Anna Adamson

Minneapolis-based journalist

photography

photo essay Dec. 2025

‘I’m not going. This is my home’: An Afghan family builds a new life in Minnesota amid rising uncertainty

By Anna Adamson

Dec. 10, 2025

Sicily and Morocco

In 2025, Anna spent her summer in Siracusa, Sicily studying migration. She traveled to Morocco after.

Italy —Sicily in particular— is a major hotspot for Europe’s migration crisis, serving as a primary entry point from North Africa for asylum seekers and migrants crossing the Mediterranean

other photography 2025

Minneapolis community members rally in support of Afghan & Somali immigrants

Dec. 8, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Dozens of community members gather outside the Afghan Cultural Society on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 in Minneapolis’ Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

Members of the MN Free Palestine Coalition organized the rally following the Trump Administration’s threats of deporting Afghan and Somali immigrants. (Anna Adamson)

Election night 2025: Omar Fateh for Minneapolis Mayor

Nov. 4, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minn.

From left to right: Fardowsa Ibrahim, Shukri Muhumed and Barwaaquo Hussen supporting Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor. “We just want to support somebody that looks like us, especially as refugees who came to the United States at a very young age,” says Muhumed, who is Somali-American. (Anna Adamson)

“We just want to support somebody that looks like us,”

  • Ward 6 council member Jamal Osman greets Fateh supporters. (Anna Adamson)
  • Blue tape covers “DFL” on some campaign signs at the Fateh election night party. Fateh’s campaign was previously fined for violating the Campaign Practices Act when it distributed yard signs with the endorsement emblem, following the DFL’s revocation of its endorsement. (Anna Adamson)
  • Ayan Abdinur (center) holding Sarah Larsson’s (left) three-month-old baby at the Fateh election party. The women worked together at the Somali Museum in Minneapolis. “It’s baby’s first election night,” Larsson says. (Anna Adamson)
Sen. Omar Fateh speaks at his election night party. (Anna Adamson)

Girls high school hockey

Steve Mechelke cheering on his players after a goal at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis, Minn. on Oct. 18, 2025. Mechelke has coached for the girls’ off season Premier Prep league for three years and during the winter, he coaches the girls’ varsity hockey team at Farmington High School— where he’s been for over a decade. (Anna Adamson)
Forward Alice Howard (#13) of Orno class of 2028, skates up the ice at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis, Minn. on Oct. 18, 2025. (Anna Adamson)
Katherine Johnshoy (#8) and her teammate Addisyn Stevens (#9) are both class of 2028 from Shakopee. The girls led the team to their third win of the off-season league, with a final score of 5-2 at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis, Minn. on Oct. 18, 2025. (Anna Adamson)
Scott Kronebusch —or “Kroney” as his players call him— coaching an off-season girls’ hockey league, Premier Prep league during halftime at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis, Minn. on Oct. 18, 2025. This year marks Kronebusch’s first season with the Premier Prep league, during the winter he coaches the girls’ varsity hockey team at Farmington High School. “The playing is one thing, but just coaching good kids who are having fun is really the best part.” (Anna Adamson)

South by Southwest for Radio K (Austin, Texas)

After dealing with technical difficulties at her show the night before, Icelandic artist Sunna Margrét delivers a stunning performance at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2025. (Anna Adamson/Radio K)
Margrét playing her bass at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2025. (Anna Adamson/Radio K)
Twin sisters Jenaya and Anisha, better known as “Surely Shirley” performing their 60s-inspired songs at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 12, 2025. (Anna Adamson/Radio K)
Silje Espevik, Norwegian artist known as “Yndling”, whose music is frequently played on Radio K, performs at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 12, 2025. (Anna Adamson/RadioK)