Alyssa Adams

Alyssa Adams
Residence New York, NY
Occupation Photo Editor and Author
Known for Co-founder of The Eddie Adams Workshop
Spouse(s) Eddie Adams

Alyssa Adams is the co-founder of the Eddie Adams Workshop,[1][2][3] author, editor[4] and a photo editor of TV Guide.

Biography & Career

Alyssa Adams is the co-founder and executive director of the Eddie Adams Workshop.[1][2][3] She and her husband, photographer Eddie Adams, founded the workshop in 1988.[1][5] The Eddie Adams Workshop is a four-day-long, free workshop located in Jeffersonville, New York for 100 photography professionals who are thoughtfully chosen based on their previous work and portfolios.[1][6][7]

In addition to being the co-founder of the Eddie Adams Workshop, she is also an author and editor. Adams wrote the text for a book based on her husband's career, titled "Eddie Adams: Vietnam" which was written in 2008.[8] The book mainly focuses on his photographs from the Vietnam War, and the awards and outcomes that followed those photos.

Alyssa Adams is also the Deputy Photo Editor of TV Guide,[1][9] and the director of operations at Bathhouse Studios.[1][5] Bathhouse Studios is a photo rental space in New York City founded in 2004.[1][10]

Adams was also a graphic designer for Carbone Smolan Agency and the director of photography at Miramax Films.[5]

Alyssa Adams is currently collaborating with the University of Texas Press to construct a new monograph of her husband's work.[5]

Books & Exhibitions

Alyssa Adams is the author and editor of Eddie Adams: Vietnam[8] (ISBN 978-1884167966). The book was published in 2008, and is a monograph of Eddie Adams' work from Vietnam.

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Adams, Alyssa. "Fostering the Next Generation: The Eddie Adams Workshop at 25 Years". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  2. 1 2 "AI-AP | Pro Photo Daily - Around the Net » Eddie Adams Workshop at 25: Alums Reflect on What They Learned". www.ai-ap.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  3. 1 2 "Board of Directors". The Eddie Adams Workshop. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  4. ↑ "SportsShooter.com: Educate Yourself / Photojournalism". www.sportsshooter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  5. 1 2 3 4 The Photo Brigade (2015-03-09), Alyssa Adams - Co-Founder of Eddie Adams Workshop - Photo Brigade Podcast #63, retrieved 2016-02-11
  6. ↑ Estrin, James. "Barnstorming for 25 Years". Lens Blog. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  7. ↑ "Home". The Eddie Adams Workshop. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  8. 1 2 Adams, Alyssa (2009-04-30). Adams, Alyssa, ed. Vietnam. New York; London: UMBRAGE EDITIONS. ISBN 9781884167966.
  9. ↑ "Board of Directors". The Eddie Adams Workshop. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  10. ↑ "Revamping Bathhouse Studios". www.pdnonline.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.


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