{{Short description|American photographer (born 1980s)}} {{about||the American college football coach|Adam Schultz (American football)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Adam Schultz | image = Adam Schultz by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg | office = Chief Official White House Photographer | president = Joe Biden | term_start = January 20, 2021 | term_end = January 20, 2025 | predecessor = Shealah Craighead | successor = Daniel Torok | birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|37|2021|3|13}} | education = Georgia State University | website = {{URL|https://adamschultzphotography.com/}} | caption = Schultz photographing Joe Biden at the 2019 Iowa State Fair }} [[File:President Joe Biden and his family watching inauguration fireworks.jpg|thumb|Photo by Schultz of President Biden and his family watching the ''Celebrating America'' fireworks on the night of his Inauguration]] '''Adam Schultz''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|37|2021|3|13|noage=1}})<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Kate|date=March 13, 2021|title=How one photographer shapes the way the world sees Joe Biden|url=https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/03/politics/joe-biden-photographer-cnnphotos/|url-status=live|access-date=April 12, 2021|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313212356/https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/03/politics/joe-biden-photographer-cnnphotos/ |archive-date=March 13, 2021 }}</ref> is an American photographer who served as the chief official White House photographer for the presidency of Joe Biden from 2021 to 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 15, 2021|title=Biden White House Taps Campaign Photographer and Press Secretary|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/biden-names-white-house-photographer-press-secretary|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Stelter|first=Brian|author-link=Brian Stelter|date=January 15, 2021|title=Biden builds out communications staff with chief photographer and deputy press secretary|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/biden-communications-staff-announcement/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=February 18, 2021|website=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115150641/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/biden-communications-staff-announcement/index.html |archive-date=January 15, 2021 }}</ref>
== Career == Schultz worked for the Clinton Foundation in New York City from 2007 until 2013. He served as a photographer for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Strong Georgia ties in the Biden-Harris administration|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/georgia-ties-in-the-biden-harris-administration/85-30196851-4c70-4a3a-ab15-bc24db6196b9|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=11Alive.com|date=January 20, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 29, 2016|title=Hillary Clinton: Paris climate deal must be enforced|url=https://www.climatechangenews.com/2016/07/29/hillary-clinton-paris-climate-deal-must-be-enforced/|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Climate Home News|language=en}}</ref> working under Barbara Kinney.<ref name="DPR">{{Cite web|last=Britton|first=Barney|date=October 22, 2020|title=Interview: Joe Biden's official photographer Adam Schultz – "Every day I get to do this is a special day"|url=https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/2622047235/interview-joe-biden-s-official-photographer-adam-schultz|url-status=live|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Digital Photography Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024230637/https://www.dpreview.com/interviews/2622047235/interview-joe-biden-s-official-photographer-adam-schultz |archive-date=October 24, 2020}}</ref> He then joined Biden's team in April 2019, after the former vice president began running for the Democratic nomination, serving as the lead photographer for Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="DPR" /> President Biden offered Schultz access to both public and private moments on the campaign trail and offered his own input and suggestions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Goldsmith|first=Annie|date=October 26, 2020|title=Joe Biden's Photographer on Campaigning During COVID, and Earning a Candidate's Trust|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a34454754/joe-biden-photographer-adam-schultz-campaign-covid-interview/|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=Town & Country|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=In photos: President Joe Biden|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/gallery/joe-biden/index.html|access-date=January 24, 2021|website=CNN|date=January 9, 2021 }}</ref>
In his White House role, Schultz led a team of seven people.<ref name=":2" /> He uses Sony α9 II cameras.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Artaius|first=James|date=12 April 2021|title=White House ditches Canon for Sony: Biden and Harris portraits shot on A9 II|url=https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/white-house-ditches-canon-for-sony-biden-and-harris-portraits-shot-on-a9-ii|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Digital Camera World|publisher=Future US, Inc.|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412091253/https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/white-house-ditches-canon-for-sony-biden-and-harris-portraits-shot-on-a9-ii |archive-date=April 12, 2021 }}</ref>
== Personal life == Schultz is from Atlanta, Georgia,<ref name=":1" /> and is a graduate of Georgia State University.<ref name=":0" /> A self-described "car nut", he worked as an auto mechanic while at college.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Chamlee|first=Virginia|date=April 29, 2021|title=What It's Like Photographing the President: Behind-the-Scenes Smiles, Wrangling the Dogs and 'Tough' Moments|work=People|url=https://people.com/politics/what-its-like-photographing-president-joe-biden/}}</ref>
Besides some high school and college classes, he did not study photography full-time.<ref name=":1" />
== See also ==
* Lawrence Jackson (photographer of Biden's vice president, Kamala Harris)
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