Bryan Adams
#shotbyadams
#shotbyadams is Bryan Adams’ new volume of portraiture of his work from the past ten years, following the release of Exposed in 2012. The book features nearly 200 photographs of leading figures from the worlds of film, theatre, music, fashion, politics and beyond. From Queen Elizabeth II and the Dalai Lama to Joni Mitchell and Rod Stewart, from Amy Winehouse and Cher to Saoirse Ronan and Tobey Maguire, from Naomi Campbell and Pamela Anderson to Christoph Waltz and Charlotte Rampling—Adams has captured a who’s who in their respective fields.
Whether his subjects play to the camera or reveal a sense of their selves beyond their personas, whether they form part of an elaborate photo-story or stand alone before a plain background, Adams’ portraits are decisive, direct and vital. Forewords by Giorgio Armani and Boy George offer us insight into Adams’ photographic approach and of the experience it is to be “shot by Adams.”
Rarely is a person gifted with multiple talents, but Bryan Adams certainly is. Giorgio Armani
Born in 1959 in Canada, musician and photographer Bryan Adams has photographed for magazines including Interview, i-D, Harper’s Bazaar, and British, Spanish, German and Italian Vogue. In 2003 he co-founded Zoo and received a Goldene Feder Award for his photographs for the magazine. Adams has twice received a German Lead Award and was honored with an honorary fellowship from the Royal Photographic Society in 2015. His books include Made in Canada (1999), American Women (2005) with Calvin Klein, Exposed (2012), Wounded: The Legacy of War (2013), Untitled (2016), Homeless (2019) and Hear The World (2024). Adams’ work is held in the National Portrait Gallery in London, and his many exhibitions include those at Somerset House in London, NRW Forum in Düsseldorf, the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul, and upcoming at the Reichstag in Berlin.
Texts by Giorgio Armani and Boy George
Book design by Dirk Rudolph and Sandor Lubbe
344 pages
9.1 × 11.8 in. / 23 × 30 cm
117 black-and-white and 75 color photographs
Four-color process
Hardcover
€ 48.00 / £ 45.00 / US$ 50.00
ISBN 978-3-96999-444-3
Please register for the book signing with Bryan Adams at the following e-mail address: galerie-paris@andresthalmann.com
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the gallery or online for 48.00€
