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
Every time there's a new tool, whether it's Internet or cell phones or anything else, all these things can be used for good or evil. Technology is neutral; it depends on how it's used. Rick Smolan celldependevil 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
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
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
I think people love this idea of leaving a message for the future. I was always fascinated by the idea of time capsules. Rick Smolan capsulefascinatefuture Change image and share on social
One of the nice things about living in Silicon Valley is that I end up at all these conferences and things, and I get to listen in on the zeitgeist. Rick Smolan conferenceendlisten Change image and share on social
Those who fear that we are losing our individualism couldn't be more wrong: Americans have never been more free to create and recreate themselves. Rick Smolan americancreatefear Change image and share on social