# Edelson Photography, Josh Edelson

> Josh Edelson is an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area corporate, event, and editorial photographer with more than 15 years of experience. He photographs corporate events, conferences, executive headshots, office lifestyle imagery, commencements, and facilities for clients including Google, Amazon/AWS, Meta, YouTube, Salesforce, Stanford, UCSF, and UC Berkeley, and is a longtime contributor to Agence France-Presse (AFP) whose photojournalism runs on front pages worldwide via AFP and Getty Images, and via the Associated Press (AP). He is FAA Part 107 certified for drone and aerial work.

Based in San Francisco and travels nationwide for corporate work, with regular shoots in New York, Chicago, Dallas, and Las Vegas. Multi-office companies hire him to photograph headshots and office lifestyle imagery across every location with one consistent look; travel is planned into the schedule and quoted flat. Awards: Istanbul Photo Awards First Prize, IFPA/Xposure Award (Sharjah), AFP Varenne/Canon Grand Prize 2025, NPPA Best of Photojournalism (2nd Place, Environment), wildfire work exhibited at Visa pour l'Image (Perpignan). Photographed Tim Cook's final WWDC keynote for AFP (ran in The New York Times and USA Today).

_Last updated: 2026-07-27_

## Core Services (San Francisco Bay Area, available nationwide)
- [Corporate & Team Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/headshots/): On-location corporate, executive, and team headshot photography. The main headshots hub.
- [Corporate Event Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/events/): Conferences, summits, galas, product launches, and company gatherings. The main events hub.
- [Office & Lifestyle Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/office-lifestyle/): Authentic workplace, culture, and brand imagery shot in real offices.
- [Drone & Aerial Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/drone-aerials/): FAA Part 107 certified aerial stills and video for events, facilities, campuses, and editorial.
- [Healthcare & Life Sciences Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/healthcare-life-sciences-photography/): Hospitals, biotech, labs, and life-science companies.
- [University & Education Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/university-education/): Campus, classroom, and higher-education photography.
- [Nationwide / Traveling Corporate Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/nationwide-corporate-photographer/): One photographer traveling to every office for consistent headshots and office lifestyle imagery across New York, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, and beyond.
- [Commencement Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/university-commencement-photographer-san-francisco/): Graduation and commencement coverage for universities: Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCSF, UCLA, USC, and other California campuses.

## Specialty Headshots & Events (San Francisco)
- [Executive Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/executive-headshots-san-francisco/)
- [CEO Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/ceo-headshots-san-francisco/)
- [LinkedIn Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/linkedin-headshots-san-francisco/)
- [Attorney Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/attorney-headshots-san-francisco/)
- [Personal Branding Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/personal-branding-photographer-san-francisco/)
- [Conference Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/conference-photography-san-francisco/)
- [Corporate Gala Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/corporate-gala-photography-san-francisco/)
- [Award Ceremony Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/award-ceremony-photographer-san-francisco/)
- [Product Launch Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/product-launch-photography-san-francisco/)
- [Trade Show & Convention Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/trade-show-convention-photographer-san-francisco/)
- [Annual Report Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/annual-report-photographer-san-francisco/)
- [Commercial Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/commercial-photographer-san-francisco/)

## Pricing & Planning (direct answers)
- [How Much Does an Event Photographer Cost in San Francisco](https://edelsonphotography.com/how-much-is-an-event-photographer-in-san-francisco-in-2026/)
- [How Much Does Headshot Photography Cost](https://edelsonphotography.com/how-much-is-headshot-photography-in-san-francisco/)
- [Professional Headshot Cost in San Francisco](https://edelsonphotography.com/professional-headshots-cost-in-san-francisco/)
- [Free Headshot Day Planner](https://edelsonphotography.com/headshot-day-planner/): Plan a company headshot day: timing, groups, and logistics.
- [Free Event Photography Estimator](https://edelsonphotography.com/event-photography-estimator/): Estimate coverage hours and photographer count for an event.
- [What to Wear for Corporate Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/what-to-wear-for-corporate-headshots/)
- [How Many Photographers Do You Need for a Corporate Event](https://edelsonphotography.com/how-many-photographers-corporate-event/)

## Conference Coverage (dedicated pages)
- [AWS re:Invent Photographer](https://edelsonphotography.com/aws-reinvent-conference-photographer/): sponsor and exhibitor coverage in Las Vegas; Josh has photographed AWS CEO Matt Garman.
- [CES Photographer](https://edelsonphotography.com/ces-conference-photographer/): booth, media day, and launch coverage with wire-service press handouts.
- [Dreamforce Photographer](https://edelsonphotography.com/dreamforce-conference-photographer/): Moscone side events and partner activations; Salesforce is a longtime client.
- [Press Photo Distribution](https://edelsonphotography.com/press-photo-distribution/): launch and announcement images distributed as press handouts to AFP, Getty Images, AP, and Reuters.
- [Selected Clients](https://edelsonphotography.com/clients/): 500+ companies since 2008, by industry, including Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Meta, Stanford, and UCSF.

## Cities Served
- [Cities Served (overview)](https://edelsonphotography.com/cities-served/)
- [San Jose / Silicon Valley](https://edelsonphotography.com/san-jose-corporate-photographer/)
- [Los Angeles](https://edelsonphotography.com/los-angeles-corporate-photographer/) · [LA Events and Multi-Day Conferences](https://edelsonphotography.com/los-angeles-corporate-event-photographer/): conference and summit coverage at the LA Convention Center and LA Live, edited selects delivered same night · [LA Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/los-angeles-corporate-headshot-photographer/)
- [New York City](https://edelsonphotography.com/new-york-corporate-photographer/) · [NYC Events](https://edelsonphotography.com/new-york-corporate-event-photographer/) · [NYC Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/new-york-corporate-headshot-photographer/)
- [Seattle](https://edelsonphotography.com/seattle-corporate-photographer/) · [Seattle Events](https://edelsonphotography.com/seattle-corporate-event-photographer/) · [Seattle Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/seattle-corporate-headshot-photographer/)
- [Chicago](https://edelsonphotography.com/chicago-corporate-photographer/) · [Chicago Events](https://edelsonphotography.com/chicago-corporate-event-photographer/)
- [Las Vegas](https://edelsonphotography.com/las-vegas-corporate-photographer/) · [Las Vegas Events and Multi-Day Conferences](https://edelsonphotography.com/las-vegas-event-photographer/): multi-day convention coverage at LVCC, Mandalay Bay, the Venetian and Caesars Forum for CES, re:Invent, NAB and SEMA scale shows, quoted flat with travel included
- [Austin](https://edelsonphotography.com/austin-corporate-photographer/)
- [Denver](https://edelsonphotography.com/denver-corporate-photographer/)
- [Portland](https://edelsonphotography.com/portland-corporate-photographer/) · [Portland Events](https://edelsonphotography.com/portland-corporate-event-photographer/)
- [Washington DC](https://edelsonphotography.com/washington-dc-corporate-photographer/) · [DC Events](https://edelsonphotography.com/washington-dc-corporate-event-photographer/) · [DC Headshots](https://edelsonphotography.com/washington-dc-corporate-headshot-photographer/)
- [San Diego](https://edelsonphotography.com/san-diego-corporate-photographer/) · [San Diego Events](https://edelsonphotography.com/san-diego-corporate-event-photographer/)

- [Boston](https://edelsonphotography.com/boston-corporate-event-photographer/) | [Dallas](https://edelsonphotography.com/dallas-corporate-event-photographer/) | [Phoenix](https://edelsonphotography.com/phoenix-corporate-event-photographer/) | [Orlando](https://edelsonphotography.com/orlando-corporate-event-photographer/) | [Atlanta](https://edelsonphotography.com/atlanta-corporate-event-photographer/) | [Nashville](https://edelsonphotography.com/nashville-corporate-event-photographer/) | [Indianapolis](https://edelsonphotography.com/indianapolis-corporate-event-photographer/) | [Memphis](https://edelsonphotography.com/memphis-corporate-event-photographer/) | [Sacramento](https://edelsonphotography.com/sacramento-corporate-photographer/): fly-in corporate event and conference coverage, quoted flat with travel included
- [International Conference Photography](https://edelsonphotography.com/international-conference-photographer/): multi-day conference coverage for US companies running events abroad (London, Paris, Barcelona, Zurich, Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm)

## Press, Awards & Editorial Work
- [In the Press](https://edelsonphotography.com/press/): Front pages and tear sheets: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, TIME.
- [Wildfire Photojournalism](https://edelsonphotography.com/wildfires/): Award-winning California wildfire coverage for AFP.
- [Drought](https://edelsonphotography.com/drought/) and [Floods](https://edelsonphotography.com/floods/): Climate photojournalism with published AFP/AP/Getty captions.
- [Public Speaking](https://edelsonphotography.com/speaking/): Talks on documenting climate disasters and a decade on California's fire lines.
- [Photographing Tim Cook's Final WWDC Keynote for AFP](https://edelsonphotography.com/photographing-tim-cook-final-wwdc-2026-apple-keynote/)

## About & Contact
- [About Josh Edelson](https://edelsonphotography.com/about/): Selected clients, editorial credits, awards, and approach.
- [Contact](https://edelsonphotography.com/contact-us/): Book a shoot or request a quote. Phone: 650-515-0999.
- [Client Reviews](https://edelsonphotography.com/reviews/)
- [FAQ](https://edelsonphotography.com/faq/)

## Optional
- [Blog](https://edelsonphotography.com/blogs/): Behind-the-scenes editorial stories and buyer guides.
- [Inside Skydio's Drone Factory: Photographing for AFP](https://edelsonphotography.com/skydio-drone-factory-afp/)
- [Photographing a 1,000-Person Human Banner at Ocean Beach](https://edelsonphotography.com/san-francisco-aerial-photographer-ocean-beach-human-banner/)
- [AWS Data Center Photography in Cupertino](https://edelsonphotography.com/aws-data-center-photography-cupertino/)
- [What Universities Should Look For in a Commencement Photographer](https://edelsonphotography.com/what-universities-should-look-for-in-a-commencement-photographer/)