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Don Smith

http://www.donsmithphotography.com

Having begun his professional career over 39 years ago as a sports photographer, Don successfully transitioned into the world of fine art landscape photography in 2002. For seven years, he was a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated and still keeps active in sports as original co-team photographer for the NHL’s San Jose Sharks. The rest of his time is spent on his landscape photography work. Don is now renowned for his work as a stock photographer for Getty Images and as a landscape workshop instructor, teaching 17 workshops per year. His work has been published worldwide in a variety of media and he has had cover images for over 30 books internationally.

Gallery

  • Don Smith 2019-01
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 24-105mm f/4 G
    • 1 sec.
    • f/11
    • ISO 100
  • Don Smith 2019-02
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM
    • 1/200-sec.
    • f/8
    • ISO 400
  • Don Smith 2019-03
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 12-24mm f/4 G
    • 1/10-sec.
    • f/16
    • ISO 200
  • Don Smith 2019-04
    • Sony α9
    • Sony 24-105mm f/4 G
    • 1/3200-sec.
    • f/4
    • ISO 800
  • Don Smith 2019-05
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 12-24mm f/4 G
    • 1/5-sec.
    • f/16
    • ISO 100
  • Don Smith 2019-06
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 24-105mm f/4 G OSS
    • 1/25-sec.
    • f/22
    • ISO 100
  • Don Smith 2019-07
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 24-105mm f/4 G
    • 1/13-sec.
    • f/22
    • ISO 100
  • Don Smith 2019-08
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM
    • 1.3 sec.
    • f/11
    • ISO 200
  • Don Smith 2019-09
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 24-105mm f/4 G
    • 1.6 sec.
    • f/8
    • ISO 100
  • Don Smith 2019-10
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM
    • 1/5-sec.
    • f/11
    • ISO 100
  • Don Smith 2019-11
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 24-105mm f/4 G
    • 1/13-sec.
    • f/16
    • ISO 100
  • Don Smith 2019-12
    • Sony α7R III
    • Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
    • 1/25-sec.
    • f/16
    • ISO 100

I distill my philosophy on photography down to one important element: light. I prefer working in the fringes of the day when it’s most magical and fleeting, and it connects my viewers to what I felt.

Don Smith
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