A little about myself
if you care to read.
I was born on the East
Coast in New Britain, CT and raised in Chicago from age 5. I still
live in this wonderful city. Over the years I done a few things,
joined the Navy in 1987 and Served on the USS
Ouellet out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This is where photography
sparked my interest. I was trained as an Intelligence Photographer
for my Ship. A fun experience that taught me the use of a 35mm
camera; the Canon F1. After being Honorably Discharged in March
of 1992, I went to school and attended a Richard J. Daley College
for my AA/AS and then proceeded to Western Illinois University.
I spent 2 1/2 years at WIU pursuing a Degree in Computer
Science. CS was my major but I enjoyed photography and multimedia
and considered it as my minor as well as Business. When my scheduled
allowed; I took several courses and studied under Dr. Chris
Lantz.
I was a freelance photographer
for the Western
Courier, the campus newspaper paper. Assignments I
enjoyed were the ones for musical acts. Some of the acts I shot
were Material Issue,
Saigon Kick,Toad the Web Sprocket and visiting comics, needed
photos and University Speakers.
Today, I contribute my photos
to Midwest
Beat Magazine, for their clips section. Tom Lounges, editor
of Midwest Beat is the guy that gave me a start and I am very
loyal to him. You can check out all the recent acts I have shot
in my Bands Section. I am also
a contributing photographer to Maximum
Ink Magazine, Lollipop Magazine, Forest Park Post, Photorazzi Wire Service, IkonFanNetwork,
Dossier Magazine, Goldmine
Magazine and my pet project UnRated
Magazine. I am also a member of CHaT,
Chicago Harmony and Truth.
I love photography
as much as working with computers and as time permits love to
learn new concepts. Currently, I still pursue my enjoyment of
photography and new concepts are introduced. By photographing
entertainers it gives great pleasure not just as a fan but as
a photographer. Trying to achieve
a perfect picture of a person(s) can be the hardest art in the
field of photography. You want to capture emotions, enthusiasm,
and beauty. Sometimes that one shot is worth all the work and
expenses. This is a skill that everyday I practice and try to perfect.
Adam Bielawski
Places where
you can find my photos or I have been published: