$512
Signed by Ozzy Osbourne and Slash Photowrap Transfer on Fiberglass. Born in 1970 in Newport Beach, California, and raised in nearby Huntington Beach, Nic Adams describes his parents as typical California hippie/surfers of the era. As early as at age 12, Adams began venturing to Hollywood to see bands such as X, The Ramones, Black Flag, Bad Religion, The Exploited, and countless others in the early ’80s music scene around Los Angeles. Shortly after this time, Adams borrowed a camera from his girlfriend and has made creating images his passion ever since. Studying ecology at Orange Coast College, he took a documentary photo class as an elective. He would never have guessed that one class would alter the course of his destiny so dramatically. He went to school in Costa Rica for a year and shot photos during that time while refining his eye for documenting his world. Upon his return, shooting bands like No Doubt, Fugazi, Henry Rollins, and Michael Franti at local universities when they did free shows and photographing friends who were skateboarders, snowboarders, and surfers, he quickly became recognized for his unique insider’s perspective. The first few submissions to Thrasher Magazine, Transworld Publications, and Snowboarder all resulted in published images. He decided it was a calling and hit the road, traveling extensively throughout North America, Europe, and New Zealand for the next five years. In Paris, he met Stephane Herve at a friend’s party, and Herve recruited Adams
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2014-09-05
