UPCOMING APPEARANCES:

AVC EXPO 2024: Chasing the Light: Miami March 2-3, 2024

SPEAKING APPEARANCES:

IMAGING USA 2022 / National Harbor, MD / January 2022
KANDO TRIP 3.0 / Sunriver, Oregon / August 2019
DEPTH OF FIELD / Portrait Psychology / New York / February 2019
IMAGING USA / Portraits of the Famous and Infamous / Atlanta / January 2019
OPTIC 2018 / Street & Travel Photography / New York / June 2018
KANDO TRIP 2.0 / Location Portrait Lighting / Monterey, California / May 2018
CTPPA / Portraits of the Famous and Infamous / Windsor, Connecticut / March 2018
GPP PHOTO WEEK / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / Dubai / February 2018
HIPA / Editorial Photography: From Pulitzer to Portraiture / Dubai / February 2018
SONY a7R III Studio Portrait Photography LiveStream / January 2018
PHOTOPLUS EXPO 2017 / Iconic Portrait Lighting / New York / October 2017
SONY SQUARE NYC / Personalizing Your Sony a7 Camera Settings / NYC / July 2017
UNIQUE PHOTO / Sony a9 Launch Event / Fairfield, NJ / June 2017
PEP ASIA 2017 / Mumbai, India / April 2017
SONY A9 CAMERA LAUNCH / New York / April 2017
PROFOTO+SONY LAUNCH EVENT / Toronto / February 2017
WPPI 2017 / Las Vegas / February 2017
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / Portrait Photography Master Class / NYC / October 2016
SPPQ CONFERENCE / Montreal, Canada / October 2016
SONY SQUARE NYC / Street Photography Photo Walk / September 2016
OPTIC 2016 / NYC / June 2016
PHOTOCON LA / Los Angeles / May 2016
PALM BEACH PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTRE / Pulitzer Backstories / Palm Beach / May 2016
WPPI / Las Vegas / March 2016
GULF PHOTO PLUS / Secrets of Great Portraits / Dubai / February 2016
FOTOFUSION / Secrets of Great Portraits / Palm Beach / January 2016
CES 2016 / Las Vegas / January 2016
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / October 2015
PIX 2015 / Seattle / October 2015
PHOTOSHOP WORLD / Las Vegas / August 2015
SONY A7R II CAMERA LAUNCH / Unique Photo / August 2015
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI / School of Journalism Commencement Speaker / May 2015
ADOBE PHOTOJAM / Miami / May 2015
ASMP South Florida / Miami / Portrait Psychology / April 2015
BEST BUY / Atlanta / April 2015
WPPI / Las Vegas / March 2015
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW / Las Vegas / January 2015
PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ASIA CONFERENCE / Hong Kong / January 2015
SONY HONG KONG / January 2015
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Portraits on Location / October 2014
ADOBE MAX CONFERENCE / Los Angeles / October 2014
DP REVIEW LIVE / Big Sensor, Small Camera / October 2014
CREATIVE LIVE / Commercial Portrait Lighting / September 2014
PHOTOSHOP WORLD / Las Vegas / September 2014
SONY A7 DAY / B&H PHOTO / New York / August 2014
EXPOSURE SHOW / Toronto / May 2014
PDN 30 PANEL / Palm Springs Photo Festival / May 2014
PHOTOSHOP WORLD / Atlanta / One Light. Endless Possibilities. / April 2014
ASMP-MSP / Minneapolis / Future of Editorial Photography / April 2014
NATIONAL CAMERA / Minneapolis / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / April 2014
PROCAM / Livonia, Michigan / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / April 2014
B&H PHOTO / SONY A7R LIVECAST / March 2014
PHOTO PRO EXPO / Covington, Kentucky / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / February 2014
MIKE’S CAMERA / Denver / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / February 2014
MIKE’S CAMERA / East Bay, California / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / February 2014
CES / Las Vegas / Sony Press Conference / January 2014
IMAGING USA / Phoenix / Secrets of Great Portrait Lighting / January 2014
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Editorial Photography: Pulitzer to Portraiture / October 2013
B&H Photo / New York / Location Portrait Photography / October 2013
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY / Editorial Photography: Pulitzer to Portraiture / September 2013
PHOTOSHOP WORLD / Las Vegas / Personal Photography Projects to Profit / September 2013
PHOTOSHOP WORLD / Las Vegas / Conceptual Portrait Photography / September 2013
Museum of Photographic Arts / San Diego / Editorial Photography: Pulitzer to Portraiture / August 2013
CALUMET PHOTO / San Diego / Location Portrait Photography / August 2013
KELBY TV / The Grid / Episode 107 / July 2013
SNAP! / Orlando / Secrets of Great Portrait Lighting / May 2013
B&H PHOTO / New York / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / April 2013
PDN 30 / Santa Monica College / Los Angeles / April 2013
California State University Long Beach / Survival Guide to Editorial Photography / April 2013
PDN 30 / School of Visual Arts / New York / April 2013
OHIO UNIVERSITY VISCOM DAY / Athens, Ohio / Pulitzer to Portraiture / March 2013
WPPI / Las Vegas / Secrets of Great Portrait Lighting / March 2013
SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK / Miami / Instagram Tips and Tricks from a Pro / February 2013
IMAGING USA / Atlanta / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / January 2013
MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL / Miami /Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / November 2012
SOUTH FLORIDA CAMERA CLUB / Art Serve / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / November 2012
APPLE STORE SOHO / New York / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / October 2012
EXPOSURE PHOTO EXPO / Toronto / Keynote Speaker / October 2012
APA/EP ADVOCACY DAY / SVA New York / A Survival Guide to Editorial Photography Licensing / Oct 2012
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Secrets of Great Portrait Lighting sponsored by Sony / October 2012
PHOTOSHOP WORLD / Las Vegas / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / September 2012
LUMINANCE CONFERENCE / New York / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / September 2012
WPPI / Las Vegas / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography – sponsored by Sony / February 2012
ASMP MOUNTAIN WEST / Boise / The Future of Editorial Photography / January 2012
ASMP SOUTH FLORIDA / Miami / Profiting From Personal Photography Projects / November 2011
ESTUDIO BRASIL 2011 / Sao Paulo, Brazil / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / November 2011
SONY DIGITAL DAYS / Unique Photo – New Jersey / Keynote Speaker / October 2011
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / October 2011
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY / San Francisco / Future of Editorial Photography / October 2011
PPGBA / San Francisco / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / July 2011
SNAP! ORLANDO / Orlando, Florida / Advocacy for the Arts / May 2011
ADORAMA / New York / The Environmental Portrait / April 2011
PALM SPRINGS PHOTO FESTIVAL / Palm Springs / PDN 30 / March 2011
SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EDUCATORS / Atlanta / Saving the Arts through Photography / March 2011
WPPI / Las Vegas / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / February 2011
ASMP OHIO VALLEY / Cincinnati / The Future of Editorial Photography / January 2011
WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL / San Francisco / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / Nov 2010
NYC FOTOWORKS / New York / The Details of Fashion Photography / October 2010
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / October 2010
EMERGE PHOTOGRAPHY SYMPOSIUM / Miami / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / Sept 2010
ADORAMA / New York / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / July 2010
RITZ UNIVERSITY / Dallas / Celebrity Portrait Photography + Location Portrait Photography / May 2010
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS / New York / PDN 30 / April 2010
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY / Provo, Utah / Future of Magazine Photography / January 2010
APA APPLE IMAGE MAKERS LECTURE SERIES / New York / Advocacy for the Arts / August 2009
B&H PHOTO / New York / The Celebrity Portrait / July 2009
ASMP / New England / Future of Editorial Photography / May 2009
ASMP / Philadelphia / Future of Editorial Photography / April 2009
HALLMARK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY / The Art & Commerce of Editorial Photography / May 2008
B&H PHOTO / New York / The Art & Commerce of Magazine Photography / May 2008
ASMP MICHIGAN / Lansing, Michigan / The Art & Commerce of Editorial Photography / October 2007
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS / New York / Magazine Celebrity Portraiture / October 2007
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Leading Photo Associations Tackle Key Issues / October 2007
SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS / New York / The Art & Commerce of Editorial Photography / October 2007
ASMP SOUTH FLORIDA / Miami / The Art & Commerce of Editorial Photography / September 2007
ASMP DC / Washington DC / The Art & Commerce of Editorial Photography / September 2007
POP PHOTO DIGITAL DAYS / Miami, Florida / Keynote Speaker / April 2007
NPPA FLYING SHORT COURSE / Anaheim / The Art & Commerce of Magazine Photography / Oct 2006
OHIO UNIVERSITY / Athens, Ohio / The Art & Commerce of Editorial Photography / January 2006
ATLANTA PHOTOJOURNALISM SEMINAR / Atlanta / Business Practices in Photography / December 2004
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / War on Photography II / October 2004
NPPA NORTHERN SHORT COURSE / Jersey City, NJ / Editorial Photography / March 2003
Click here for a list of talks by Brian Smith

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS:

KANDO TRIP 2.0 / Location Portrait Lighting / Monterey, California / May 2018
GPP PHOTO WEEK / Studio Portrait Photography + Location Portrait Photography / February 2018
PALM SPRINGS PHOTO FESTIVAL / Studio Portrait Lighting + Location Portrait Lighting / May 2014
APA PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING sponsored by Sony / New York / December 2013
APA PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING sponsored by Sony / Denver / September 2013
APA PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING sponsored by Sony / Miami / November 2012
APA PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING sponsored by Sony / Rochester, NY / October 2012
APA PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING sponsored by Sony / Seattle / September 2012
APA PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING sponsored by Sony / New York / November 2011
APA PHOTO ASSISTANT BASIC TRAINING sponsored by Sony / San Francisco / October 2011
APERTURE PHOTO CAMP sponsored by Sony / Los Angeles / April 2011
APERTURE PHOTO CAMP sponsored by Sony / New York / April 2011

PHOTOGRAPHY TRADE SHOWS:

IMAGING USA / Atlanta / January 2019
THE PORTRAIT MASTERS / Phoenix / September 2018
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / October 2017
WPPI / Las Vegas / March 2015
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Sony Featured Speaker / October 2014
WPPI / Las Vegas / Sony Featured Speaker / March 2014
IMAGING USA / Phoenix / Sony Featured Speaker / January 2014
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Sony Featured Speaker / October 2013
WPPI EXPO / Las Vegas / Sony Featured Speaker / March 2013
IMAGING USA EXPO / Atlanta / Sony Featured Speaker / January 2013
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Sony Featured Speaker / October 2012
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / LowePro Featured Speaker / October 2012
WPPI / Las Vegas / Sony Featured Speaker / February 2012
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Sony Featured Speaker / October 2011
WPPI / Las Vegas / Sony Featured Speaker / February 2011
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Sony Featured Speaker / October 2010
WPPI / Las Vegas / Sony Featured Speaker / March 2010
PMA / Anaheim, California / Sony Featured Speaker February 2010
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Sony Featured Speaker / October 2009
WPPI / Las Vegas / Sony Featured Speaker / March 2009
PMA / Las Vegas / Sony Featured Speaker / February 2009
PHOTOPLUS EXPO / New York / Sony Featured Speaker / October 2008
WPPI / Las Vegas / Sony Featured Speaker / March 2008

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS:

THE BASS MUSEUM OF ART / Miami Beach / Nam June Paik: The Miami Years / October 2023 – August 2024
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY / New York / October 2013
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / Washington, DC / Art & Soul / May 2010
APERTURE GALLERY / New York / Legends of Burlesque / October 2009
CHELSEA ART MUSEUM / New York / The Defining Moment: Sony Artisans of Imagery / October 2011
SNAP! ORLANDO / Orlando, Florida / Art & Soul / May 2011
W LOS ANGELES / Westwood / Art & Soul / November 2011
STEPHEN WEISS GALLERY / New York / Sony Artisans of Imagery / October 2010
SETH JASON BEITLER FINE ARTS / Miami / Film Meets Art / December 2008
JORGE HULIAN GALLERY / Miami / Miami Visual Collective / July 2012
BOOKS & BOOKS / Coral Gables / Portraits of the Famous and Infamous / November 2012
THE MARQUESA / Key West / Art & Soul / December 2012

TELEVISION APPEARANCES:

THE X FACTOR USA / FOX / One of Ten Voted Off / October 2011
FINE LIVING NETWORK / Me vs. Me / Sports Photography / February 2007
ISRAEL CHANNEL ONE / July 2010

BOOK SIGNINGS:

SONY STORE / Century City / ART & SOUL VIP BOOK LAUNCH / November 2, 2011
SONY STORE / New York / ART & SOUL VIP BOOK LAUNCH / October 25, 2011
BOOKS & BOOKS / Coral Gables, Florida / ART & SOUL BOOK SIGNING / October 20, 2011

PHOTOTOGRAPHY JUROR:

NPPA BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM 2013
NPPA BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM 2012
BLURB PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK NOW 2010

WEBINARS/PODCASTS:

B&H PHOTO / Location Portrait Photography / October 2013
B&H PHOTO / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / April 2013
KELBY TV / The Grid – Episode 107 / July 2013
PEACHPIT PHOTO CLUB WEBINAR / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / January 2013
APPLE PODCAST / Meet the Author: Brian Smith / October 2012
PHOTOSHELTER/ X-RITE WEBINAR / Secrets of Great Portrait Photography / October 2012
SONY/X-RITE WEBINAR / Setting the Mood and Creating the Look / August 2012