About

Rick Smolan and Jennifer Erwitt. Smolan is a former TIME, Life and National Geographic photographer best known as the co-creator of the Day in the Life and America 24/7 series. He and his partner, Jennifer Erwitt, 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—many of them New York Times best-sellers—adorn coffee tables around the world.

Their books include AMERICA AT HOME, UK AT HOME, Blue Planet Run, America 24/7, One Digital Day, 24 Hours in Cyberspace, Passage to Vietnam, The Power to Heal, From Alice to Ocean, Christmas in America and A Day in the Life of America.

Areas of Expertise

Smolan has appeared numerous times on news programs including NBC’s Today show, ABC’s Good Morning America and Nightline, CNN’s The Situation Room and National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered and Marketplace. The Oprah Winfrey Show selected America 24/7 as one of Oprah’s “favorite things” in 2003. Fortune magazine has described Against All Odds as “one of the coolest companies in America.”

Smolan and Erwitt live with their two children in northern California.