For three decades, Rick Smolan—a former Time, Life and National Geographicphotographer—has taken global cultural snapshots through his Day in the Life series of coffee table books that explore a time capsule of activity involving a country, discipline, or issue.

The projects—produced by the New York-based Against All Odds Productions—which Smolan runs with wife and co-author, Jennifer Erwitt, and COO Katya Able, take around 18 months and involve upwards of 200 writers and photographers around the globe.[Read More]