Brian Smith

Miami photographer Brian Smith is the luckiest guy on the planet. He won a Pulitzer Prize at 25, he's told Bill Gates exactly what to do for an entire hour, appeared on The X Factor, exhibited at the Library of Congress, dined with the President and 3,000 of their closest friends, shared cupcakes with Anne Hathaway, gotten drunk with George Clooney and married the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on...

Irving Penn at the Getty Museum

There’s a fabulous exhibit of Irving Penn’s portrait photography of workers with the tools of their trade in the The Small Trades exhibit at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles though January 10, 2010. Initially created in 1950 and 1951 in London, New York, and Paris, The Small Trades photography exhibition consists of 252 portrait […]

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Cool Gear: What’s in the Bag

I’m traveling lighter than normal on a trip to Nepal and India with all my gear packed in a small backpack. Here’s what’s in the bag: Sony a900 Camera Sony Zeiss 24-70/2.8 lens Sony Zeiss 85/1.4 lens Sony Zeiss 135/1.8 lens Sony HVL-F58AM Flash Sony NP-FM500H Batteries 13″ Apple MacBook Pro 500gb LaCie Rugged Hard

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APA|NY – Image Makers Lecture Series at the Soho Apple Store

APA|NY Image Makers Lecture Series Featuring: Brian Smith: Advocacy for the Arts SoHo Apple Theater, 103 Prince St at Mercer Wednesday, August 12, 2009 6:30-8PM Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith will speak about his latest project, ‘Art & Soul’shot in partnership with The Creative Coalition and Sony. The project features Smith’s portraits of celebrities along

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Drinking with a Mad Man

My thanks to the highly entertaining Vincent Kartheiser of ‘Mad Men’ for a great portrait photography shoot today for Draft magazine. We had a lot of fun with the highly entertaining actor from one of my favorite shows. Cheers to another great season from Pete Campbell! Big Thanks to Editor Erika Reitz, Art Director Kevin

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The Celebrity Portrait: 15 Minutes With Fame

THE CELEBRITY PORTRAIT: 15 MINUTES WITH FAME with Sony Artisan of Imagery Brian Smith When: 3-5pm, July 7, 2009 Location: B&H Photo, 420 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001 Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith has been photographing with the famous and infamous faces of celebrities for the past two decades. Smith will share his favorite

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