Adam Pretty

Adam Pretty (born abt 1977)[1][2] is a professional sports photographer from Sydney, Australia. He has worked as a press photographer and freelance photographer. He photographed the 2000,[2] 2004,[2] 2012,[2] 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympics.[1] He has won numerous awards, including top awards for World Press Photo.

Biography

Pretty grew up in the eastern suburbs of Sydney and attended Sydney Boys High School where his interest in photography began, and he developed his initial skills in using a camera. At school, Pretty was a coxswain in the rowing team.[2]

After school Pretty worked as a freelance photographer and began his career by finally landing his first job with the Sydney Morning Herald in 1997. In his first year as a cadet photographer, Pretty won second prize in the colour single picture category of the International Olympic Committee Best of Sport photographic competition.[3]

He has also worked as a sports photographer in Los Angeles, United States. After a short stint in Europe, he returned to Sydney and then worked in China for several years. Adam is currently working and living in Germany.

His desire to specialise in sport led to him joining Allsport (now Getty Images) in 1998, where he is still working. Pretty was one of the key photographers for Getty Images during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He also photographed the 2024 Paris Olympics for Getty.[1]

Awards

  • World Press Photo - Sports Portfolio[ar 1]
    • 1st Place Sports Stories/Portfolio 1999[ar 2]
    • 2nd Place Sports Stories Action stories 2003
    • 1st Place Sports Stories/Portfolio 2004[ar 3]
    • 2nd Place Sports Stories/Portfolio 2005
    • 2nd Place Sports Action/Portfolio 2006[ar 4]
    • 1st Place Sports Stories/Portfolio 2011[ar 5][ar 6]
    • 2nd Place Sports Stories/Portfolio 2012.[ar 7]
    • 1st Place Sports 2021[ar 8]
  • SSF World Sports Photo Contest: Special Photographers Award
  • Pictures of the Year International - Sports Portfolio
    • 1st Place Sports Portfolio 1998
    • 1st Place Sports Portfolio 1999
    • 1st Place Sports Portfolio 2000
  • Walkley Award[ar 9]
    • 1st Place News Photograph 1998
    • 1st Place Sports Photography 2003
    • 1st Place Photo Essay 2004
    • Press Photographer of the year 2004[ar 10]
  • IOC Best of Sport: 1997 Silver Lens.[ar 11]
  • 2012 Canon AIPP Australian Professional Photographer of the Year[ar 12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cascone, Sarah (12 August 2024). "A Sports Photographer on What It Takes to Shoot the Olympics". Artnet News. Retrieved 15 July 2025. Australian photographer Adam Pretty, age 47, has been part of that team for almost every Olympics since 2000 (he only missed Vancouver in 2010)
  2. ^ a b c d e "90 minutes in the photo pit with Adam Pretty". World Aquatics. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Sports Gallery: IOC Best of Sport Photographic Contest". Sporting Life. The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1997. p. 36. Retrieved 16 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

Award references

  1. ^ "World Press Photo archive". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
  2. ^ "World Press Photo Contest". Sentinel Tribune. Bowling Green, Ohio. 14 February 2000. p. 32. Retrieved 16 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewell wins world prize". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 2005.
  4. ^ "2006 Adam Pretty SpS2-AJ". World Press Photo. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "World Press Photo". World Press Photo.
  6. ^ "1er prix dans la catégorie "Reportage sportif"" [First Prize in the Category "Sports Reporting"]. Le Devoir. Montreal, Quebec. 8 September 2011. pp. A7. Retrieved 16 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "World Press Photo". Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
  8. ^ "Adam Pretty SP". World Press Photo. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Herald leads Fairfax Award charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 December 1998. p. 2. Retrieved 16 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gold Walkley for Rivkin story - National - www.theage.com.au". www.theage.com.au. 3 December 2004.
  11. ^ "The 106th IOC Session". Olympic Review. XXVI-17 (October–November 1997). The International Olympic Committee: 59, 61. 1997. ISSN 0251-3498 – via Olympic World Library.
  12. ^ "Adam Pretty Wins Top AIPP Award - Australian Photography".
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