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Profile
THE FILE 50,000+ 35mm, some medium-format chromes; 2,000 B/W.
OVERVIEW Background in production of specialized stock photography. Wide range of garden photography and general travel stock in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands and France.
NATURAL HISTORY Wildlife, mammals, plants, rare poultry. Landscapes, geologic formations. Weather.
GENERAL STOCK Industrial and business scenes. "Slice of life." Personal and family interaction. Travel. Sports. Images from 20 years of shooting general stock for major agencies (Getty Images, SuperStock).
SPECIALTIES Horticultural photography: extensive coverage of flowers, fruit production, landscaping, plants, shrubs, trees, vegetable gardening -- with fully identifying captions. Diseases, insects, weeds. Botanical gardens in U.S., Canada, Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, France, more. Complete photo/text packages.
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Strong coverage of the Southwest: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah. Other N.A. coverage: Canada, Alaska, California, Hawaii (the Big Island), Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Wyoming. Latin America: Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela. Europe: England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland. Israel.
CREDITS Magazines (many photo/text packages): American Artist, American Photographer, Burpee Gardener, Darkroom Photography, Diversions, Family Circle, Flower & Garden, Foto (Germany), Gardens & More, Horticulture, Modern Photography, National Geographic World, Outdoor Photographer, Petersens PHOTOgraphic, Photomethods, Sunset, Texas Gardener, Traditional Home. Books: APA Publishing, Falcon, Fulcrum, Gulf, Meredith, National Home Gardening Club, North American Outdoor Group, Ortho, rodale, Storey, Sunset, Taylor. Author/Photographer: Abandoned: A Nostalgic Look at Remnants of U.S. Farmlands (TG Press, 1986), Common Sense Vegetable Gardening in the South (coauthor, Taylor, 1995), Flowers for Southern Landscapes (Gulf, 1980), Growing Fruits and Nuts in the South (coauthor, Taylor, 1992), Lone Star Gardener's Book of Lists (Taylor, 2000), Shrubs & Vines for Southern Gardens (Gulf, 1978), Trees for Southern Gardens (Gulf, 1977), Vegetable Growing for Southern Gardens (Gulf, 1976). Calendars: Fulcrum, Texas Gardener.
RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS B.S., M.S., horticulture. Thirty years experience with Texas A&M University Extension Services as a professional horticulturist.
COMMENTS Retired from the Texas A&M Cooperative Extension Service and currently available for garden writing and photography assignments. Southern Regional Director, Garden Writer's Association. Writer, Gulf Coast Calendar, Mother Earth News. Widely published in books and magazines with regular features and stock photography. Author/Photographer of eight books.
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William D. Adams
PO Box 439 Burton TX 77835_0439-3304 Courier Address: 405 Century Farms Road Burton TX 77835-3304 Phone: 979 289-0212 Fax: 979 289-0272 Email: wd4adams@broadwaves.net
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