John Adair is a photographer and visual storyteller. He has worked as a social media manager, photojournalist, and event photographer over his time with a camera. At the age of 30, he is a current student at Lane Community College in Eugene, OR and provides photographs to The Torch at LCC and local news outlet Double Sided Media.
His works have been featured in a solo exhibit with SMAG (South Mass Art Guild), a collaborative exhibit at Henry's in Lawrence, KS, the Auburn Art Gallery, and published in Denali Magazine, The Torch, and The Pitch KC. His goals as a photographer are to have published works in the form of photobooks and to bring compelling stories on important topics to local communities.
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Work History
2020-Present Double Sided Media; Photojournalist
2019-2020 The Torch; Photojournalist
2020 Team FoReel Productions; BTS Stills Photographer
2016-2017 Evan Williams Catering; Event Photographer/Social Media Manager
2015 Cilento Photography; Photographer
Publications
Features
2014 The University Daily Kansan; Scars Project
2014 KJHK; Photo Documentation
Accolades
2019 Springfield Mayor’s Art Show; Honorable Mention
Exhibitions
2020 Auburn Art Gallery; Black & White Exhibition
2018 Henry’s; Collaborative Exhibition
2015 SMAG; Solo Exhibition
Education
2019-Present Lane Community College; Multimedia Design
2020 A to Z Grantwriting with Linda Vallejo
Affiliations
2019 Emerald Photographic Society; Member
Volunteer Work
2019 Centro LatinoAmericano; Family Portraitist
2018-2019 First Place Family Center; Family Portraitist
2016 Help-Portrait Volunteer; Photo Editor
2018-2019 Kumoricon; Staff Photographer
2011-2019 Naka-Kon; Staff Photographer