Cody Smyth was born during a snowstorm in 1978 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. He was raised by his artist parents on the Upper West Side and the West Village.
Shooting professionally for over 20 years, Cody has worked commercially with clients such as Apple TV, Variety, MTV, MTV2, Vanity Fair, NME, Nylon, Dazed & Confused, Ford Models, among others.
He has photographed some of the biggest names in music, including The Strokes, Miley Cyrus, Lenny Kravitz, Kanye West, Joan Jett, Dave Gahan, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys and many more.
In 2001 he started working and later collaborating, with legendary photographer Mick Rock on countless photo and video shoots. It became a mentorship that lasted over 20 years.
“The Strokes - The First Ten Years” is Cody’s first book.
* Now in its second printing and available in hardcover.