Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun
Tony Fadell, father of the iPod and founder of Nest
Authors Francesca Cavallo (l.) and Elena Favilli
Slack founder Stewart Butterfield
Airbnb host Catherine Schlereth with her cat, Otto
Social media pioneer Howard Rheingold
Virtual Reality pioneer Jaron Lanier
Portraits
Probably the best part of my job is that journalists meet so many interesting people (and even the occasional chimp). Below, a selection of portraits. Many of these images are available for licensing through dpa Picture Alliance. Or contact me directly.