EP 137 Wild Places, Sheep, and Making the Most of It with Adam Foss - a podcast by Emory R. Wanger

from 2022-02-21T08:00

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Adam Foss grew up hunting sheep in the mountains with his father and brother. He learned at a young age what it looked like to work hard for something, admire the beauty of accomplishment, and fully appreciate where sheep call home. If you want to hunt sheep, you’re going to experience some pretty incredible yet rugged country. Sheep hunting doesn’t come easy, which is probably why those that do it are in a league of their own.

Fast forward to today, and you’ll still find Adam chasing sheep in the fall months when he has the opportunity to, but you might also notice the camera hanging around his neck because he’s now a professional photographer who specializes in documenting hunts for some of the biggest names in the industry. He’s somehow found a way to make a living from the things he loves most and is without a doubt excelling at it. His skill set as both an outdoorsman and a creative makes him a bit of a unicorn when it comes to the world he works in.

Adam’s imagery can be found on the pages of photo books and in high-end ads for well-known brands. Chances are that if you follow brands like Sitka, Yeti, or Matthews then you’ve seen plenty of his work. His images are absolutely stunning and have a way of transporting the viewer to the exact moment in time when the picture was taken.

That’s what drew me to Adam and his work. I’ve followed him on social media for years and was always curious about his life, his upbringing, and his thoughts on all of it. Having watched from afar for far too long, I decided to reach out to see if he’d be willing to join me for an episode. He kindly agreed and I couldn’t have been more excited.

I wanted our conversation to go where it needed to go. I didn’t have a specific agenda other than to get to know who Adam is and why he does what he does. Hunting is hard in the mountains and it’s made even harder when you have a camera slung around your neck with clients eagerly awaiting an image that only happens once in a lifetime. You can’t reproduce moments of adventure; you either get or you don’t and Adam knows exactly how to do that.

We spend the first portion of the episode getting to know Adam, his upbringing, and how he came to start a freelance photography business with his wife then transition into a more philosophical conversation centered around hunting. Hunting has always been something difficult to explain to those who don’t engage in it. No matter how hard you may try to express what it is and what it means to you, all efforts seem to fall flat and never really measure up. It’s one of those things you have to experience to fully understand. We discuss this struggle to explain hunting and much more so if you’re into that kind of thing, then you’re in for a treat.

Adam has made a profession out of telling the story of hunting through imagery. He spends time with hunters, guides, and wildlife conservationists, taking care to capture moments that mean something. I am humbled to put Adam on my list of guests and honored to have had the opportunity to connect with him for an episode.

I sincerely hope you enjoy this chat with Adam Foss as much as I did.

Emory, By Land

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Show Notes and Links

Foss Media: https://www.foss.media/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fossman8

Best Laid Plans Film: https://youtu.be/-VzXkJ4yk0M