The Strokes

The first authorised visual record of one of New York’s greatest bands.

An intimate and impressionistic narrative of The Strokes’ first ten years, including images of the guys when they were students at the Dwight School in Manhattan and would gather for lunches at their local diner. This is a peerless window into the group through the lens of a close friend who was there before it even began.

The book features hundreds of colour and black and white images of the band in public and in private. A truly personal look at the rise of The Strokes — one of the biggest and most enduring bands in the world.

About the Photographer

Cody Smyth was born during a snowstorm in 1978 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. He was raised by his artist parents on the Upper West Side and the West Village.

Shooting professionally for over 20 years, Cody has worked commercially with clients such as Apple TV, Variety, MTV, MTV2, Vanity Fair, NME, Nylon, Dazed & Confused, Ford Models, among others. He has photographed some of the biggest names in music, including The Strokes, Miley Cyrus, Kanye West, Joan Jett, Dave Gahan, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys and many more. In 2001 he started working and later collaborating, with legendary photographer Mick Rock on countless photo and video shoots. It became a mentorship that lasted over 20 years. The Strokes: The First Ten Years is Cody's first book.