Inupiat photog captures Alaska

World sees Alaska through Inupiat’s lensAt 23, photographer Brian Adams has pretty much reached what most would consider the peak of his career.

With a portfolio featuring Gov. Sarah Palin only months before becoming the Republican Party’s vice presidential running mate, and freelance work for clients such as the Wall Street Journal, the London Guardian and Getty images, he’s pretty much climbed to the top of the ladder.

Adams, Inupiat from his father’s side, was raised in Anchorage and Girdwood and has family ties in Kivalina.

In 2005, during a visit to Kivalina for his grandmother’s funeral, Adams was struck by the beauty of the village and its residents, and decided that from then on he would make it a personal project.Comment:  It was lucky for Adams that McCain chose Palin as his Playmate running mate.