BIO
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| Born in Papua New Guinea in 1978, Adam moved to England at the age of six. He began his photography work with an internship at Flash 90, a Jerusalem based Agency, before continuing to study the MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication (2006). He has since contributed images to agencies as well as working directly with publications and print journalists. His images have been published in Time, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, The BBC, The German Financial Times and PDN magazine among others. Recently, Adam conceived, shot and produced a short documentary on what Afghans from Helmand province understood about 9/11, entitled “Have you heard of 9/11?” Short edits of the documentary aired during CNN’s 10-year anniversary special coverage live from ground zero in New York, as well as on PBS Newshour, the UK’s Channel Four News and France 24. Adam took part in the Sunday Times Ian Parry Award show (2007) and had a solo exhibition at the Ugandan National Stadium on International Peace Day (2006) as part of an initiative to bring greater understanding between the people of north and south Uganda. During that time, he took the first pictures of Joseph Kony, head of the Lord’s Resistance Army, to be published in some 20 years. His pictures have also been used in the book “The Lord’s Resistance Army: Myth and Reality” by Tim Allen. As an undergraduate Adam studied Physics at Manchester University and was awarded First Class Hounours. He holds an MPhil in Financial Engineering from Cambridge University and began his career working for a Management Consultancy firm in London. He has also worked as an Analyst for the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan. Adam is currently based in Beirut. Images. Top: British photographer Adam Pletts (L) shakes hands with Gaza Police Chief Alaa Hosni as American text journalist Dion Nissenbaum looks on, after their release in Gaza City 12 October 2005. They were abducted while on the streets of the volatile southern city of Khan Yunis (MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images). Bottom: Southern Helmand, with an Afghan translator while embedding with US marines. |
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