Hi my name is Adam and I've been an artist all my life. I began as a figure skater from the age of 7 and trained in Canada up until age 18. When I left the sport I transitioned into photography through my interests in the philosophies behind martial arts and the act of observation. In my career as a photographer I have been fortunate to be recognized by Benetton's creative research center FABRICA in Italy, where I was a resident artist in 2006, and subsequently forged a career in photojournalism with the New York Times starting in South Asia. In 2018 I made a departure to explore the art of acting as a regular background performer for 3 seasons of the television series Star Trek : Discovery, where I played an ensign engineering officer serving as a member of the bridge crew alongside the main cast. Currently I am exploring photography again and looking to forge a new path for myself as an artist. Apart from my career I have also had the pleasure of organizing 3 TEDx conferences in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and was a fellow of the TED conferences from 2009 to 2021. I have also had a long association with Tibetan buddhism, which began soon after I arrived in India in 2002. On that point, I lived in India from 2002 to 2010 and recently made a brief return in 2024. Currently I am exploring opportunities in Europe and following my intuitions for where life should take me next.

Dlaczego jestem na Couchsurfing

Well I had my first experience with this concept on a different platform (trustroots) this summer of 2024 in Avignon after a visit to Arles and it was truly a special experience. I'm hoping to continue this beautiful experience into my onward journey as I find my place in the world.

Zainteresowania

• arts
• photography
• acting
• music festivals
• painting
• music
• art history
• art
• storytelling
• ice skating
• stories
• photographing
• photographie
• skating
• art museums
• photograph
• painting and drawing
• photographer

Muzyka, filmy i książki

This is quite eclectic but I really like innerbloom by rufus do sol at the moment, and I'm interested to see the rest of Perfect Days by Wim Wenders, which I started watching on my last plane travel from Delhi to Doha. Books, well again I read a lot, but I really like J. Krishnamurti's writings and I also started reading E.H. Gombrich's the Story of Art, which I think I would like a lot too.

Jedna niesamowita rzecz, którą zrobiłem(-am)

Piloted the USS Discovery on Star Trek : Discovery 🖖 (true story!)

Ucz innych, ucz się sam, udostępniaj

Photography

Czym mogę się podzielić z gospodarzami

Photography, stories, ideas, inspirations...

Kraje, w których byłem(-am)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, England, France, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malta, Nepal, Panama, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Kraje, w których mieszkałem(-am)

Canada, France, India, Italy, United States