Mustafa Suleyman, Inflection AI for The Guardian
Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of Inflection AI, photographed for The Guardian. His latest book, titled ‘The Coming Wave,’ offers an insider’s perspective on the im
Jack Krawczyk, Google for Fortune
Jack Krawczyk, Product Director at Google, photographed for a story in Fortune magazine about Google’s AI tools and their chatbot Bard.
Elizabeth Reid, Google for Fortune
Elizabeth Reid, Google’s VP of Search, photographed for a Fortune magazine story about the integration of new AI tools.
Timnit Gebru for The Guardian
“I’m not worried about machines taking over the world, but arrogance in the AI community,” Timnit Gebru, speaks about inequality and bias in AI and big tech. Read up about it
Jenny Odell for The Guardian
A stroll through the park with artist and writer Jenny Odell, observing the ordinary through a new lens. Her latest book is “Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock,
Jaron Lanier for The Guardian
“‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that it drives us insane’ – Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that i
Valerie Casey for Fast Company
Valerie Casey, Chief Design Officer at Walmart, photographed for Fast Company’s “Innovation by Design” issue. &nb
Character.ai for Washington Post
Noam Shazeer (left) & Daniel De Freitas are the founders of AI startup Character.ai. Their artifical intelligence chatbot is open to the public and lets user have a conversatio
Fiona Cicconi for Fortune
Fiona Cicconi, Chief People Officer at Google/Alphabet, for a Fortune magazine story about people returning to the office.
Oleg Stavitsky of Endel for Wired UK
Oleg Stavitsky of soundscape app Endel, photographed for Wired UK. Here are a few outtakes from the shoot, all taken around Mission Creek Park in San Francisco.
Victor Moscoso for El País
I truly enjoyed my visit with artist Victor Moscoso at this studio in Marin County, CA. He really knows how to talk about art, sounding more like a streetwise New Yorker than a San
Jim Farley for Bloomberg Businessweek
Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company with the new, all-electric F-150 Lightning truck. I may not be a fan of big trucks but it’s great to see electric vehicles being widely
Jane McGonigal for WSJ
Game designer and author Jane McGonigal for the Wall Street Journal’s Weekend Confidential. “Simulation participants kept telling me, in their own ways, that pre-feeling th
Go-bag for Saturday magazine
“Your life is under threat. You might have to run any second. What do you take?” The Guardian’s Saturday magazine looks at what people around the world pack in their
David Baszucki of Roblox
I had the pleasure to visit Roblox twice within a month to photograph founder and CEO David Baszucki. First one (images 2, 3, 5 & 6) for a piece he wrote for Harvard Business R
Jonathan Franzen for Saturday
Jonathan Franzen for the inaugural issue of Saturday, The Guardian’s new weekend publication. Our creative guide were the eucalyptus trees and redwoods in the hills, m
Ashley Bae for Milton
Ashley Bae is the cofounder of The Asian Inclusion Project, which was created in response to anti-Asian hate crimes. “AIP is our way of celebrating and starting a productive conv
Portola Valley for Fortune
A few outtakes and images taken in Portola Valley for a story by Jeffrey Ball in Fortune magazine about the cost of climate change in California. Insurance companies are dropping h
JoeBen Bevirt of Joby Aviation
JoeBen Bevirt, who you may know as the inventor of the Gorillapod, dreamt as a child of building an aircraft. Here is the prototype of his electric vertical take-off and landing (e
Anna Wiener for El País
A few portraits of Anna Wiener, who writes for The New Yorker, taken for Spanish newspaper El País. Interview by Luis Pablo Beauregard.
AI portraits for Wired UK
A few portraits I’ve taken for a story in Wired UK about the chips that are powering Artificial Intelligence. Featuring Bryan Catanzaro who leads deep learning research at NV
The Gift Of Gab – Rhyme in Peace
Thank you for all the words and inspiration! NME: Tributes paid to Blackalicious rapper Gift Of Gab, who has died aged 50 These photos were taken some time in 2004, cruising around
Aicha Evans, Zoox for Technology Review
Aicha Evans is the CEO of Zoox, an autonomous vehicle company that developed a battery powered, self-driving robotaxi. Photographed for MIT Technology Review at the roadside in Woo
Ron Buford for Der Spiegel
Pastor Ron Buford is the founder of Racists Anonymous, a self help group that was inspired by AA meetings held next to his office. The group provides an environment for people to o
Karen Hayes for Berkeley Haas
Karen Hayes for Berkeley Haas Magazine, story by Amy Marcott. After a successful professional career she’s taken a new path, following her passion for education. She’s now the
Steven Medeiros for Yoga Journal
Steven Medeiros for the September/October issue of Yoga Journal. Steven studies public policy at UC Berkeley and is an activist with a focus on criminal justice and prison reform.
Campers for Der Spiegel
For over two years Jennifer has been living in her RV after losing her home. She’s been moving it all over San Francisco, always looking for a place where she won’t be bothered
Tiana Bartoletta for Yoga Journal
Super excited to see this shoot we did last February hitting the newsstands now. We spent a day with the incredibly hard working Tianna Bartoletta and the Yoga Journal team creatin
Jonathan Franzen for Der Spiegel
Portraits of Jonathan Franzen for an interview with Phillip Oehmke in Der Spiegel magazine at his home in Santa Cruz. His New Yorker essay about climate change has been published i
San Francisco Shelter-in-Place
Uber driver Joe Renice, is one of the many gig workers affected by the current health crisis. He only gets a few rides a day, trying to protect himself with masks and gloves. Now h
Goats, Glocks & Girls Gone Off The Grid
Doris Molakides of King’s Hill Ranch for a story in the Sunday Times Magazine about girls living off the grid. Check out more about living in the mountains of California @gir
Brian Chesky and Joe Zadeh of Airbnb for Fortune
A few outtakes from a shoot with Brian Chesky and Joe Zadeh of Airbnb for a story in Fortune magazine about the company’s upcoming IPO.
Tobias Wolff for WSJ
A few portraits of author Tobias Wolff, taken for The Wall Street Journal at his home in Stanford, CA. The 30th Anniversary Edition of his memoir “This Boy’s Life”
Anna Wiener for The Guardian
Portraits of New Yorker columnist Anna Wiener shot for The Guardian. “Uncanny Valley”, her memoir about working in Silicon Valley’s noxious startup culture, was released this
Tristan Harris for Sunday Times
Portrait of Tristan Harris of the Center for Humane Technology in busy downtown San Francisco for The Sunday Times Magazine. After working as a design ethicist for Google he now ad
Facebook Connectivity Lab
For a story in the Wall Street Journal I visited the Facebook Connectivity Lab in Fremont, CA. In their echo-free chambers the company is testing antennas that are being used to cr
Eva Galperin for Fast Company
Eva Galperin is the director of cybersecurity at Electronic Frontier Foundation, fighting cyberbullies and eradicating stalkerware. Photographed for Fast Company’s ” Th
Katie Gong Studio Visit
Sculptor Katie Gong and her playful wooden art pieces for San Francisco magazine. To read about her work and process check out their February issue. For more images from this shoot
Roger McNamee for The Sunday Times
Roger McNamee is keeping busy with a book tour and media appearances. An early investor in Facebook and advisor to Zuckerberg he has now become one of the biggest critics of the co
Buena Vista for Fortune
I revisited the Buena Vista Mobile Park in Palo Alto for Fortune magazine. Situated in the heart of Silicon Valley it provides low income housing to working class families, more th
Clayborne Carson / Clarence B. Jones
I don’t often get to sit through the interviews with the people I photograph, but with these two I did, and I cherished every minute of it. Clayborne Carson (above) is the direct
Arvind Gupta for neo.life
I paid another visit to biotech accelerator IndieBio. This time for a feature about Arvind Gupta in neo.life. Story by Po Bronson.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
I spent a few minutes with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to takes his portrait for an article in the Financial Times. Love those metal panels in their SF office, especially with some
Wir sind die Roboter
…and we’ll serve you chicken nuggets. A visit to Osaro where we photographed their robots and CEO Derik Pridmore for MIT Technology Review.
Wael Ghonim for Neon
Wael Ghonim photographed for Neon magazine. A couple of outtakes and the published image for a story called “Faces of the Revolution” which focuses on young people figh
Maira Benjamin of Pandora
A couple of outtakes from a shoot with the wonderful Maira Benjamin, head of engineering at Pandora. Read about her story in Cultured magazine’s music issue.
Evan Williams for Cultured magazine
Evan Williams, founder of long form publishing platform Medium, photographed for Cultured Magazine.
Ray Kurzweil
Portraits of Ray Kurzweil, inventor of the flatbed scanner and K250 synthesizer, talks about artificial intelligence with Fortune magazine. Photographed at Singularity University,
Nion McEvoy for Cultured
Portrait of Nion McEvoy for Cultured magazine at Chronicle Books in San Francisco. The McEvoy Foundation for the Arts recently opened an exhibition space at Minnesota Street Proje
Jensen Huang for Fortune
Jensen Huang of Nvidia, photographed for the latest issue of Fortune magazine.
Kate Schatz for Der Spiegel
Kate Schatz, author of the Rad Women book series, for Der Spiegel. The magazine interviewed five women about life under Trump. Kate’s known for Solidarity Sundays, meet-ups f
Google alert
The Guardian Weekend goes deep on James Damore, his controversial memo about women in technology and autism. Read the full story here.
Brian Armstrong of Coinbase
Brian Armstrong, CEO and co-founder of Coinbase, for a story in Fortune magazine about bitcoin theft.
Martin Cruz Smith
Author Martin Cruz Smith is known for doing extensive research for his novels. In an interview with More Than Motion magazine he talks about living and writing with Parkinson’
Melinda Richter of JLABS
Melinda Richter is head of JLABS (Johnson & Johnson Innovation), an incubator helping companies innovating healthcare. Photographed in South San Francisco for MM&M magazine
Summer of love
A travel story about the “Summer of love”, just in time for its 50th anniversary. Photographed in San Francisco and Santa Cruz for Die Zeit in Germany. I listened to a
Lyft for Fortune
From a visit to the new headquarters of Lyft in San Francisco. Founders John Zimmer and Logan Green for Fortune magazine.
Inder Comar for Guardian Weekend magazine
Portrait of Inder Comar in front of the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. He sued George W. Bush and his administration over the Iraq War. His
Pete Holmes and Judd Apatow for Village Voice
Pete Holmes and Judd Apatow at the end of their tour to promote Crashing, a new HBO series. They performed at the beautiful Herbst Theatre in San Francisco and we set up backstage
William Scott SFPD for San Francisco magazine
There’s a new police chief in town. We visited the new SFPD headquarters for a portrait of William Scott who was previously with the LAPD. His story in the March issue of San
Shane Bauer undercover for Mother Jones
Mother Jones writer Shane Bauer goes undercover with a militia and visits the border in Arizona. I photographed him in the studio for the opening spread. He brought his camo, rifle
Yanis Marshall for Out magazine
French choreographer Yanis Marshall blew up on YouTube with his videos dancing in heels. I took his portrait for a feature in Out magazine and visited one of his classes in a room
Andrew Fisher of Arkitektura for Surface
Portraits of Andrew Fisher, designer and founder of Arkitektura, at his home in Mill Valley, CA for Surface magazine.
Carlie Wilmans – David Ireland house
I’ve passed that house thousands of times, climbing up 20th Street, admiring the faded typography advertising an accordion maker who is long gone. The residence of artist Dav
Kevin Systrom of Instagram
Portrait of Kevin Systrom, CEO and co-founder of Instagram for Technology Review’s “Innovators under 35”.
Ben Venom
He’s showing his handmade quilts and vests all over the world these days, follow his Instagram feed. A studio visit with Ben Baumgartner aka Ben Venom for Juxtapoz magazine
Anthony Mangieri of Una Pizza Napoletana
He makes bad ass Neapolitan style pizza, rides bikes and while I was setting up he played this beautiful guitar music over the stereo, home recordings by Tim Kerr of the Big Bo
Stewart Butterfield of Slack
Outtakes from a shoot with Stewart Butterfield of Slack for Technology Review. All prepared for rapid expansion, half of their new San Francisco office is still unoccupied – ma
Bastian Lehmann of Postmates
If you need anything, Bastian Lehmann will deliver. Founder & CEO of Postmates photographed for Der Spiegel.
Buena Vista Mobile Park
There are countless stories of people facing displacement in the Bay Area, but this one felt close to home. Many of the residents I met at the Buena Vista Mobile Park in Palo Alt
George Roberts of KKR
George Roberts of KKR is a succesful businessman with an impressive modern art collection. And he’s also invested in helping the homeless by creating jobs for them. Photogra
Indie Bio for Wired Germany
I’m so excited about the design and type treatment my images received in Wired Germany. Such a beautifully designed magazine. More photos from the shoot at Indie Bio can
Kevin Taylor for Juxtapoz
Another visit with artist Kevin Earl Taylor, this time in his new studio. Really enjoyed the direction the latest paintings are taking, incorporating type and graphical elements.
Charles Bonner for Der Spiegel
Charles Bonner is no stranger to taking on big corporations. As a lawyer he’s been involved with civil rights and police misconduct cases. Now he’s filing a billion dollar clas
Daphne Koller for WSJ
Daphne Koller, co-founder of online education company Coursera, talks to Alexandra Wolfe about the future of online learning. For the Wall Street Journal / Weekend Confidential.
Geoff Brigham of Wikimedia Foundation
Geoff Brigham of Wikimedia Foundation takes care of legal matters for the publishers of Wikipedia. Chosen by Corporate Counsel as one of the best legal departments this year, the
Bill Kreutzmann
Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead released a memoir of his life with the band. Photographed for the Wall Street Journal at Rayko.
Laszlo Bock for Guardian Weekend
There’s probably not too many places to work at where you can keep a giant statue of your favorite superhero outside the office. Laszlo Bock is “head of people oper
Logan Green for Adweek
A short trip pushing a cart loaded with equipment to the Lyft headquarters two blocks from my studio. Logan Green, super nice guy and CEO of the ride sharing company still works
