About the photographer

Steven G. Smith is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Aspen, Colorado.

Smith has been a professional photographer for two and a half decades. He has spent the last eight years working as a freelance photographer for a wide variety of clients. Prior to starting his own business he had the honor to work as a staff photographer on several great publications including the Rocky Mountain News, The Commercial Appeal and The Albuquerque Tribune.

His photography is based in a desire to create and to communicate with visuals. He loves the challenges that a career in photography has brought. He had his first multimedia project published to CD over 17 years ago and continues to work in HD video and multimedia.

Smith believes strongly in giving back to the profession that has brought him so much satisfaction. When not photographing, he spends time teaching, judging photo contest, speaking engagements and mentoring aspiring photographers. He is committed to creating work that helps to improve the community in which he lives.

His photography and multimedia storytelling have been recognized by some of the worlds most prestigious contests, having received over 120 regional, national and international awards, including: The Pulitzer Prize (nominated 4 separate times, shared winner in 2003), Communication Arts, Pictures of the Year, The Best of Photojournalism, The Society of News Design, and The World Sports Foundation, etc.

His work has been published in some of the top publications and Web sites around the world. Examples including: Time magazine, U.S. News and World Report, Life magazine, Smithsonian magazine, New York Times magazine, MSNBC, GEO magazine, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest. For additional publication credits, please see the list below.

Smith's work has been shown in a variety of world-class museums and institutions, including: Smithsonian Institute, International Professional Photography Hall of Fame, the National Museum of Wildlife Art, the Science Museum, (South Kensington, London, England), and Kanagawa Prefecture, (Japan), etc. For a partial summary of additional shows, please see the list below.

Smith's stock photography is represented by Corbis, and Wild West Photos.

We would be honored to have the opportunity to discuss your photographic needs.
Please feel free to give us a call to discuss your ideas. Phone: 970 618 5584

"Over the years I have had the opportunity to work with so many interesting people. It is the people and the opportunity to create, that have made this career so rewarding.

To me, photography is not about awards or accolades, but it is about what you do with your passion to create, and the friendships you made along the way." – Steven G. Smith


Clients and Publications:
* American Photo magazine
* Blackstar, photo agency
* Corbis, photo agency
* Getty, photo agency
* Life magazine
* GEO magazine
* Time magazine
* Time.com
* MSNBC.com
* Animal Planet
* ABC News 20/20
* The Utne Reader, magazine
* ABC News Primetime
* Smithsonian magazine
* New York Times magazine
* U.S. News and World Report
* Pictures of the Year The Best of Photojournalism"ќ
* Ogilvy & Mather, ad agency, NY
* Game Face, honoring women athletes
* Photojournalism: The Professionals Approach
* The Millennium Project
* Associated Press
* Sigma, photo agency
* Stern magazine (Germany)
* Redbook magazine
* Women's Day magazine
* Ladies Home Journal
* Parents magazine
* Oh Idaho (Idaho State magazine)
* The Wolf Fund
* Mazda Motor Cars of Japan
* McGraw Hill Publishing
* Family Circle magazine
* Love, a Celebration of Humanity
* Random House, Publishers
* Shots magazine
* Los Alamos National Laboratory
* World Sports Foundation, Sasakawa Sports Foundation
* Risk & Insurance magazine
* Fairchild Publications
* Backpacker magazine
* Capture the Moment, Pulitzer Prize Photographs
* KFC Chicken Corporation
* Norwalk Furniture Corporation
* Avon
* William Morrow Publishing
* Allyn & Bacon, publishers
* Men's Journal
* European Press Agency
* News Photographer magazine
* The Best of News Design, SND Annual
* Australian Picture Library
* Reader's Digest magazine
* Salestools Marketing (Germany)
* Wind River embedded software
* What's Missing, Rena Pederson (author portrait)
* Picture Press, photo agency (Germany)
* AIG, Insurance
* Photo Life magazine
* USA Today
* Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org
* Newseum, The Interactive Museum of News
* Art of the West magazine
* Harper Collins publisher
* America 24/7, Montana 24/7, Wyoming 24/7
* First Interstate Bank, annual report
* FMC Industrial Chemicals
* ESPN The Magazine
* Communication Arts, Photography Annual
* Wyoming Travel & Tourism
* Mercury Advertising
* Barnhart Adverting
* Bon Mot Communications, advertising agency
* dgs Marketing Engineers, advertising agency
* Iron Creek Energy Group
* Constellation Energy
* American Indian magazine
* Southwest Art magazine
* National Geographic
* The National Endowment for the Arts

Exhibition record includes:
* The Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.
* Grand Central Station, New York City
* Science Museum, South Kensington, London England
* The International Professional Photography Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City
* The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Florida
* The National Press Club, Washington D.C.
* Photo Plus Expo, New York City
* RIT Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester
* Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, CA
* Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
* Osaka Prefecture, Osaka World Trade Center, Japan
* Setagaya Museum, Tokyo Japan
* Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
* Hokkaido Photo Museum, Japan
* Royal Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
* Queensland College of Art, Brisbane
* Durban Center for Photography, Durban, South Africa
* The Museum of Texas Tech.
* Pacific Union College
* Photo Market Association National Convention, Las Vegas, London, & Toronto
* The Flying Short Course Photography seminars
* Union Station, Kansas City, Missouri
* Chicago Historical Society
* Washington and Lee, Lexington, Kentucky
* Washington State History Museum, Tacoma, Washington
* The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California
* Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri
* Colorado Historical Society, Denver, Colorado
* North Carolina State University
* Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
* University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
* The Women's Museum, Dallas, Texas
* NCAA Hall of Champions, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts
* Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, Illinois
* World Financial Center, New York, New York
* Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California
* Brisbane, QLD Australia; Queensland College of Art
* Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia
* Sydney Opera House, Australia
* American Express Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand
* Photo Fusion, Del Ray Beach, Florida
* New York City, Photo Plus Expo East, Jacob Javits Center
* Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographsќ traveling exhibition
* Pictures of the Yearќ traveling exhibition
* Etc