Adam began his career in Australia as a news photographer at The Sydney Morning Herald in 1997 and his desire to specialise in sport photography saw him move to Getty Images in 1998. Adam has been based in Los Angeles, Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo and Munich where he continues to work today. Adam has photographed seven Olympic Games, and covered assignments for magazines including Time Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Marie Claire, Stern, Sports Illustrated, and Life Magazine.

Adam's preeminence in the field of sport action photography has been recognised
widely throughout the photographic world. He has been awarded a number of major international awards, and in 2010 was part of the World Press Photo competition jury in Amsterdam.

In more recent years Adam has combined his expertise with live action sports with
advertising photography and has worked extensively with clients including Adidas, Nike, BMW, Audi and Coke.