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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.
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]
Australian photographer Adam Pretty, age 47, has been part of that team for almost every Olympics since 2000 (he only missed Vancouver in 2010)
