My dad was actually against me being a photographer. He thought it was a dead-end job and that you end up doing baby pictures and weddings. Rick Smolan babydaddead Change image and share on social
Do you realize the FBI filing system from the '50s was much more secure? How could you have stolen that data? It was on notecards. Now someone with a thumb drive, or remotely, can take the equivalent of millions of those notecards. Rick Smolan 50sdatumdrive share on social
How do you photograph a gadget in a new, and not boring, way? You have to get away from people sitting in front of a computer. You have to get a look at the digital signature. Rick Smolan borecomputerdigital Change image and share on social
The people who are thinking most about big data right now are corporations and governments. Rick Smolan bigcorporationdatum Change image and share on social
'America 24/7' will be a landmark series in documentary photography and the watershed event of the new digital photography age. Rick Smolan ageamericadigital Change image and share on social
I was voted least likely to manage a business when I was at Dickinson College. Rick Smolan businesscollegedickinson Change image and share on social
Some of the pictures in 'The Human Face of Big Data' will bring tears to your eyes; others are so surprising or memorable that you just have to show them to your friends and family. Rick Smolan bigbringdatum Change image and share on social
My company, Against All Odds Productions, has done print on demand; we were the first to do a book with a CD-ROM in the early 1990s. We do custom covers. It's always fun to do something new. Rick Smolan 1990sbookcompany Change image and share on social
A tiny apartment might hold three generations of an immigrant family. Rick Smolan apartmentfamilygeneration Change image and share on social