Marian Call - East Coast

© 2009 Brian Adams

This morning, Ash and I had the pleasure of kicking it with Marian Call for a couple hours in our Brooklyn apartment. Marian is touring the east coast this week and stopping in NY to play a few shows, so if you're free on Saturday, stop by the Way Station in Prospect Heights (683 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, NY) for a fun, melodic, intellectual experience. Good music comes from good people, so have a little of both!

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day, Pops!

Anchorage, Alaska

2011 © Brian Adams

Yesterday, I picked up the last roll of film from my trip to Alaska last month. Above are a couple of shots taken in downtown Anchorage, AK. The top photo was taken at Elderberry Park, and the bottom photo was taken in the rose garden on the park strip where Ash and I got married!

Print For Sale

2010 © Brian Adams

The showing of pieces from this year's premier photography competition, Rarefied Light (judged by Keith Carter this year) has come to an end. The exhibition toured Alaska stopping at many of Alaska's finest museums and galleries. The photo above of Ardith Weyiouanna received an honorable mention in the competition. The photo was taken in Shishmaref, Alaska while Ash and I were working on our book project on Shishmaref's Native Alaskan foods, and good news---IT'S FOR SALE!

As many of you know, Ash and I will be driving to Alaska from NYC in a few months, so we're looking to bolster up our savings for the trip back home. And what better way to do this than by selling our artwork? :)

The print is a type C print, sized at 10"x10" in a 14"x14" frame, and I am asking $350.00, but I am open to suggested prices. If you are interested in learning more about the print or would like to purchase it, please email me at brian@baphotos.com.

Carry On: My Wife

Matt and Agnes Hage, an amazing Alaskan photography team.
© 2011 Brian Adams

First of all, I am sorry that I wasn't able post a Carry On last week. It was a crazy week, and there are a lot of changes ahead of us. More on that soon!

This Carry On is special to me because it's about my wife, Ash Adams. The love of my life, my jam, my rock, and my photographic partner. From day one, Ash and I have been working on projects together. (Many of them can be found here.) Everytime Ash accompanies me on a shoot, I feel more confident. Not only is Ash a writer, but she has a pretty extensive educational background in photography, so when I need extra help photographing or getting the light just right on a subject, she knows what to do. The photos above were lit by Ash; we have worked together so many times that she always knows where and when I want my light. We often find ourselves in situations where we can't set up a light stand, and having her there to adjust the flash's power and angle makes my life so much easier. What's more, Ash has the amazing ability to calm a nervous subject. She never looses her cool and is great at making conversation. Any photographer reading this knows there is nothing worse than a portrait session with awkward silence, so although you can't have my Ash, find someone like Ash and carry her on.