Don Adkins Photography

Professional photographer specializing in music industry, studio shoots and fine art photography. Highlights include:
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25 record covers (pop, new wave, metal, indie)

Published works in local and national periodicals and books. Books & periodicals include:

• Appetite for Dysfunction (Guns & Roses bio)

• Nothin' But A Good Time (80's Rock and Metal in LA)

• The First 21 (Nikki Sixx biography)

• Jean Jacques Goldman (Photographic history of the French recording star)

• Creem, Rolling Stone, BAM, LA Weekly, Music Connection, Daily Breeze, Easy Reader and more

Staff Photographer and Board member for the RockGodz Hall Of Fame

Contributing Photographer for the newly re-launched Metal Edge Magazine

Images placed in several TV shows and movies (VH1, MTV, Fuse, Showtime)

Fine art images sold to various collectors

Multiple fine art gallery shows & festivals

Interviewed for TV programs such as VH1 Driven and a multitude of Podcasts

Multiple placements in the annual Rod Stewart Smiler calendar

Multiple wine bottle label images for Anarchy Wine Co (Paso Robles)

Board member, Hermosa Beach Fine Arts Festival. 

Studio space: 1000 square foot studio in South Redondo Beach with full rail system lighting, fog machine, multiple backdrops and concert lighting and full PA.

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