Today, February 8th, 2021, marks five years since I began working full-time for The Verge.

My three and half years working at this preeminent digital publication (I moved into a more central role as creative director of Vox Media networks in August 2019) were the most prolific of my career to date. I have no doubt that I shot more photos during my time at The Verge than during the previous decade; it was non-stop from day one. The irony wasn’t lost on me that in September 2015, I had written a piece announcing that my photographic career was over. Looking back now, I’ve never been happier to be more wrong.

When selecting the images for this retrospective, I picked photos that impacted me when I took them and still resonate with me years later. For example, Adi Robertson channeling her inner Trinity (from the Matrix) for our shoot for the HTC Vive VR headset — a photo which has since been so used widely without permission that it's a Twitter thread in the making; recreating the NY subway map using circuit boards for a feature on e-waste; Dami Lee gently cradling a robot pillow with wagging tail; and spending almost eight hours using Photoshop to removing dust from the numerous lenses I’d placed around the iPhone 7. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few more that made a mark, but I’ll add them to this collection if I remember which ones.

In the meantime, I encourage everyone to check out the work produced by the awesome creative team at The Verge. They continue to produce incredible photos, illustrations, graphics, and videos on a daily basis, even in the midst of a global pandemic. I am in awe.