The full Sugar Moon rising behind Camel’s Hump. Fiery sunsets lighting up Lake Champlain. Fall foliage engulfing Smugglers’ Notch. From behind his camera lens, photographer and Colchester resident Adam Silverman has captured all these picturesque scenes and more.
Silverman was drawn to photography from a young age. He moved to Vermont in 2000 to work as a reporter, and later editor, at the Burlington Free Press. After 18 years in journalism, he became the public information officer for the Vermont State Police. Through it all, he has kept his camera close by.
About 11 years ago, Silverman started a website that features his striking fine-art scenic landscape photos of Vermont. He shares the images and drone footage on social media and has amassed more than 42,000 followers. Silverman loves reading everyone’s comments, but he said he’d be taking photos whether he had an audience or not.
In the latest episode of “Stuck in Vermont,” Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger met Silverman at the Burlington waterfront. They walked across frozen Lake Champlain to the Burlington Breakwater North Lighthouse, where Silverman photographed the sun setting behind the Adirondacks.
Sollberger spoke about filming the episode.
Why did you focus on this photographer?
I’ve been a fan of Silverman’s photos for years. They are so eye-catching and otherworldly — I always slow down when his images appear in my social media feed. Lake Champlain is frozen over for the first time since 2019, and Silverman has been posting tons of stunning photos from the ice. I wanted to learn more about how he captures these fleeting moments, so I asked to document one of his trips.
It looked cold.
The temperature was 26 degrees, but it felt much colder due to the windchill. The lighthouse was only about half a mile from shore, but the wind made conversation difficult. Silverman wore heated gloves with touch-screen capability, which allowed him to operate his camera. He goes out in all sorts of weather, so this outing was perfectly representative.
Were there many people on the ice?
There were paths worn into the snow from the Burlington waterfront to the breakwater. Despite the cold temps, dozens of people were exploring the area. Standing on the ice, looking back at Burlington from an unusual perspective, is such a treat.
How does Silverman juggle his photo side hustle with a full-time job?
You have to be a bit obsessed to produce this much high-caliber content. As Silverman joked, “Most of my photography is based on FOMO” — fear of missing out. He spends 15 to 30 hours per week capturing these images, editing them and posting them online. His wife, Kristin, helps manage his photo business and designs and ships his annual calendar, for which fans vote online to choose the images. The Silvermans sold almost 1,000 calendars for 2026. And Adam will continue to brave the elements, capturing our state from its best angles.
The original print version of this article was headlined “Picture Perfect | Landscape photographer Adam Silverman captures Vermont at its best”
This article appears in March 11 • 2026.
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