Adam is a self-taught photographer with a PhD in Ornithology and Masters in Primatology. He has worked and studied in diverse parts of the world including Cambodia, Vietnam, Tanzania, Madagascar, South Africa, Senegal and Greenland. Inspired by the wildlife and places he has seen and visited, Adam has been taking photographs for 20 years. His work is distributed by several prominent photographic agencies and has been published in books, magazines and newspapers worldwide.

Adam lives in Aberfeldy with his wife, Anna, and their son. Adam and Anna took over Aberfeldy Gallery in 2017.