You might not know the name Michael Paul Smith, but you'll recognize the cool photography. Get this, his high school guidance councilor slammed him as useless

he said to this incredible artist, "you have no apparent creative talent that could be used for employment, go to work in the steel mills"

John Phillips column, Car and Driver, Feb 2016

3 galleries of his work: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Michael+Paul+Smith