RICK SMOLAN is a former Time, Life and National Geographic photographer best known as the creator of the Day in the Life and America 24/7 series. He and his partner, Jennifer Erwin, are the principals of Against All Odds Productions, which specializes in the design and execution of large-scale global projects that combine compelling storytelling with state-of-the-art technology. Their projects have been featured on the covers of Time, Newsweek, Fortune and U.S. News & World Report and more than five
million of their books adorn coffee tables around the world – many of them New York Times best-sellers. Their books include America At Home, UK At Home, The Blue Planet Run, America 24/7, One Digital Day, 24 Hours in Cyberspace, Passage to Vietnam, The Power to Heal, From Alice to Ocean and A Day in the Life of America.

Smolan has appeared numerous times on news programs including NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, Ted Koppel’s ABC Nightline, CNN’s Situation Room, National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered and Marketplace. The Oprah Winfrey Show selected America 24/7 as one of her “favorite things” in 2004. Fortune magazine describes Against All Odds as “one of the coolest companies in America.”

Smolan and Erwitt live with their two children, in New York City.