In this episode, Cody has a conversation with photographer Brian Adams. Brian originally got into photography by way of videography. When he was a kid, growing up skateboarding with his friends, he would film everything. The motivation back then was getting a shot in one of the local skate and snowboard videos. In high school, he took a photography class because it was the closest thing to a videography class at the time. That experience, along with what he was reading about skate photography, helped him make the transition from video to photo. Today, Brian is a well-known photographer with photo credits in legacy publications.
In 2018, Brian released “I Am Inuit,” a project that focused on the Alaskan Inuit people. Through photographs and short stories, Brian was able to successfully convey the Inuit life and perspective. When everything was said and done for “I Am Inuit,” all the work amounted to a critically celebrated book and museum exhibit. Recently, Brian’s been working on a new project called Ilatka — which is the Inuit word for “My Relatives.” Ilatka will focus on the Inuit of the circumpolar, which includes Alaska, Russia, Canada, and Greenland.