Russ Adams
Russ Adams (born July 30, 1930 in Worcester , Massachusetts - † June 30, 2017 ) was an American sports photographer .
life and work
Russ Adams' great achievement was the photographic documentation of tennis history that lasted for over five decades . His work included the Grand Slam tournaments , the Fed Cup , the Davis Cup and the Olympic tennis tournaments. In 1955 he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in the photography category. Adams' pictures graced a total of over 250 magazine covers. The American owned over 1.6 million sports photos and the largest private archive of tennis photographs. In 2007 he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame .
Web links
- Russ Adams in the "International Tennis Hall of Fame" (English; with picture)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Famed tennis photographer Russ Adams dies at 86 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Idaho Statesman , accessed July 2, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adams, Russ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sports photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Worcester , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 2017 |