of the photos above, however, I think it was all worth it!

This was the third band shoot I have had in the past month, and I love it. I love photographing Anchorage's wonderful music scene, and I love the friendships that have come with it. Rock on, A-town. Rock on!

Best of 2011

Prospect Park. Brooklyn, NY.
Manhattan.
Prospect Park. Brooklyn, NY.
Coney Island Sundays.
Coney Island Sundays.
Coney Island Sundays.
Coney Island Sundays.
The Polar Bear Plunge. Coney Island Sundays.
Ground Zero the day after Bin Laden's death.
Skateboarder Preston Pollard in Manhattan.
Elise Vatsvaag photographed at Coney Island.
Author Liz Murray in her home in Manhattan.
Park City, Utah during the Sundance Film Festival.
Anchorage, Alaska.
The Bad Lands, South Dakota.
Ryan Walker in The Bad Lands, South Dakota.
Anchorage musician Jared Woods.
Bethel, Alaska.
Meyers Farm in Bethel, Alaska.
Tim Meyers of Meyers Farm in Bethel, Alaska.
Anchorage, Alaska.
Meg Mackey and band.
Ash Adams! (7 months pregnant!)

All Photos © 2011 Brian Adams

2011 was a year to remember. Ash and I lived in Brooklyn, NY, for half the year while she was pursuing her graduate degree, and after we had made the decision to move back to AK for the year (and only 2 weeks before the move) we found out we were pregnant. Now, Ash and I are back in AK, working and preparing for Elliott's arrival in early March!

Above is a tight edit (23 photos) of some of my favorite and memorable photos of 2011. It still amazes me where photography will bring us sometimes. The photos above were taken in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Florida, Anchorage, Utah, the Bad Lands, Bethel, and Coney Island. Happy 2012, everyone!

Anchorage Press + Lecture

Top Photo. © 2011 Brian Adams
Bottom Photo. © 2011 Ash Adams

Check out this week's Anchorage Press, which features a story on how I began my career in photography and my current projects.

Also, thanks to everyone that made it out to my lecture at the Anchorage Museum last night. I know we had a rough start due to technical difficulties, but in the end, I was happy. Thanks to Dawn Biddison and her wonderful crew at the museum for supporting Alaskan artists!

Florida Film

2011 © Brian Adams

Ash getting a meter reading on the veranda before going out for dinner. Check out more photos from Florida on flickr.

Contour Photos

Last week, Contour Photos launched their beautiful, fully redesigned website. Some of the updates I enjoy the most are the larger photos, the Featured Photographers section, and the brand new blog powered by Tumblr. Go Check it out here!

Meg Mackey

© 2011 Brian Adams

Ash and I photographed one of Anchorage's newest musicans, Meg Mackey! See and read more about it on Brian & Ash!

BOOK

2011 © Brian Adams

I am thrilled to announce that early last week I received my signed and completed contract with the University of Alaska Press for my first full-length photography book project. I am honored to have this opportunity, and I cannot thank Greg Kimura, the Alaska Humanities Forum, and the press enough for taking a chance on me and supporting my work. The book, which will explore Alaska through portraits of its people, will be released and distributed nationally in the fall of 2013. Keep an eye up for updates! Ash and I will be traveling all over Alaska over the next year photographing and updating the blog as much as possible!

More soon!

My Babies.

© 2011 Beth Skabar

27 weeks!