Rick Smolan

Rick Smolan

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Rick Smolan, CEO of Against All Odds Productions, is a #1 New York Times best-selling…

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  • The NatGeo Assignment of a Lifetime
    Oct 16, 2014

    The NatGeo Assignment of a Lifetime

    My name is Rick Smolan and I'm a former Time, Life, and National Geographic photojournalist. When I was twenty-eight…

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  • THE GOOD FIGHT: AMERICA'S ONGOING STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE

    Against All Odds Productions/Sterling Publishers

    THE GOOD FIGHT captures the sporadically violent, often triumphant, always risky struggles of Americans who have experienced hatred, oppression or bigotry because of their gender, skin color, country of origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or beliefs over the past 100 years. Fought in the streets, the courthouse, and the corridors of Congress, it is a story that has unfolded across America, illustrated here through more than 180 memorable photographs, nearly 60 embedded videos, over…

    THE GOOD FIGHT captures the sporadically violent, often triumphant, always risky struggles of Americans who have experienced hatred, oppression or bigotry because of their gender, skin color, country of origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or beliefs over the past 100 years. Fought in the streets, the courthouse, and the corridors of Congress, it is a story that has unfolded across America, illustrated here through more than 180 memorable photographs, nearly 60 embedded videos, over a dozen compelling essays plus examples of music and lyrics that rallied America's resistance to injustice. For those who wish to eradicate bigotry and intolerance in America, THE GOOD FIGHT is a call to action. It shows us how much we as a nation have accomplished; it also reminds us of the fragility of our success and how quickly this hard-fought progress can slip away if we do not remain vigilant.
    THE GOOD FIGHT: America’s Ongoing Struggle for Justice (Sterling Publishing, October 17, 2017, Hardcover $35.00; 258 pages; ISBN: 978-1454927341) created by New York Times best-selling authors Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt, and made possible with the generous support of the Anti-Defamation League, depicts injustice (and success) experienced by African Americans, Native Americans, Jews, Muslims, Women, the LGBTQ community, Latino Americans, Asian Americans and the disabled. Seen through the eyes of the world's leading photographers over the past century, this book helps put today into perspective.

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  • ZJournal

    I’m greatly honored to be featured in the current edition of zPhotoJournal, (interviews with movers and shakers in photography), curated by Jim Colton, former director of photography at Sports illustrated and Newsweek.

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  • The Human Face of Big Data

    Against All Odds Productions

    Released this fall, The Human Face of Big Data project will make clear the transformational impact that Big Data is having on our society, through 100 beautifully photographed and compelling stories.The book will be distributed to 10,000 Global Influencers on one day and thereafter for sale world wide.

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  • America 24/7

    DK Publishing

    The America 24/7 team included top international photojournalists and newspaper shooters--including 36 Pulizer Prize winners-- who took extraordinary pictures of an ordinary American week during a pivotal period in our nations history.

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Projects

  • The Obama Time Capsule spots

    The Obama election represents an historic turning point in world history. People around the globe feel a personal connection to this election unlike any other. THE OBAMA TIME CAPSULE is an historic “Print on Demand” illustrated book which the public will be invited to personalize. The book will be released on April 28th in conjunction with the first 100 days of the Obama Administration.

    The OBAMA TIME CAPSULE is designed to showcase one of the most important presidential races in…

    The Obama election represents an historic turning point in world history. People around the globe feel a personal connection to this election unlike any other. THE OBAMA TIME CAPSULE is an historic “Print on Demand” illustrated book which the public will be invited to personalize. The book will be released on April 28th in conjunction with the first 100 days of the Obama Administration.

    The OBAMA TIME CAPSULE is designed to showcase one of the most important presidential races in American History through the eyes of the world's top photographers. From election to the inauguration through the first 100 days, the human stories featured in this fascinating book will capture the challenges and opportunities for America’s 44th President as he takes his place on the world stage.

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  • Inside Tracks

    In 1977 a 27-year-old Australian woman named Robyn Davidson embarked on a quixotic 1700 mile solo expedition across the desolate Australian outback, with only four camels and a dog. Rick Smolan was given the assignment of a lifetime: to document Robyn's journey for National Geographic magazine. This remarkable volume presents both Smolan's stunning images, photographs from the recent TRACKS movie (starring Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver), and a smartphone app.

    Visit Insidetracksbook.com…

    In 1977 a 27-year-old Australian woman named Robyn Davidson embarked on a quixotic 1700 mile solo expedition across the desolate Australian outback, with only four camels and a dog. Rick Smolan was given the assignment of a lifetime: to document Robyn's journey for National Geographic magazine. This remarkable volume presents both Smolan's stunning images, photographs from the recent TRACKS movie (starring Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver), and a smartphone app.

    Visit Insidetracksbook.com for more details

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  • The Human Face of Big Data

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    The project, photojournalistic in nature, focused on showing our ability to collect, analyze, triangulate and visualize vast amounts of data, a phenomenon known as Big Data that is changing the way we understand the world.

    A team of researchers found out how Big Data is providing tools to solve some of humankind's biggest problems (aging comfortably, predicting catastrophic weather, addressing disease in Africa, among hundreds of others), and also how it's adding some new challenges and…

    The project, photojournalistic in nature, focused on showing our ability to collect, analyze, triangulate and visualize vast amounts of data, a phenomenon known as Big Data that is changing the way we understand the world.

    A team of researchers found out how Big Data is providing tools to solve some of humankind's biggest problems (aging comfortably, predicting catastrophic weather, addressing disease in Africa, among hundreds of others), and also how it's adding some new challenges and possible privacy issues. The final product was a large-format, coffee-table-style book full of fascinating stories illustrated with professional images taken by leading photojournalists around the world. There is also an iPhone and iPad interactive app.

    The project has garnered much attention and has been covered on forbes.com, in the New York Times, on NPR, among many others.

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  • Project Media Coverage

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    The projects created by Against All Odds Productions generate top-level publicity for themselves and their corporate sponsors. The average Against All Odds project attracts more than 300 million media impressions. America 24/7, for example, was featured in 47 of the nation's 50 top-circulation newspapers as well as on The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, and Oprah.

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Honors & Awards

  • 2013 People's Choice WEBBY award for Best Educational Tablet App

    The WEBBYS

    Our "Human Face of Big Data" iPad app won the People's Choice WEBBY Award for Best Educational Tablet App. Apple just honored us by featuring the app on the front page of 42 of its app stores worldwide.

    http://bit.ly/WJD85M

    To date more than 35,000 people in 42 countries have downloaded the app.

    We are donating 100% of all proceeds to Charity : Water, a terrific organization that provides clean water to people in the developing world

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