52 Quotes by Rick Smolan

My dad was actually against me being a photographer. He thought it was a dead-end job and that you end up doing baby pictures and weddings.

They're trying to put data centers in cold environments because they're actually generating so much heat now; they're using up so much electricity.

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.

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.

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.

A tiny apartment might hold three generations of an immigrant family.

Americans are changing right before our eyes. They are choosing different lifestyles, families, traditions and ways of living.

Big Data is just that - big. But, it's a term that is largely misunderstood and difficult to explain.

I think people love this idea of leaving a message for the future. I was always fascinated by the idea of time capsules.