His television appearances include guest appearances on The X Factor[7] and Fine Living Network[8] Smith has been featured in the Photo District News Portraiture Issue, the Communication Arts Photography Annual, and Pop Photo.

[citation needed] He lives in Miami Beach, Florida, with his wife Fazia Ali, a fashion stylist.

He is the son of Gerald W. Smith, author of the textbook Engineering Economy: Analysis of Capital Expenditures, Emeritus Professor at Iowa State University in Ames.

[citation needed] Smith was a member[citation needed] 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.

[9] 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,[10] and was included in Photo District News as a memorable sports photograph.