Brian Smith

• Name — Brian Smith • Birthplace — Ames, Iowa, US • Field — Photography • Training — University of Missouri • Father — Gerald W. Smith • Awards — Pulitzer Prize Pictures of the Year International • Website — www.briansmith.com

Born in Ames, Iowa, Smith got his start in photography in high school as a stringer for the Ames Tribune. He received his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. As a 20-year-old student there, his first magazine photograph was published in Life magazine, showing the New York Yankees manager Billy Martin crying at the funeral of his player Thurman Munson.

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 the Newsweek Commemorative issue. The book Art & Soul features Smith's portraits of celebrities accompanied by personal testimonials from each artist expressing their support for the importance of the arts in their lives. Smith is President of Editorial Photographers (EP), a photography trade organization of magazine photographers and photojournalists from around the world. He has lectured students on the Business of Editorial Photography at Brooks Institute of Photography, Ohio University, Hallmark Institute and the Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale Art Institutes. His television appearances include guest appearances on The X Factor and Fine Living Network Smith has been featured in the Photo District News Portraiture Issue, the Communication Arts Photography Annual, and Pop Photo.

He lives in Miami Beach, Florida, with his wife Fazia Ali, a fashion stylist. He is the son of Gerald W. Smith, author of the textbook Engineering Economy: Analysis of Capital Expenditures, emeritus Professor at Iowa State University in Ames.