Bradford Smith specializes in creative and landscape photography for which he has won numerous awards. Growing up in The Adirondack mountains of upstate New York, Bradford received his first photography experience working with his grandfather, photographer, Joseph Dunlap, of Sacandaga and Gloversville, New York. After attending School of Modern Photography, NYU, Pratt Institute and The Fashion Institute, Bradford pursued and received his BA in graphic arts.

Mr. Smith remained in New York City as a staff photographer for the New York Herald Tribune. Next, he worked for CBS as a film editor for the new anchor, Walter Cronkite. After CBS, he worked for Harper's Bazaar as a fashion photographer. Mr. Smith and Anne Whitney (co-editor of Harper's Bazaar) set up a photographic business servicing the American and European fashion markets, including Women's Wear Daily. Later, under the direction of Victor Kepler, Fritz Henle, and Philippe Haisman, Smith's studio serviced several New York advertising agencies.