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Photographing the Axonius Adapt25 Road Show in New York, Boston, Atlanta and Chicago

Four cities in six weeks, one look across all of them. Axonius took its Adapt25 road show to New York, Boston, Atlanta and Chicago in the spring of 2025, and I photographed every stop. This is what a multi-city corporate program looks like when one photographer carries it end to end.

Axonius Adapt25 road show in New York City, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
Keynote at Axonius Adapt25 in New York City, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)

New York, April 8. The series opened in Manhattan with a full day of sessions, partner booths and a packed reception. The brief was the same one every event team gives: speakers who look like leaders, an audience that looks engaged, and sponsors who can see their logo in the frame.

Axonius Adapt25 road show in New York City, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
A full room for the opening session in New York. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)
Axonius Adapt25 road show in New York City, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
Partner conversations between sessions in New York. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)

Boston, April 10. Two days later, a historic hall in Boston with balconies, wood floors and a drumline to open the day. High ceilings and mixed stage light are exactly the conditions a photojournalism background is for.

Axonius Adapt25 road show in Boston, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
The Boston stop of the Axonius Adapt25 road show, April 10, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)
Axonius Adapt25 road show in Boston, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
A speaker on the Adapt25 stage in Boston. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)
Axonius Adapt25 road show in Boston, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
Audience reaction during a session in Boston. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)

Atlanta, April 16. Atlanta added a football theme, complete with a field goal zone that attendees put to full use between sessions. The candid frames from that afternoon are the ones the team shared most.

Axonius Adapt25 road show in Atlanta, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
A field goal attempt at the Atlanta stop of Adapt25. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)
Axonius Adapt25 road show in Atlanta, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
Partner conversations at Adapt25 in Atlanta, April 16, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)
Axonius Adapt25 road show in Atlanta, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
A speaker on stage in Atlanta. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)

Chicago, May 20. The series closed in Chicago with another drumline, a warm wood-and-blue venue, and the same shot list I had carried since New York. By the fourth city the team and I were finishing each other’s sentences.

Axonius Adapt25 road show in Chicago, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
The drumline opens Adapt25 in Chicago, May 20, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)
Axonius Adapt25 road show in Chicago, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
A keynote speaker at the Chicago stop. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)
Axonius Adapt25 road show in Chicago, corporate event photography by Josh Edelson
Applause in the Chicago audience. (Photo by Josh Edelson for Axonius)

Why one photographer for a road show. Every city gets the same stage angles, the same reception coverage and the same edit, so the marketing team has a consistent library instead of four styles to reconcile. I fly in the evening before, work from the same shot list at every stop, and deliver a matching set from each city.

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