Graham Smith

Graham Smith - aged 18, in the midst of the punk explosion, Graham Smith picked up a camera. He would spend the next six years photographing bands, most of them his mates and contemporaries, becoming unofficial house photographer to the burgeoning London nightclub scene. During this period he also designed the record sleeves, posters and flyers for many of the scene's bands and clubs.

Concurrently DJing and running one-nighters with fellow DJ Robert Elms and promoter Chris Sullivan at the St. Moritz and Le Kilt, followed by a residency as DJ at the original Fridge in Brixton.

Graham went on to have a career as an award winning magazine art director and graphic designer. In 2025 he had photographs and designs displayed in London's Design Museum exhibition Blitz: The club that shaped the 80s along with the National Portrait Gallery's The Face Magazine: Culture Shift exhibition.

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