Steven Wade Adams

I trained first as a veterinarian and scientist. Along the way my work with the camera became serious during regular international travel, which led to partnerships with global development NGOs in India, Uganda, Myanmar, Kenya, Guatemala, and Ethiopia. I also create short films for NGOs and my short documentary Yo Soy Mariachero was selected by the San Diego International Film Festival.

My focus is cultural practices that form communities of identity. Cultural identity and norms also create barriers, which are real but not fixed. Listening and respecting these practices makes the barriers more porous, but doesn't admit the full scope of what defines a specific people.

New work is underway: a long-term project beginning in Bolivia, several planned trips to Japan for a separate body of work, and time in Bangladesh this coming December.