Carter Smith
Carter B Smith is a widely published and talented photographer. His work has appeared in magazines such as Technikart, The New York Times, T Magazine, The Unlimited Magazine, Vaga, Spin, BlackBook, 28th Street, de Fisch, Untitled Magazine, Architect Magazine, Kult, as well as numerous albums including Saul Williams, Bush, 311, The Roots, Eastern Conference Champions, Biohazard, Peter DiStephano and more.
He has photographed numerous music artists, including Joy Formidable, Purity Ring, Blondfire, DJ Richie Hawtin, Eastern Conference Champions, The Tender Trio, Shooter Jennings, The Virgins, Snoop Dog, Mary J. Blige, Lou Reed, Martin Luther, Iggy Pop, Joseph Arthur, Camp Freddy, Milla Jovovich, Chuck D, Common, Stone temple Pilots, The Dandy Warhols, Duncan Sheik to name a few.
Carter B Smith has exhibited his work in galleries internationally. He has published two books, “It Takes a Nation” (2006) with a forward by Barack Obama and “Phonebook”, the first all mobile phone picture and text message book (2011).
Advertising clients include Puma, Armani Exchange featuring Wycleff Jean, Filthmart Jeans and print- ads for New York stores such as What Comes Around Goes Around, Sophomore, Payne, Studio 109, Hedra Prue to name a few.
Carter B Smith is also one of today’s most relevant directors in New York City. He has directed music videos for many of today’s leading artists, including All Them Witches, Mizgin, Shooter Jennings, JustLive, Rene Lopez, Akira the Don, Eastern Conference Champions, Counter Clockwise, Jane’s Addiction, Bush, 311, Fishbone, Stone Temple Pilots, Wycleff Jean, NERD, Puya, Buckcherry, Monstermagnet and various members of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Carter B Smith has directed two feature length films, Three Days (2004) starring Jane’s Addiction and Cinque Lee, and Love Rome (2002) starring Dean Winters, Drea DeMatteo and Angela Bettis and Enlarged to Show Detail (2001) starring 311. He is the creator and director for Fox /Fuel’s television series, Skate Maps, as well as Aperture Magazine’s television show called Aperture.
As a videographer Carter B Smith shot the Last Party 2000, a political documentary, directed by Donovan Leitch, starring Phillip Seymore Hoffman, American Hot-Rod, a documentary for Hot-Rod Magazine’s Power Tour, and the Hamptons Project, directed by two-time Academy Award winner, Barbara Kopple. Carter B Smith was also the associate producer and videographer for Midnight in Cuba, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival.