Cultural and Humanitarian Photography Services

What I Offer: Humanitarian and Non-Profit Photography Services

My passion is collaborating with humanitarian organizations that advance social causes by engaging strategically to create compelling visual stories that make a difference.

See Portfolio to view representative examples of my previous work.

My Clients: NGOs, Non-profits and other Mission-driven Humanitarian Organizations

If you are a humanitarian organization with a need for visual stories to illuminate your work I would love to connect and discuss how we might collaborate. I can sometimes offer reduced cost or pro bono work with organizations with which I share common goals. I approach each accepted assignment with curiosity and a strategic mindset to align the work with the desired objectives and optimize the value delivered for your important mission.

Why it Matters: My Personal Philosophy

As political and social forces pull us away from one another, humanitarian photography and visual storytelling can provide powerful tools to bridge gaps and strengthen fragile connections.  By creating captivating images that illustrate our shared humanity, we can also showcase the beautiful kaleidoscope of human traditions, customs, and rituals that are the essence of culture. This visual journey can happen in our own neighborhoods or take us to remote corners of the world, allowing us to appreciate the rich heritage that makes each local and global community unique while remembering our common humanity.

Celebrating the diversity and our common humanity at home and abroad is important for not only your humanitarian cause but for all of humanity. In each collaboration, I strive to make my impactful contribution by devoting myself to understanding your work and recording unique human stories by highlighting our shared humanity that might help to break down barriers, foster understanding, and create a more compassionate world.

What makes working with me different? Science, Strategy and Collaboration

My approach is unique because I not only bring my photographic skills and commitment to the shared human experience, but also a full career as a scientist, strategic executive in health care and experience as an NGO board member. This collective experince puts me in a unique position to not only to quickly appreciate your mission but to more rapidly align with your mission critical messaging and collaborate to create a compelling plan to generate compelling, personal imagery that communicates the essence of your mission and amplifies the voices of those whom your organization serves. For more information about my background, have look at my Biography.

Working with me, you can expect strong communication, aligned strategic intent and close collaboration to create unique images and stories that inspire awareness, understanding, and action among stakeholders and audiences. 

One unique tool that I have developed for planning and optimizing communication with my collaborators is the Humanitarian Photography Brief, which you can download for free by requesting it through the button below. This template contains many of the key concepts I have found to optimze alignment and deliver the highest quality product.

How to Work with Me: Let’s Collaborate

When you partner with me, I will work to truly understand your mission and objectives and closely collaborate with you to develop a visual story plan to communicate your true purpose and impact while celebrating those you serve.

Please contact me to initiate a dialog on how we can partner together to bring the strategy of your humanitarian mission of your organization to life with strong visual storytelling.

Steven Wade Adams DVM PhD, Humanitarian Photographer