Rick Smolan speaks on “Creating Change Through A Billion Cameras

Rick Smolan, CEO of Against All Odds Productions

A former Time, Life and National Geographic photographer, Rick Smolan created best-selling 'DAY IN THE LIFE' and 'AMERICA 24/7' photography series and is CEO of Against All Odds Productions, which specializes in the design and execution of large-scale global photographic projects that combine compelling story-telling with state-of-the-art technology.

Against All Odds' next project will be SIXTEEN IN AMERICA, a one-month project taking place in the Spring of 2007, involving ten thousand 16-year-olds using handicams, digital cameras, cell phones, and web sites to capture what its like to be "coming of age" in America at the dawn of the Millennium.