Brian Smith

His photograph of Greg Louganis hitting his head on the diving board at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games won first prize in the Sports category of the 1988 World Press Photo and was featured in Photo District News as a memorable sports photograph.

Smith was a member of The Orange County Register photography staff that won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography recognizing its coverage of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. In 1988 he and Carol Guzy were finalists for their photographs of Haiti in turmoil, published by The Miami Herald.

Born in Ames, Iowa, Smith got his start in photography in high school (class of 1981) 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.

Brian Smith (born July 16, 1959) is an American portrait photographer and photojournalist. He may be known best for portraits of actors, business leaders, politicians, and athletes that are at once stylish and telling.