Cody Smyth Was Born During A Snowstorm In 1978 At Mount Sinai Hospital In Manhattan. He Was Raised By His Mom On The Upper West Side And By His Dad In The West Village. Shooting Professionally For Nearly 20 Years, Cody Has Worked Commercially With Clients Such As MTV, MTV2, Vanity Fair, NME, Nylon, Dazed & Confused And Ford Models, Among Others.

He Has Photographed Some Of The Biggest Names In Music, Including The Strokes, Kanye West, Joan Jett, Dave Gahan, Lil Wayne And Alicia Keys. 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 20 Years. “The Strokes: The First Ten Years” Is Cody’s First Book.