Career
Foreign others named Marcus Adams, see the Marcus Adams navigation page
Adams" father was the Reading based photographer Walton Adams. He began his career as an architectural photographer for the British Archaeological Society and took photographs for books by the antiquarian Civil Engineer Keyser. With fellow photographers Bertram Park and Parks" wife Yvonne Gregory, Adams formed the "Three Photographers" group in 1920.
Based at 43 Dover Street, Mayfair, they each worked independently, but shared use of printing, retouching and darkroom staff
His 1934 photograph of Princess Elizabeth at the age of 8 was used as the portrait for the $20 banknote of the 1935 Series of banknotes of the Canadian dollar. He continued his work as a photographer of royal children until a sitting with Princess Anne in 1956.
Other notable children photographed by Adams included Christopher Robin Milne, John Julius Norwich and Simone Prendergast. Gilbert assisted his father in his early career.
