I’m a photographer, builder, author, and surfer — drawn to the quiet moments where people commune, collaborate, and create.

A thread runs through my life: helping people come together in meaningful ways. In earlier chapters, I helped grow eBay, Facebook, and Instagram internationally — platforms that reshaped how billions relate. Later, I co-founded People & Company, a firm devoted to community building. That work became Get Together, a book with Stripe Press that’s part guide, part love letter to those who build with care. Substack acquired the firm in 2021.

These days, my work is quieter — but no less connected. Through the lens, I look for what helps people flourish, together. I’m drawn to the subtle, in-between moments: a glance between friends, hands reaching toward the same brush, laughter exchanged in passing. I try to linger where presence reveals becoming.

I live between Costa Rica and Canada, and often spend time in Italy and Singapore. I’m a fan of Richard Feynman, fried chicken, slow cars driven fast and tiny waves ridden slow.