David Adams (photojournalist)

David Alexander Ian Adams (born 26 June 1963) is an Australian photojournalist and documentary film maker.

David Alexander Ian Adams
Born (1963-06-26) 26 June 1963
Australia
OccupationPhotojournalist, documentary film maker

Career

In 1999, the Discovery Channel commissioned the travel adventure series Journeys to the Ends of the Earth, a thirteen-part documentary series which Adams co-produced and presented.[1]

Since 2002 he has produced and directed a series of documentaries through David Adams Films[2] including White Lions – King of Kings, Flight of the Elephants, The Last Mahout, Land of Fear[3] (in the series Journeys to the Ends of the Earth) and Burma's Open Road.

In 2013, David Adams's six-part series Alexander's Lost World premiered around the world. In the series, Adams journeys to Central Asia to investigate possible sites of cities which historians say were founded by Alexander the Great, including the fabled Alexandria on the Oxus. The series also explores the pre-existing Oxus civilization which existed by the Amu Darya since the Bronze Age.

In 2019, David Adams produced a series of documentaries for the History Channel entitled End of Empire: The Rise and Fall of Dynasties which featured films about Tamerlane, Charlemagne, Attila the Hun and Edgar the Peaceful.[4]

Filmography
Year Name Notes Director Writer Producer Reference
2019 End of Empire (TV Series Documentary) TV Series Documentary Yes No Yes
2019 Turning Point (TV Series Documentary) TV Series Documentary No No Yes
2013 Alexander's Lost World (TV Mini Series Documentary- 6 episodes) TV Mini Series Documentary - 6 episodes Yes Yes Yes
2008 Flight of the Elephants (TV Movie Documentary) TV Movie Documentary Yes No Yes
2007 The last Mahout (Documentary) Documentary Yes Yes Yes
2008 Burma's Open Road – An insight into Myanmar (Documentary) Documentary Yes No Yes
2005 White Lions – King of Kings Documentary Yes Yes Yes

References
  1. Gold, Daniel M. "Journeys to the Ends of the Earth". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  2. "Home | David Adams Films". davidadamsfilms.com.au. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. Peterson, Jennifer (17 March 2000). "Travel Channel in Search of Adventure Sunday". Dayton Daily News. p. 7C.
  4. "End of Empire: The Rise and Fall of Dynasties End of Empire: The Rise and Fall of Dynasties". History Channel. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.


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