Brian Smith (photographer)

Brian Smith (photographer)

Infobox Artist
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birthdate = July 16, 1959
location = Ames, Iowa, United States
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nationality = American (United States)
field = Photography
training = University of Missouri
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influenced by = George Hurrell, Irving Penn and Albert Watson
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awards = Pulitzer Prize, World Press Photo, Communication Arts, Pictures of the Year

Brian Smith (born July 16, 1959 in Ames, Iowa) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer best known for his celebrity portrait photography.

Early Life and Education

Born in Ames, Iowa, he got his start in photography while a high school swimmer photographing swimming and other sports as a stringer for the Ames Daily Tribune. As a 20-year-old journalism student at the University of Missouri [ [http://journalism.missouri.edu/alumni/brian-smith-81.html] Missouri Journalism Alumni] in Columbia, Missouri his first magazine photograph was published in LIFE Magazine showing New York Yankees' manager Billy Martin crying at Thurman Munson’s funeral.

Recognition and Awards

Brian Smith won the Pulitzer Prize for his photographs of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games while a photographer for the "Orange County Register". In 1988, he was again a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his photographs of Haiti in Turmoil for the "Miami Herald". His photograph of Greg Louganis hitting his head on the diving board at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games won top awards from World Press Photo, the Pictures of the Year and was selected by Photo District News as one of the "Greatest Sports Photos 1980-2000" [ [http://www.pdngallery.com/20years/sports/20_brian_smith.html] Photo District News 20th Anniversary Issue] . He has been featured on the cover of the Photo District News' Portraiture Issue, the Communication Arts Photography Annual, Pop Photo and After/Capture Magazine [ [http://www.aftercapture.com/print-archives/292/years-of-being-a-photographer-of-elite-athletes-celebrities] After/Capture Magazine] . Smith was twice named as one of American Photo magazine's "New Faces in Photography".

Career

Brian Smith's portraits of celebrities, athletes and business executives have appeared on the covers of magazines including his photograph of Pope John Paul II which was featured on the cover of "Newsweek" in 2005. [ [http://atmizzou.missouri.edu/may05/briansmith.htm] Journalism Graduate Lands Cover of Newsweek] His advertising clients include "Knopf", "Kraft", "Nabisco", "TNT", and "NBC".

Organizations

Brian Smith is President of Editorial Photographers (EP) [ [http://www.editorialphoto.com/resources/asmp_qa.asp] Editorial Photographers] , a photography trade organization of 2,000 magazine photographers and photojournalists from around the world.

Teaching and Public Speaking

Smith has taught and lectured on Magazine Celebrity Photography at Trade Shows including PhotoPlus Expo in New York and WPPI in Las Vegas. He has lectured students on the Business of Editorial Photography at Brooks Institute of Photography, Ohio University, Hallmark Institute [ [http://hallmark.edu/events/] Brian Smith Speaks at Hallmark Institute of Photography] and the Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale Art Institutes. His television appearances include Fine Living Channel's "Me vs. Me"." [ [http://www.fineliving.com/fine/me_vs_me/episode/0,2760,FINE_27977_46817,00.html] Fine Living Channel's "Me vs. Me"]

Personal

He lives in Miami Beach, Florida, United States with his wife, fashion stylist Fazia Ali. He is the son of Iowa State University Industrial Engineering professor-emeritus Gerald W. Smith [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_W._Smith] Gerald W. Smith] , author of "Engineering Economy: Analysis of Capital Expenditures."

References

External links

* [http://www.briansmithmiami.com Brian Smith Miami]
* [http://www.briansmithphoto.com Brian Smith Photo]
* [http://www.briansmithmiami.com/pages/1/BIOGRAPHY/BIOGRAPHY/ Brian Smith Biography]
* [http://briansmithphoto.blogspot.com/ Brian Smith Photo News]
* [http://www.editorialphoto.com Editorial Photographers]
* [http://www.editorialphoto.com/resources/asmp_qa.asp Photography Speaker]
* [http://www.aftercapture.com/print-archives/292/years-of-being-a-photographer-of-elite-athletes-celebrities After Capture Magazine]
* [http://journalism.missouri.edu/alumni/brian-smith-81.html Missouri Journalism Alumni]
* [http://atmizzou.missouri.edu/may05/briansmith.htm Mizzou Alumni News]


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