Gilbert Adams began his photographic career by assisting his father Marcus Adams, along with fellow photographers Bertram Park and Yvonne Gregory, at their studio based at Mayfair, London.
He went on to produce many haunting images of dancers on stage and behind the scenes, he worked extensively with the Markova-Dolin Ballet, Stoll Theatre, Sadlers Wells, Ballet Rambert and Festival Ballet.
Gilbert opened an elegant studio in Market Place, Reading, opposite St Laurence’s Church. He taught art and photography at Reading, Henley and Bracknell Colleges and was a leading member of the Reading Guild of Artists, students joined him in life drawing classes at his Market Place studio.
Like his grandfather, father Marcus Adams and brother, Gilbert Adams earned his reputation as a photographer. Most notably, he obtained a commission by the British Council to make a series promoting Britain to tourists and also directed the lighting for the Coronation of Elizabeth II.
Gilbert was an incredibly talented painter and transferred his skills as a portrait photographer to his paintings, He spent part of his career in St.Ives where he became close friends with some of the major artists of the time who were working there.
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