Rick Smolan
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Rick Smolan in the Sausalito headquarters of his production company, "Against All Odds Productions"
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| Born | November 5, 1949 |
Rick Smolan is a former TIME, LIFE and National Geographic photographer best known as the co-creator of the "Day in the Life" book series. He is currently CEO of Against All Odds Productions, a cross-media organization which utilizes the skills of hundreds of the world's leading photographers, writers, filmmakers, designers and programmers to merge creative storytelling with state-of-the-art technology.
Smolan is a 1972 graduate of Dickinson College and co-created the best-selling Day in The Life Series photography series with David Elliot Cohen who are credited for creating the mass market for large-format illustrated books.Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt, co-founders of Against All Odds Productions, have produced a number of ambitious global crowd sourcing projects. Fortune Magazine selected Against All Odds Productions as One of the 25 Coolest Companies in America.
More than five million of his books adorn coffee tables around the world, many have appeared on the New York Times best-seller lists and have been featured on the covers of Fortune, Time, and Newsweek. Rick Smolan is also a member of the CuriosityStream Advisory Board.
In 2012 Smolan and co-author Jennifer Erwitt published The Human Face of Big Data, a book in which Smolan and Erwitt used various photographs, graphics, and information to make big data easier to comprehend and absorb on a more personal, relatable level.Human Face of Big Data focusing on humanity's new ability to collect, analyze, triangulate and visualize vast amounts of data in real time. The project, sponsored by EMC, Cisco and SAP resulted in a large format Book, an engaging Ipad App, and a Tv special. The book was delivered to 10,000 key influencers in 50 countries courtesy of Fed Ex. The project won a 2013 Webby Award.
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