Paul S. Adams
From College of Fine Arts and Communications
Paul Adams has been photographing for over 25 years.
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Early Years
Adams was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and grew up backpacking and exploring the nearby coastal ranges as well as running rivers above the Arctic Circle in Alaska.
Education
He graduated from BYU in 1994 with a BFA in Photography and was awarded a Masters of Photography in 1996.
Career
Adams has taught photography at Utah State University, the Florida Keys, and Brigham Young University. He lived in Europe as a Fulbright Scholar and taught photography in Northern England. Adams has been a professor of photography at BYU since 2002.
Adams has had his work displayed both nationally and internationally and his photographs are included in several permanent collections including the Nora Eccles Museum of Fine Art, Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, Chicago Institute of Art, the Tenba Corporation, and [[catrgory:Museum of Art|Brigham Young University Art Museum].
Awards
In 2008, Adams’ photo competed with over 12,200 photographs from 46 countries for only 100 spots in the fourth annual Art of Photography Show, which took place at the Lyceum Theatre Gallery in San Diego. His work has been displayed both nationally and internationally. Another Adams photo, “The Wave,” was awarded first place in a national juried show at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art during 2008.
