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, 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.
While 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.
