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David Ross Smith

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--Lake Mburo, Uganda (Sept. 2008) CULTURES OF RESISTANCE--
Whether producing documentaries for broadcast television or photographing the Third World, David Ross Smith always immerses himself in the concepts of storytelling and the nuances of communication (and lack thereof), continually engaged in capturing and expressing the emotional details of life in images and words...

At National Geographic Television (1999-2011), DRS helped create highly rated, trend-setting programs as field director, co-writer and researcher, including National Geographic's Most Amazing Moments, The World's Most Dangerous Drug, and episodes of Mega Structures and the popular prison series, Lockdown.

In 2009-2010 David lensed a variety of images in Beijing and Boston for HandReach, a non-profit organization that raises funds for young burn victims in China. His work in Beijing resulted in the short, impromptu film, Bright River, which screened at several film festivals in 2010 and won laurels at The Indie Fest in La Jolla, CA. His photography for HandReach represents some of his most intimate work.

In 2008-2009 David helped shoot director Iara Lee's feature-length documentary, Cultures of Resistance, as well as several short-form documentaries and arts & culture shorts - on location on four continents, predominantly in the Third World. DRS also shot the Washington, DC sequences of Candace Schermerhorn's feature-length doc, The Naked Option: A Last Resort.

From 1998 to 2003 David freelanced as a music and film critic. His critiques, interviews and articles are widely published in print and online, most prominently by Rovi's All Music Guide. During this time he was also a staff writer for Quincy Jones' short-lived music website, Qradio.

In 2014 David started piecing together footage he captured five years earlier at Orpheus Records (in Clarendon, Virginia) to create Record Store, a series of short Webisodes about the "record store" experience.
BornApril 7, 1965
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--Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda (Aug. 2008) CULTURES OF RESISTANCE--
--Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China (Jan. 2010) HANDREACH--
--NASA, Houston, Texas, USA (Sept. 2008) National Geographic's JASON PROJECT--
--Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Jan. 2010) National Geographic's LOCKDOWN--
--Rwanda (July 2008) CULTURES OF RESISTANCE--
--Guatemala City (Oct. 2008) CULTURES OF RESISTANCE--
--Dallas, Texas, USA (Dec. 2010) National Geographic's PRISON WOMEN--
--Denver, Colorado, USA (April 2010) National Geographic's LOCKDOWN--
--El Paso, Texas, USA (Feb. 2011) National Geographic's LOCKDOWN--
--El Paso, Texas, USA (Feb. 2011) National Geographic's LOCKDOWN--
--El Paso, Texas, USA (Feb. 2011) National Geographic's LOCKDOWN--
--El Paso, Texas, USA (March 2011) National Geographic's LOCKDOWN--

Known for

Lockdown (2007)
Lockdown
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Megastructures (2004)
Megastructures
7.3
TV Series
  • Producer
Prison Women
TV Series
  • Producer
Border Wars (2010)
Border Wars
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer

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  • National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
    National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
    • stock footage researcher
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    • stock footage researcher
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
    Star Trek: Enterprise
    • stock footage researcher
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Gena Lee Nolin in Sheena (2000)
    Sheena
    • stock footage researcher
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2001
  • Jennifer Lopez in 2001 MTV Video Music Awards (2001)
    2001 MTV Video Music Awards
    • stock footage researcher
    • TV Special
    • 2001

Producer

  • Prison Women
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Lockdown (2007)
    Lockdown
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2011
  • Border Wars (2010)
    Border Wars
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Megastructures (2004)
    Megastructures
    • associate producer
    • series associate producer
    • coordinating producer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
    National Geographic Explorer
    • associate producer
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    • associate producer
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Amazing Moments (2003)
    Amazing Moments
    • associate producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2003

Cinematographer

  • Women Beyond War: A World March in Africa
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Prison Women
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Lockdown (2007)
    Lockdown
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2011
  • The Courage of Neighbors: Stories from the Rwandan Genocide
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Strategizing for Gender Equality in Africa: The Women's Colloquium in Liberia
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Miatta Fahnbulleh: Educating the Next Generation Liberia
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Cause
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Cultures of Resistance (2010)
    Cultures of Resistance
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Megastructures (2004)
    Megastructures
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • April 7, 1965
    • Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA

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    From 1998 to 2003, DRS wrote numerous music and film critiques for various sites and publications, many available on the Web.
  • Nicknames
    • Dr. Smith
    • DRS

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