J. LANNING SMITH, “JIM,” is an award winning photographer whose photographs have been displayed in exhibits at the Art League of Hilton Head, the Society of Bluffton Artists, the Coastal Discovery Museum, Port Royal Sound Maritime Museum, the Hilton Head Library, Bluffton Library, Hilton Head Hospital and the Southeast Center for Photography in Greenville, SC.
While Jim is mostly self taught as a photographer, he has taken workshops with several highly recognized photographers including Robert Rommel, Julia Anna Gospodarou, Bryan Peterson, John Barclay, Les Saucier and Art Becker. He has also studied photography at the Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD) during its Summer Educators Program.
Jim is a member of the Art League of Hilton Head as well as the Society of Bluffton Artists, Carolina Nature Photographers Association, the Photographic Society of America, the Photography Club of Sun City Hilton Head (Past President) and the Camera Club of Hilton Head Island (currently 1st Vice President).
