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
As individuals, we have very little say about how our data is being used. I'm not worried about the privacy implications of it so much. But it seems to me that, as an individual, if I'm the one generating the data, I should have some kind of say in how it's going to be used. Rick Smolan datumgenerateimplication share on social
What amazes me is that you can have 10 different photographers in the same room, and you see 10 different rooms. You realize how much of it is the person's perspective rather than the situation itself. Rick Smolan amazepersonperspective share on social
The way they heat their homes in Korea is to put bricks under the floors, so the heat actually radiates from underneath the floor. Rick Smolan brickfloorheat Change image and share on social
The hard thing about the book world is that you never know whether 10 people or a million people will find it interesting. Rick Smolan bookfindhard Change image and share on social
'Data exhaust' is probably my least favorite phrase in the big data world 'cause it sounds like something you're trying to get rid of or something noxious that comes out of the back of your car. Rick Smolan backbigcar Change image and share on social
I wonder if 50 years from now we'll look back, and maybe Julian Assange will be the hero and J. Edgar Hoover will be the enemy of the state. Rick Smolan assangebackedgar Change image and share on social
I think we're going to have auxiliary hard drives to offload our memories. Rick Smolan auxiliarydrivehard Change image and share on social
You can't talk about big data without talking about things like privacy and ownership. Rick Smolan bigdatumownership Change image and share on social
