Peter Adams is an American photographer, author, and entrepreneur whose projects include visual narratives of history and the people that make it.
Bio
An early career in tech
Peter was lucky to have a front row seat during the dawn of the commercial Internet in the mid 1990’s. While still in college, he developed one of the first websites and online magazines. Peter went on to found or run several Internet companies including one of the first Internet advertising agencies, multiple analytics firms, and even a major search engine.
First love and second career as a photographer
After nearly 20 years working in the technology industry, Peter returned to his roots as a photographer. Today his photographic work centers around politics, technology and history – often mixing all three – and has been published in the Washington Post, National Geographic, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, and IEEE Spectrum.
Coach to startups
Peter has served on the board of numerous startup companies and acts as a mentor to entrepreneurs and executives where his unique range of experiences can add value.
Photographic projects
In addition to working for commercial and editorial clients, Peter produces long-term photographic documentaries on subjects and communities that interest him.
Photographic Documentary
Faces of Open Source is a photography documentation of the people behind the open source movement. The series includes large scale portraits of over 100 members of this unique community.