Bryan Adams Really Feels Like A Photographer More Than A Singer
Most of the world knows Bryan Adams as an award-winning singer songwriter, but did you know he’s also an award-winning photographer? In fact, in a recent interview with Classic Rock magazine,…
Most of the world knows Bryan Adams as an award-winning singer songwriter, but did you know he's also an award-winning photographer?
In fact, in a recent interview with Classic Rock magazine, the Summer of '69 singer said that he feels like “a photographer moonlighting as a singer", petapixel.com reported. But it's not like Adams hasn't released any music in a while. He just dropped So Happy It Hurts in March of 2022, and wrapped up the subsequent tour in August.
Still, Adams told Classic Rock magazine that he sees himself first as a photographer, and then as a performer. The singer has actually been interested in photography at least as long as he's been singing. When he was on the road performing, he would have a camera with him. He enjoyed taking pics of things he saw on the road and backstage at shows. And for the most part, he kept his photos to himself. Because he considered himself an amateur shutterbug.
But in the 1990s, according to petapixel.com, Adams started sharing his photography more. And through his exposure and subsequent feedback, realized he had a talent for it. Over the years, he's photographed some very famous people. Including Amy Winehouse, Sir Ben Kingsley, Mick Jagger, Helena Bonham-Carter and Queen Elizabeth.
Bryan Adams has a special recipe for capturing a great photo.
You can tell from this gallery on photogallery.se that Adams enjoys both color and black and white photos. In his interview with Classic Rock magazine, Adams said he gets great shots by being relaxed and not forcing a great photo (petapixel.com). Which is undoubtedly why these subjects look so serene. I'm sure doing a shoot with Adams is not only peaceful, but fun, considering his approach.
Adams has won many awards for his photography, and has been commissioned for some pretty big projects. Including the 2002 Pirelli Calendar. In March of 2022, he unveiled his Exhibition "Exposed" in Hagen, Germany. Here's him at that opening.
Joshua Sammer / Stringer via Getty ImagesWhile Adams obviously has a talent for music, it might be argued his passion for photography started even earlier. According to his bio on photogallery.se, he dropped out of school at the age of 15 to pursue music. Which would have been in the mid 1970s. But his parents, as early as the 1960s, had various cameras in the house that Adams would utilize quite often. Taking pictures of anything he could get his lens on.
Whatever came first for Adams, he's proven through his work in both industries that he's a force to be reckoned with.
Saluting Canadian Musicians in Honor of Canada Day
July 1 is Canada Day. From hockey to SCTV to delicious maple syrup, Canada has provided the world with a number of treasures, including some of the greatest/best-selling musicians of all time.
In honor of Canada Day, we lift a Molson/cup of Tim Horton's coffee to some of the country's greatest musical exports.
Neil Young
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Singer Neil Young performs onstage at the 25th anniversary MusiCares 2015 Person Of The Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The annual benefit raises critical funds for MusiCares' Emergency Financial Assistance and Addiction Recovery programs. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Rush
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 18: (L-R) Inductees Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart of Rush speak on stage at the 28th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on April 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
The Band
UMGThree Days Grace
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 12: (L-R) Singer Matt Walst, guitarist Barry Stock and bassist Brad Walst of Three Days Grace perform at T-Mobile Arena on January 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Nickelback
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesLAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 22: (L-R) Frontman Chad Kroeger, guitarist Ryan Peake, drummer Daniel Adair and bassist Mike Kroeger of Nickelback attend a memorabilia case dedication ahead of the band's five-night "Feed the Machine" residency at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on February 22, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
hris Jackson/Getty ImagesTORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 30: Bachman?Turner Overdrive perform during the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games 2017 at Air Canada Centre on September 30, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation )
Bryan Adams
Harry How/Getty ImagesAlanis Morissette
Sonia Recchia/Getty ImagesThe Guess Who
Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesNASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 09: Burton Cummings performs during the Paradise Artists Party at IEBA Conference Day 3 at the War Memorial Auditorium on October 9, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBA)
The Tragically Hip
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesINDIO, CA - APRIL 17: Musician Gordon Downie performs during Day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2011 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2011 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Leonard Cohen
Paul Butterfield/Getty ImagesINDIO, CA - APRIL 17: Musician Leonard Cohen performs during day one of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2009 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2009 in Indio, California. (Photo by Paul Butterfield/Getty Images)
Joni Mitchell
Central Press/Getty Images18th September 1968: Canadian folk singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell, strumming her guitar outside The Revolution club in London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
