Bryan Adams
Photography
Six years ago Bryan Adams was approached by Trudie Styler to photo- graph a portrait story of homeless street vendors for The Big Issue magazine.
That story inspired a more in-depth photographic look at these people who live on the streets of London and sell the magazine. The Big Issue is a weekly publication created by professional journalists and photographers, and sold on the streets to provide the homeless with legitimate income and facilitate their reintegration into mainstream society. Today The Big Issue is published in several international editions throughout Asia and Africa. |
Adams' portraits are direct, compassionate and full of dignity. They depict character beyond social and economic circumstance, and can be seen as a continuation of Adams' 2013 Wounded: The Legacy of War , his portraits of young British soldiers who suffered life-chang - ing injuries during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In his book, Wounded: The Legacy of War, Bryan Adams presents portraits of young British soldiers who have suffered life-changing injury in Iraq and Afghanistan or during training.
His lens bares witness to their scars, disability and disfigurement. This unexpected directness challenges the viewer. At the same time the images reveal the sheer grit and bravery of the victims who, despite personal sacrifice, live each day with continued vim, vigour and dignity. What we see are staggering portraits of inspiring individuals who whilst not faltering have stood the test of war and lived to tell the tale. |
The images come with haunting interviews which provide a narrative to each personal journey to recovery.
Music
Some Back Cat
Tour
Canada
02/Jul/2019CanadaMontreal, QuebecBell Centre
04/Jul/2019CanadaToronto, ONBudweiser Stage
06/Jul/2019CanadaThunder Bay, ONThunder Bay Blues Festival
08/Jul/2019CanadaWinnipeg, MANBell MTS Place
10/Jul/2019CanadaSaskatoon, SKSaskTel Centre
12/Jul/2019CanadaCalgary, ABOxford Stomp Millennium Park
13/Jul/2019CanadaFort McMurray, ABSMS EQUIPMENT STADIUM
04/Jul/2019CanadaToronto, ONBudweiser Stage
06/Jul/2019CanadaThunder Bay, ONThunder Bay Blues Festival
08/Jul/2019CanadaWinnipeg, MANBell MTS Place
10/Jul/2019CanadaSaskatoon, SKSaskTel Centre
12/Jul/2019CanadaCalgary, ABOxford Stomp Millennium Park
13/Jul/2019CanadaFort McMurray, ABSMS EQUIPMENT STADIUM
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