Gary Mark Smith
Photographer

Gary Mark Smith Net Worth

Gary Mark Smith is an American photographer who has a net worth of $1.9 million. Born in April 27, 1956, Smith is best known for his creative and experimental street photos of the aftermath of tragedies such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, as well as his work in gang occupied favelas in Rio de Janeiro and refugee camps and war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day April 27, 1956
Birth Place Pennsylvania
Age 67 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Taurus

💰 Net worth: $1.9 Million (2024)

About

American photographer best known for his creative and experimental street photos of the aftermath of tragedies such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. He has also featured gang occupied favelas in Rio de Janeiro and refugee camps and war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Before Fame

He studied journalism at the University of Kansas at Lawrence and went on to receive his MA via a teaching fellowship at Purdue University.

Trivia

His artwork is included in many renowned public and private collections and he has published several collections of street photography, including Favela de Rocinha, Brazil (2011) and GOMA: The Poetry of Everyday Life on the Streets of a UN Peacekeeping Mission (2016).

Family Life

He had an extremely trying childhood; he was twice struck by lightning during his teenage years, once escaped being swept a mile downstream in a flood, and his mother killed herself when he was in the fifth grade.

Associated With

He was asked by his famous neighbor and gallery mate Keith Haring to a 1986 exhibition by Burroughs and Haring at the University of Kansas' Spencer Art Museum.

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