Meet The Ranger

Adam Bernard, “The Ranger” is a photographer of the land, scenery and human spirit. In Bernard’s photography, you will witness brilliant images as seen from his eyes to the light that is drawn on paper.

Bernard is an alumnus the University of Akron (BFA) and St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. in Akron, Ohio. He is based in Medina, Ohio. Professionally, Bernard worked as a news photographer for nearly a decade at Sun Newspapers, Cleveland, Ohio, and the Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio and taught photography at the University of Akron.

Bernard has received numerous Awards and Honors over the years, most notably two Individual Artist Fellowships by the Ohio Arts Council in 1995 and 1997. The bodies of work recognized for these honors where Situational Experiences in Teen Culture and Boxers of Akron.

“Project Belvedere” is Bernard’s ongoing photographic mission. Photographs from this body of work have been recognized for selection in exhibitions by jurors who are experts in the art of photography including Rebecca Cummins, Ph.D., Julia Dolan, Ph.D., Eric Paddock, Scott Stulen, Edith A. Tonelli, Ph.D. and many others. He participated in the Midwest Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL. in 2002. At the 2016 PhotoMidwest Festival Biennial Exhibitions in Madison, Wisconsin well-known Photographer Larry Fink awarded Bernard “Runner-up Best of Show” and most recently in 2020 renowned Photojournalist Peter Turnley awarded him with an “Honorable Mention”.

In the spring of 2018 Bernard was featured in the news story State of the Arts: Framing Akron Neighborhood by Neighborhood, by Mark Arehart on the NPR affiliate radio station 89.7 WKSU.

The Massillon Museum opened Bernard’s exhibition Town & County Featuring Route 42 in July, 2020. In collaboration with Bernard, fellow colleague from Sun News, Fr. Greg Olszewski authored poetic narratives that accompanied his color photographs for this exhibit.

Bernard participated in the “Midwest Photographers Project” at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College; Chicago, IL. He exhibits his work nationally and internationally.