West Smith
@1800westsmith
Seattle Photojournalist | Sometimes at The Stranger | Sometimes at Mega64 | Posts are not an endorsement of my subjects | He/Him Support me on patreon !
72 Hours of Pride: Saying Goodbye to Queer/Bar New patreon essay is up! Support me for (just) $3 a month to unlock this + over 100 other photo galleries and write ups! It's the best way to support me and keep me being able to make art like this! www.Patreon.com/HEELFACE
New Patreon Post! 72 Hours of Pride: Secret Service, Drag Queens and Everything In between A 3 part journey through the busiest weekend of the year! Unlock this and over 100 other galleries and write ups from me for just $3! patreon.com/1800WESTSMITH
I'm still recovering from Pride. I was double booked with shoots all weekend! Planning on still releasing a new patreon post this sunday.
“Sometimes the thing you love so much just doesn’t love you back.” Kevin Blackwood’s final match is the cover story of HEEL/FACE VOL. 5 Available now. 1800westsmith.bigcartel.com
Part 2 of my End of Prestige Wrestling patreon post is up now! And it has 90% less blood then part 1! Patreon.com/1800WESTSMITH $3 unlocks this 353 photo gallery! That's $0.008 per photo! I'm practically working for free out here!
Prestige has been my wrestling home for nearly five years. Last September they announced their final show. I knew I had to be there. Part one from the final Prestige Wrestling show is live now. 115 photo gallery + write up www.PATREON/1800WESTSMITH
HEEL/FACE VOL. 5 OUT NOW! NIRVANA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE DRAG IS WRESTLING IAN FIDANCE THE END OF PRESTIGE WRESTLING KEVIN BLACKWOOD'S LAST MATCH 1800westsmith.bigcartel.com
HEEL/FACE VOL. 5 went to print yesterday and will be out next week! I posted a big preview and cover review over on patreon that you can check out totally for FREE I'm really excited for you to all see what I have been working head down on for so long www.patreon.com/1800WESTSMITH
This weekend I went to the PNW Miniature Show and discovered: dolls for dolls a miniature gym people who have been building tiny worlds for 50 years It turned into an essay about miniatures, The Sims, and my lifelong inability to afford housing. Full photo essay www.patreon.com/1800WESTSMITH
I spent five days inside a world I didn’t expect to belong in. Day 1: New Year’s Eve at the Furry Convention - chaos, costumes, and what really makes life worth living. The full convention diary and gallery is free on Patreon now Patreon.com/1800WESTSMITH
..baby one more time, 2026 pen & crayon on inkjet paper, 8 x 11 Inches $17,000
sabrina carpenter, 2026 pen & crayon on inkjet paper, 8 x 11 Inches $17,000
SURPRISE! I've got a new zine out, it's called Disposable Vol. 3 and it's a collection of my disposable camera and instant film photography from the past 3 years I'm announcing this later today, but you guys are cool so you can see it/buy it early 1800westsmith.bigcartel.com
This interview is a follow up to my last post, while the interview is behind a paywell, this article that I'm also really proud of is not. Read this for free, and if you like it maybe consider supporting me for $3 on patreon www.patreon.com/posts/142184...
In 2021 I flew across the country to interview one of my favorite artists of all time. I completely bombed that interview and ended up flying back again 3 weeks later to interview him again. This is that interview released for the first time. GODFORBID 2021 interview Patreon.com/1800WESTSMITH
I'll be at the HEEL/FACE Magazine table at Punk Rock Flea Market all weekend in Seattle. I've got a full stock of back issues as well as a secret unannounced zine 👀 roll through!
Contact sheet of portraits I took of Sarah Squirm in 2022. I printed it out and covered it in stickers from her 2024 tour sticker sheet. Her first special is premiering on HBO this Friday and Im really excited to see it!
It's been really fun getting to photograph The Beth's multiple times this year.