Edelson

Edelson Photography — San Francisco corporate photographer

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josh@edelsonphotography.com

Edelson Photography — San Francisco corporate photographer

650-515-0999

josh@edelsonphotography.com

In the Press

Josh Edelson is an award-winning San Francisco–based photojournalist and corporate photographer. His editorial work has been published in TIME, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, CNN, and many other major outlets, and his photojournalism for AFP/Getty Images has covered California wildfires, drought, floods, volcanic eruptions, and other major news stories over more than a decade.

Josh Edelson's photo of Tim Cook at WWDC 2026 on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, June 9 2026

★ Recent Front Page Feature

The Wall Street Journal

Josh Edelson’s photograph of Apple CEO Tim Cook leads the front page of The Wall Street Journal (June 9, 2026), running with coverage of Cook’s final WWDC keynote in Cupertino. The image also ran with WWDC coverage in The New York Times, USA Today, and other outlets. Credit: Josh Edelson / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images. Read the behind-the-scenes story →

Josh Edelson photographing a California wildfire on assignment for AFP — award-winning wildfire photojournalism

★ Award-Winning Photojournalism

Varenne/Canon Grand Prize · 2025

Josh was awarded Agence France-Presse’s 2025 Varenne/Canon Grand Prize for his news photography. His coverage of California’s wildfires earned the 2026 Xposure IFPA Award in the UAE and has been exhibited at Visa pour l’Image — the world’s premier photojournalism festival. See the wildfire gallery →

Newspaper & Magazine Covers

A selection of Josh’s published front pages and magazine covers — from a career covering major news for AFP, Getty Images, and the world’s leading publications.

Front-page cover of the New York Post California edition featuring Josh Edelson's portrait of gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton
The New York Times — flames sweeping across a California hillside, photographed by Josh Edelson
Science magazine — a fast-moving California wildfire — a Josh Edelson photograph
The Wall Street Journal — a wind-driven wildfire racing toward homes, captured by Josh Edelson
PHOTO magazine — smoke and flames over a California neighborhood in a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Washington Post — a firefighter on the line of a California wildfire, photographed by Josh Edelson
A “Paradise” wildfire retrospective featuring photography by Josh Edelson
USA Today featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
Event Marketer magazine cover featuring corporate-event photography by Josh Edelson
The New York Times featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
Event Marketer magazine feature with a portrait by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — a California wildfire burning after dark — a Josh Edelson photograph
The Washington Post — embers filling the sky over a wildfire, captured by Josh Edelson
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (flames sweeping across a California hillside)
the Los Angeles Times — the charred aftermath of a California wildfire in a photograph by Josh Edelson
USA Today — a hillside ablaze during a California wildfire, photographed by Josh Edelson
The San Diego Union-Tribune — a wildfire bearing down on a community — a Josh Edelson photograph
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (a fast-moving California wildfire)
the Los Angeles Times — firefighters confronting a California wildfire, captured by Josh Edelson
The Wall Street Journal — a California wildfire at its peak in a photograph by Josh Edelson
A Josh Edelson wildfire photograph featured in the press (press feature 1)
California magazine — a wall of wildfire flames, photographed by Josh Edelson
USA Today — a smoke-filled California sky — a Josh Edelson photograph
The Washington Post — a neighborhood under wildfire threat, captured by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — flames sweeping across a California hillside in a photograph by Josh Edelson
USA Today — a fast-moving California wildfire, photographed by Josh Edelson
Event Marketer magazine “Dream Team” feature photographed by Josh Edelson
CNN coverage featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
Arab Times newspaper feature with a photograph by Josh Edelson
A Los Angeles Times feature on San Francisco, with a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Denver Post front page featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
San Francisco Chronicle front page with a news photograph by Josh Edelson
San Francisco Chronicle front page with a photograph by Josh Edelson
Bild newspaper feature with a photograph by Josh Edelson
San Francisco Chronicle front page with a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
San Francisco Chronicle front page on the Oakland police crisis, with a photograph by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — a wind-driven wildfire racing toward homes — a Josh Edelson photograph
CNN coverage featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
Josh Edelson wildfire photojournalism as run in the news (press feature 2)
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (a wind-driven wildfire racing toward homes)
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (smoke and flames over a California neighborhood)
the Los Angeles Times — smoke and flames over a California neighborhood, captured by Josh Edelson
San Francisco Chronicle feature with a photograph by Josh Edelson
PHOTO magazine — a firefighter on the line of a California wildfire in a photograph by Josh Edelson
The New York Times — a California wildfire burning after dark, photographed by Josh Edelson
California magazine — embers filling the sky over a wildfire — a Josh Edelson photograph
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (a firefighter on the line of a California wildfire)
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (a California wildfire burning after dark)
California magazine — the charred aftermath of a California wildfire, captured by Josh Edelson
Bloomberg Businessweek featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
Bloomberg Businessweek featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
The New York Times — a hillside ablaze during a California wildfire in a photograph by Josh Edelson
California magazine — a wildfire bearing down on a community, photographed by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — firefighters confronting a California wildfire — a Josh Edelson photograph
A press feature of Josh Edelson wildfire photography (press feature 3)
A Josh Edelson California wildfire image published in the news media (press feature 4)
A Josh Edelson wildfire photograph featured in the press (press feature 5)
Josh Edelson wildfire photojournalism as run in the news (press feature 6)
A press feature of Josh Edelson wildfire photography (press feature 7)
A Josh Edelson California wildfire image published in the news media (press feature 8)
The Wall Street Journal — a California wildfire at its peak, captured by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — a wall of wildfire flames in a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Denver Post front page featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
USA Today featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
La Opinión featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
A Josh Edelson wildfire photograph featured in the press (press feature 9)
A Los Angeles Times feature with a photograph by Josh Edelson
San Francisco Chronicle front page on a hostage standoff, with a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Washington Post featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
San Francisco Chronicle front page featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Wall Street Journal — a smoke-filled California sky, photographed by Josh Edelson
Folha de S.Paulo — a neighborhood under wildfire threat — a Josh Edelson photograph
The Washington Post featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
The Mercury News — flames sweeping across a California hillside, captured by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — a fast-moving California wildfire in a photograph by Josh Edelson
the Coloradoan — a wind-driven wildfire racing toward homes, photographed by Josh Edelson
Bloomberg Businessweek featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (3)
The Dallas Morning News — smoke and flames over a California neighborhood — a Josh Edelson photograph
The Wall Street Journal — a firefighter on the line of a California wildfire, captured by Josh Edelson
the San Antonio Express-News — a California wildfire burning after dark in a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Washington Post — embers filling the sky over a wildfire, photographed by Josh Edelson
Josh Edelson wildfire photojournalism as run in the news (press feature 10)
the Santa Cruz Sentinel — the charred aftermath of a California wildfire — a Josh Edelson photograph
City & State featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Wall Street Journal featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Wall Street Journal featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (embers filling the sky over a wildfire)
Bild newspaper feature with a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
Arab Times newspaper feature with a photograph by Josh Edelson (2)
A press feature of Josh Edelson wildfire photography (press feature 11)
California magazine — a hillside ablaze during a California wildfire, captured by Josh Edelson
California magazine — a wildfire bearing down on a community in a photograph by Josh Edelson
Bloomberg Businessweek featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (4)
USA Today featuring a photograph by Josh Edelson (3)
the Santa Cruz Sentinel — firefighters confronting a California wildfire, photographed by Josh Edelson
A Josh Edelson California wildfire image published in the news media (press feature 12)
the Los Angeles Times — a California wildfire at its peak — a Josh Edelson photograph
the Los Angeles Times — a wall of wildfire flames, captured by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — a smoke-filled California sky in a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Washington Post — a neighborhood under wildfire threat, photographed by Josh Edelson
the Orlando Sentinel — flames sweeping across a California hillside — a Josh Edelson photograph
The Morning Call — a fast-moving California wildfire, captured by Josh Edelson
the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — a wind-driven wildfire racing toward homes in a photograph by Josh Edelson
The Mercury News — smoke and flames over a California neighborhood, photographed by Josh Edelson
The Globe and Mail — a firefighter on the line of a California wildfire — a Josh Edelson photograph
the East Bay Times — a California wildfire burning after dark, captured by Josh Edelson
The Arizona Republic — embers filling the sky over a wildfire in a photograph by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — the charred aftermath of a California wildfire, photographed by Josh Edelson
A Josh Edelson wildfire photograph featured in the press (press feature 13)
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (the charred aftermath of a California wildfire)
A California wildfire photographed by Josh Edelson (a hillside ablaze during a California wildfire)
Josh Edelson wildfire photojournalism as run in the news (press feature 14)
The Wall Street Journal — a hillside ablaze during a California wildfire — a Josh Edelson photograph
the Los Angeles Times — a wildfire bearing down on a community, captured by Josh Edelson
A press feature of Josh Edelson wildfire photography (press feature 15)
The San Diego Union-Tribune — firefighters confronting a California wildfire in a photograph by Josh Edelson
the Los Angeles Times — a California wildfire at its peak, photographed by Josh Edelson
The Wall Street Journal — a wall of wildfire flames — a Josh Edelson photograph
California magazine — a smoke-filled California sky, captured by Josh Edelson
The Boston Globe — a neighborhood under wildfire threat in a photograph by Josh Edelson
A Josh Edelson California wildfire image published in the news media (press feature 16)

Awards & Honors

Major Press Coverage

Profiles, features, and interviews about Josh Edelson and his photojournalism work.

AFP Backstory & Behind-the-Scenes

First-person essays and behind-the-scenes coverage of Josh’s photojournalism assignments for Agence France-Presse.

Photography Industry & International Press

Photo Archives & Image Libraries

Josh’s editorial photojournalism is archived at major news image libraries with full caption metadata, location, and assignment details for each image.

Getty Images editorial portfolio: Browse all Josh Edelson editorial images on Getty — search modifiers like josh edelson fire, josh edelson drought, josh edelson volcano, etc., narrow to specific bodies of work.

AP Images: Search Josh Edelson on AP Images

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