For four years, Brian Bowen Smith worked as an assistant for the legendary Herb Ritts, until he found his own unique style. His original photographs of celebrities can now be seen in the magazines W, Interview, Esquire and Premiere. Brian Bowen Smith is a pro photographer from Los Angeles who got into the profession in an unusual way. As written on his Web site, Smith became a professional photographer least in the traditional way. Once he saw the legendary photographer Herb Ritts.