
The Verge Team
The Verge (2011)
On a very hot, sticky day in August 2011, I was invited to the offices of SB Nation and the newly formed Vox Media on 5th Avenue in Manhattan. I was there to photograph Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel and the entire team behind one of the most eagerly anticipated consumer technology web sites to launch to date: The Verge.
The idea was to shoot images inspired by the early advertisements for IBM and science editorial publications of the 70′s and 80′s. Think pictures of Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak in their garage, or classic editions of Omni.
It was also important that these pictures had a sense of the humor as well as evoke the unbridled passion for technology that permeates everyone who is a part of The Verge.
The office was turned into a makeshift studio with the brand new painted logo on the wall as the main focal point. The props were sensational: vintage tech and gadgets of all shapes and sizes — including a mint condition Apple Newton and some truly huge mobile phones. The choices for wardrobe were eclectic in the extreme, think MadMen meets Wired. And everyone managed to come up with their own individual look, even if that look was to look like they didn’t have a look.
Client: The Verge / Vox Media
Creative direction, photography and retouching: James Bareham
Producer: Kyle Kramer

The Verge Pod Cast Team

Joshua Topolsky | Editor in Chief

Nilay Patel | Managing Editor

Thomas Ricker | Senior Editor (Europe)

Paul Miller | Senior Editor

Vlad Savov | Senior Editor (Europe)

Sean Hollister | Senior Editor

Ross Miller | Senior Editor

Dieter Bohn | Senior Mobile Editor

Chris Ziegler | Senior Mobile Editor

Joanna Stern | Senior Reviews Editor

Joseph L. Flatley | Features Editor

Laura June | Features Editor

Thomas Houston | Features Editor

Sam Sheffer | News Writer

Chad Mumm | Video Producer

Nina Sokoler | Production Coordinator

Marty Moe | Publisher, co-founder

Joshua Topolsky | Editor in Chief

Nilay Patel | Managing Editor

Paul Miller | Senior Editor

Joanna Stern | Senior Reviews Editor