Adam Silverman Photography

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Adam has been honing his craft as a professional photographer for nearly 20 years, after developing an interest in photography when he got his first Instamatic camera while growing up in Colorado. Adam's background as a former newspaper writer, editor and photojournalist combines with his experience as an actor and being a resident of Vermont, one of the most beautiful places on Earth, to produce

a unique photographic vision. Adam brings expertise in a wide variety of subject matter to any assignment, from fine-art landscapes to live theater performances, weddings and photojournalism.

Good morning and welcome to September — the start of meteorological fall! Soon we'll be enjoying a landscape resplendent...
09/01/2026

Good morning and welcome to September — the start of meteorological fall! Soon we'll be enjoying a landscape resplendent with colorful foliage, hoodie-weather nights, orchards brimming with apples, pumpkin spice everything, and so much more! I can't wait! In the meantime, though, we're still soaking up those last warm rays of summer sunshine. Along those lines, here's a quartet of images from this past Friday's delightful sunset over Lake Champlain as seen from Shelburne, Vermont. These images feature a southwestern aerial perspective on the lake and the Adirondacks; New York's Whiteface Mountain sporting a perfectly positioned ribbon of cloud so the high peak resembles a steaming volcano; a giant vertical panorama of the Adirondacks under a magnificent sky; and Vermont's Camels Hump looking stately towering above a field of tall corn and wearing a veil of pink-tinged twilight clouds. Be sure to click or tap on all the photos to view them at full size.

Friday's gorgeous sunset in northwestern Vermont's Champlain Valley had just about everything a landscape photographer c...
08/31/2026

Friday's gorgeous sunset in northwestern Vermont's Champlain Valley had just about everything a landscape photographer could want — except for a break in the clouds to the east to catch the rising full moon. Alas! But with a consolation prize this stupendous, it was hard to go away disappointed.

A tale of a moonrise in four acts — none of them featuring the moon! I headed out Saturday night to Charlotte, Vermont, ...
08/30/2026

A tale of a moonrise in four acts — none of them featuring the moon! I headed out Saturday night to Charlotte, Vermont, for a lineup to capture the 96% illuminated waning gibbous Sturgeon Moon rising behind Camels Hump, and although I did manage to capture those moments, I actually thought it would be fun to tell the story without the guest of honor. These are all long-exposure photos of the mountain in which the only illumination comes from the unseen lunar surface: prior to moonrise in the first two photos, and after the lunar disc has ascended out of the frame in the final two images. Just over half an hour elapsed between the first and fourth photo. Be sure to click or tap each image to view the photo at full size.

First, I want to give a huge, hearty THANK YOU to everyone who responded with such enthusiasm to the photo I shared Frid...
08/29/2026

First, I want to give a huge, hearty THANK YOU to everyone who responded with such enthusiasm to the photo I shared Friday morning of the almost entirely eclipsed moon over the legendary Whales Tails sculpture, "Reverence," in South Burlington, Vermont. I'm truly overwhelmed and humbled by your kind words, likes and shares. 🙏🙏🙏

Today I'm sticking with the eclipse but going in the more traditional direction: a single exposure through a telephoto lens from the deepest moment of the eclipse early Friday morning, when 96.2% of the lunar surface plunged into Earth's shadow. We faced uncertain prospects all day Thursday with thick clouds and doubt about when or if the skies might clear. Luckily in my corner of northwestern Vermont, the clouds almost entirely vanished by time the eclipse began just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday. The only things we had to contend with for the duration of the eclipse were thin, high, wispy clouds through which the moon had no trouble shining, even during the period of blood-red near-totality. In fact, the icy film high in the sky caught the bright sunlight from the non-eclipsed sliver of moon, giving the appearance of the diamond-ring effect just before and after totality in a solar eclipse.

For those interested in the tech specs, this is a 1-second exposure at 500mm, f/7.1, ISO 1000.

08/29/2026

Tonight’s sunset in northwestern Vermont had a very fall feeling to it, with a steady breeze, cool temperatures and low humidity. In other words, it was perfect! Make sure you tap the video to watch at full size and with your sound on.

What a night it turned out to be for a nearly total lunar eclipse over northwestern Vermont! Thick clouds and a troubles...
08/28/2026

What a night it turned out to be for a nearly total lunar eclipse over northwestern Vermont! Thick clouds and a troublesome forecast gave way to a star-speckled sky interrupted only periodically by high, thin, translucent wisps. The full Sturgeon Moon shined brightly until Earth passed between the Sun and Moon, plunging more than 96% of the lunar surface into shadow. Light refracting around the limbs of the Earth painted all but a tiny sliver of the Moon blood red — the cumulative effect of light from all our planet's sunrises and sunsets refracting simultaneously on our celestial neighbor.

I headed to artist Jim Sardonis's famous Whales Tails sculpture "Reverence" in South Burlington, where the moon would line up nicely throughout the eclipse. Shortly after midnight, when the eclipse reached its deepest phase, I took several long-exposure photographs as the dark red moon drifted over the black granite sculpture. This final image is a two-shot composite, blending separate images for "Reverence" and the eclipsed moon to ensure correct exposure, light and focus for each element of the overall scene. (Photographed alongside my friend Umesh.)

Amazingly enough, this was the second lunar eclipse this year to fall on the birthday of one of my parents! My mom's big day was Thursday, when the lunar eclipse began here in Vermont; in Colorado, where my folks live, the entire eclipse occurred on her birthday! My dad celebrated his birthday on the day of the lunar eclipse back in March. A truly fantastical celestial Silverman coincidence!

Skies cleared just in time for the start of the eclipse! Hoping they’ll stay clear until peak, at least, in 90 minutes.
08/28/2026

Skies cleared just in time for the start of the eclipse! Hoping they’ll stay clear until peak, at least, in 90 minutes.

08/28/2026

As predicted, clouds here in northwestern Vermont blocked any view of the rising full Sturgeon Moon, but there was enough clearing right before sunset that we were treated to delightful, soft colors over Lake Champlain and New York’s Adirondacks. I headed to Shelburne just in case the moon decided to show its face, and even though it didn’t, the location was a good one for sunset. Still hoping for cloud breaks later in time for the eclipse!

The 98.6% illuminated Sturgeon Moon ascends above the summit ridge of Vermont's Camels Hump a few minutes past sunset We...
08/27/2026

The 98.6% illuminated Sturgeon Moon ascends above the summit ridge of Vermont's Camels Hump a few minutes past sunset Wednesday, as seen from a bit over seven miles to the northwest in the town of Richmond. (Special thanks to the amazing couple who invited me onto their deck for this pristine perspective on the mountain!) On a flat horizon the moon would have risen at 7:07 p.m., but stand close enough to a big mountain, and you can delay the time of the moon's initial appearance.

August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac, "because the giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this part of summer." The almanac reports that other names include Flying Up Moon (Cree), referring to when young birds begin learning to fly; Corn Moon (Algonquin, Ojibwe), Harvest Moon (Dakota) and Ricing Moon (Anishinaabe), signifying this is the time of year to gather maturing crops; Black Cherries Moon (Assiniboine), marking the time chokecherries become ripe; and Mountain Shadows Moon (Tlingit) in the Pacific Northwest.

This year, the Sturgeon Moon features a near-total lunar eclipse, visible tonight across much of North America. More than 96% of the lunar surface will plunge into Earth's shadow, and the refracting sunlight will make the surface appear blood-red. Here in Vermont, the eclipse begins at 10:33 p.m. Thursday, reaches maximum at 12:12 a.m. Friday, and ends at about 1:52 a.m.

The moon becomes full — that is, when the lunar surface reaches 100% illumination — at 12:20 a.m. Friday, just after the deepest moment of the eclipse. The moon will look full to the naked eye when it rises Thursday and Friday evenings. If you have clear skies, be sure to get outside and take a look!

08/27/2026

Fabulous nearly full moonrise tonight over Vermont’s Camels Hump summit! Can’t wait to share photos with you Thursday morning!

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