Brian Smith Pictures

Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith is the luckiest guy on the planet. He’s told Bill Gates exactly what to do for an entire hour, dined with the President and of their closest friends, appeared on The X Factor, had an exhibit at the Library of Congress, had cupcakes with Anne Hathaway, gotten drunk with George Clooney and married the most beautiful woman he ever laid eyes on… For the past 30 years, his iconic portraits of famous celebrities, athletes and executives have appeared in advertising and have graced the covers and pages of hundreds of magazines including Time, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Forbes, New York Times Magazine and British GQ and for clients including Sony, Nabisco, Kraft and WWE. Smith’s book ‘Art & Soul: Stars Unite to Celebrate and Support the Arts’ photographed in partnership with The Creative Coalition and Sony, pairs Smith’s iconic portraits of celebrities from film, television, stage and music with their personal messages about the importance of funding the arts. His second book ‘Secrets of Great Portrait Photography: Photographs of the Famous and Infamous’ will be published by New Riders in the fall of 2012. His work has been exhibited at the Library of Congress, Aperture Gallery, Chelsea Art Museum and the W Los Angeles.