Bryan Adams is not a musician or photographer, an artist – Reuters

                 

                         
                     

                 

 
                         

There is no mention of photographer Bryan Adams without speaking of musician Bryan Adams. It is inevitable, given the artist’s career Canadian, who scored hits after hits in the 1980s and 1990s when it was noticed at the press conference of presentation of the Bryan Adams Exposed , this Tuesday -Thurs was inaugurated at the Cascais Cultural Centre, the questions of the journalists focus more on the life of musician who works in the exhibition. The family, the music and then the picture. Some even ask him what he would choose if he had to do, he replies: “I can not choose, photography is an extension of what I do is an extension of [my] creativity.”

                     

                         And woe to those who consider that it is a hobby. You work seriously, guarantees. “I’m not really a hobby , when I do something I dedicate myself 100%, take it all very seriously,” says Bryan Adams, admitting in response to PUBLIC, that his career in the music placed in a privileged position to reach some of the people who has photographed. It is a known name, he also used the spotlight facing each other much of the time. Know what to say, know how to be. “Digital photography allows you to see the images made to order. I photograph and show, and if by chance they do not like that picture, then do not use it, “says the Canadian who was around here in May to shoot Gisela João, Ana Moura, Aldina Duarte, Carminho and Cuca Rosette. Pictures can now be seen in Cascais and even on the covers of the Portuguese edition of Vogue .

This idea has emerged from an invitation of the magazine, with Bryan Adams which had worked in the past. These were the singers chosen because they represent a new generation in the liver, but also because they are beautiful, of course. “Just watch,” he jokes, explaining that for this exhibition in Cascais, sought to have “something national.” “Do not wish it were just international.”

The five singers are exposed alongside big names in contemporary world culture, from Kate Moss to Julianne Moore, Ben Kingsley Mickey Rourke, Amy Winehouse to Morrissey , Mick Jagger Salman Rushdie, the Queen of England to the Portuguese coach José Mourinho. There are dozens of portraits, many of them published in the book that now gives name to the exhibition -. Exposed and which was published in 2012 by the German publisher Steidl

But it is not only Glamour and the brightness of the stars that makes this exhibition. In fact, the show occupies the second floor of the Centro Cultural de Cascais is divided into two parts. Besides the known portraits of these figures, there are photographs of those whose names we do not know, but Bryan Adams wants to introduce us. They are the British soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan and returning different than they were when were sent there. Ills bring to life. Mutilated, burned. It is the stark contrast with what we see in the next room.

“This is the real world, we have the good and the bad,” says Bryan Adams. The images are hard to see “because it is always easier to look the part.” We speak of the soldiers when they go to war, when they return or when news by any other reason but then we no longer know who they are, what they did, suffered. Are names that disappear quickly. Photographed these men exactly for not forgetting that a war has consequences, consequences that we face.

These photographs, on display until February 1, 2015, are part of another project of Adams, wonded , on exactly these soldiers. In Cascais are not all represented, is a sample of a work that has no end. Is always being done. Is this harder than Exposed ? “There are no easy photographs,” responds promptly, while also says that not be affected by criticism. “If your work is not good, no one will look. If so, will draw attention. “

Judging by the apparatus of Tuesday in Cascais, Bryan Adams succeeded. His work as a photographer has not gone unnoticed, but since the character’s advantage here is to ask how well will your life in that area. Brought his guitar? For when a concert in Portugal? Are some of the questions they hear. And there are still those who try puns: “Sit in heaven to be here in the place where he spent the summer of 69 [in reference to Heaven and Summer of ’69 “? He smiles, says she is happy to be back in the village where he spent several years of his childhood and to now be able to pass some of those memories to his two daughters. As for concerts? “Coming soon, maybe next year, we’re seeing that.”