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Gary W Smith
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Photographer & Filmmaker
Key commissions below
I contributed to Rubicon Classics’ release of Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Piano Sonatas 24–28, featuring conductor Domingo Hindoyan. I filmed the recording sessions, capturing the musicians’ artistry in action. I also produced a documentary offering a behind-the-scenes look at the project. I also conducted a dedicated photo session, and one of my images was selected as the album cover.
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From a BT Sport documentary to fight-camp films and a podcast, my work with Molly McCann follows the person behind the fighter.
My work with Molly “Meatball” McCann has covered documentary, online video and podcast production. I shot material for BT Sport Films’ Meatball Molly, which contributed to a documentary about the Liverpool fighter. The film won Sports Documentary of the Year (60 minutes and over) at the 2022 Broadcast Sport Awards. Molly and I also started her YouTube channel, documenting her fight camps, and I produced her podcast, Coffee with a Chance of Meatballs. Across these formats, the work creates space for the training, conversations and personality that sit beyond fight night.
Edinburgh Whiskey Academy
My work with Edinburgh Whisky Academy has taken me across Scotland, creating photography and films for projects ranging from a whisky launch to educational course content. It’s a collaboration that brings together the people, places and craft behind Scotch whisky.
From documentaries to FPV drone films, my video work spans a wide range of subjects and styles, telling stories on the ground and from the air.
Video Work
A portrait of the people behind the place.
What began with a single photograph of a woman waiting for the Tube developed into a public portrait project celebrating the people of Wembley Park. After my image caught the attention of the Wembley Park team, that everyday encounter became the starting point for a much wider story.
Launched in 2016, The People of Wembley Park brought together residents, artists, street vendors, entrepreneurs and business owners. Through portraiture and personal stories, the project celebrated the individuals who give the neighbourhood its character—from those with generations of history in the area to those making it their new home.
Displayed on eight-foot panels beside Wembley Stadium station and shared online, the portraits turned the surrounding streets into an open-air gallery. At a time of major redevelopment, they gave local people a visible place within the changing landscape. Featured in the Evening Standard, the project connected my documentary approach to photography with a public campaign rooted in community, identity and belonging.
The People of Wembley Park
Blue Peter × Eurovision — Land and Sky, Home and Dreams
When Liverpool hosted Eurovision on behalf of Ukraine, Land and Sky, Home and Dreams formed part of a wider story of connection through creativity. The Go Fly Your Kite project aimed to bring children together around messages of peace, understanding and belonging.
I provided the drone filming seen in the project, contributing aerial footage to the finished piece. My role was specifically the drone coverage, supporting the wider production and its story.
Commissioned for Sony Classical’s release of Danny Elfman’s Percussion Concerto and Wunderkammer, I photographed the recording sessions and created a behind-the-scenes film. The work brings together two sides of my practice: still photography for album artwork and filmmaking that gives audiences a closer look at the recording process. The resulting images and film document the musicians at work, offering a view beyond the finished recording. cover.
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Wyld Sauna
A combination of 3D capture, aerial photography, drone video and FPV for Wyld Sauna, exploring the space through several visual formats.
Using several formats allowed the project to explore the space in different ways, from still aerial views to moving footage and an immersive view of the setting. It is an example of how I combine different parts of my practice around one client and one location
The Bootleg Beatles — European Tour Film
I directed and filmed the official promotional video for The Bootleg Beatles’ 2026 European Tour, creating campaign content to announce and promote the tour across digital platforms.
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