Rodney Smith Photographs

In the tradition of Richard Avedon and Irving Penn, Rodney Smith has a signature, timeless style. This dazzling collection, now in paperback and with a framable print, celebrates 50 years of Smiths photography. Rodney Smith bridges the gap between commercial photography and art, between the real world we live in and the artists world of the imagination. His imagessilhouettes and skylines, a man in a hat, elegant women in lush gardensare by now familiar to us. Rodney Smith Photographs presents the man behind the photographs. A selection of pictures spanning four decades, organized thematically, stand alongside personal reflections drawn from Smiths popular blog. It reveals that the photographers signature style is the product of his unusual background, his unique perspective, and his many years of self-analysis: in short, Smiths photographs are also pictures of their creator.