Get back to Storytelling at the Roots Workshop!

Roots is a week long photojournalism retreat in beautiful Cape Cod where the number of staff nearly exceeds the number of students. Under the same roof of a rambling farmhouse on the water, staff and students alike learn to be better visual storytellers through group exercises and editorial assignments.

Join LaCour's Rachel LaCour Niesen and Mark Adams and the rest of the Roots Workshop mentors in Cape Cod!

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Tell us why you think you should get $500 off the Roots Workshop and a 6 months of ShootQ Studio for free! Write on the wall of the Roots Workshop Facebook Fan Page by Friday, June 12. If you receive the most "thumbs-up" on your wall comment, you win!

Special Pricing if you're a member of the ShootQ community: Reinvent your business by investing in your craft, and diversify yourself from your competition! Members of the ShootQ community can become better storytellers by taking advantage of a special offer: 4 easy payments of $800 now through December.

2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships in Alaska

Alas, I didn't place in this year's World Beard and Moustache Championship, but I did have a fantastic adventure. Going back to Alaska felt like going home. Of course I'm itching to go back up there already. One of my goals is to eventually build a cabin in Alaska.

*Click Here for a slideshow of images of beards, bears and glaciers.

Prepping for the World Beard and Moustache Championships in Alaska

I flew up to Anchorage, Alaska this week where the World Beard and Moustache Championships will take place tomorrow. Over three hundred fellows from around the world have arrived and will be vying for top honors. There's a parade today through town, which should be pretty awesome. I went hiking in the Chugach mountains yesterday, which are absolutely gorgeous. I lived here in 1997 & 1998 and feel a strong urge to come back up here. Alaska is an amazing and special place.

Conversation with the Pros

This month's Rangefinder features LaCour in "Conversation with the Pros," Martha Blanchfield's outstanding article. Get honest, insightful feedback from 5 Top Photographers. Learn how they're surviving & thriving in today's market.

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This We Believe : Philadelphia Mural Project by Phillip Adams

In celebration of twenty-five years of art education, mural-making and working in communities, the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has launched their first city-wide mural project. My brother, Phillip Adams, is one of the artists working on the project. It's actually two teams of artists who have made two different designs and the public is able to vote on which design actually gets painted.



The above image is Phillip's team's design. You can check out the two designs and vote by visiting the Philadelphia City-Wide Mural Project website.

Since I'm biased, I won't tell you which design to vote for, but I voted for Phillip's design!

Motorcycle Trip through Peru's Sacred Valley

It's been a while since we've updated this blog. Sorry 'bout that. We've all been traveling a ton this year. I'm going start doing some posts to catch up on all the adventures we've been having. Figured I'd start with something that I whipped together real quick after my trip to Peru in December. A few buddies and I rented motorcycles for a few days and cruised all around Cusco and the Sacred Valley. Here's a short little video clip:


Peru 2008 Motorcycle Trip from Mark Adams on Vimeo.

Coming up in my next post, a slideshow of my 7-day trek through the Andes of Peru.

Professional Photographers, Watch Out!

For all you photographers, if you're worried about Uncle Bob's taking your business, now you have another competitor to worry about! Felines are now getting into the biz! I wonder how much traffic, Cooper the Cat's blog gets? Cooper the Cat has his own fine art gallery exhibit, too!

Guess we all need to step it up a notch!