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He covers plane crashes and fires, corporate events, and executive headshots and portraits. He works with The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and the San Francisco Chronicle on a freelance basis, and has had work published in many internationally recognized magazines, newspapers, and news websites. Some of his work can be found in:

• The New York Times
• SF Weekly
• The Los Angeles Times

• MSNBC
• The Seattle Post
• European Pressphoto Agency
• The Associated Press
• Huffington Post..and more

Thanks to  for putting this pic on the cover of this month’s issue. This was during the LNU Lightning Complex fire near ...
10/31/2024

Thanks to for putting this pic on the cover of this month’s issue. This was during the LNU Lightning Complex fire near the Spanish Flat area of Lake Berryessa in 2020.
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Thanks to Kent Porter for finding this sweet magazine cover! I took this photo during the LNU Lightning Complex fire nea...
10/31/2024

Thanks to Kent Porter for finding this sweet magazine cover! I took this photo during the LNU Lightning Complex fire near the Spanish Flat area of Lake Berryessa in 2020. If anyone gets this magazine, I’m curious to see what on the inside.

GIANT CORN MAZE: One of the world’s largest corn mazes is seen from above at Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, California on...
10/17/2024

GIANT CORN MAZE: One of the world’s largest corn mazes is seen from above at Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, California on October 17, 2024. The giant maze takes about two hours to complete and has twice earned a Guinness World Record as the world’s largest corn maze. (Photos by Josh Edelson/AFP)

The Boyles fire burned hot and fast taking out about 30+\- homes in Clearlake, CA this afternoon. It is being investigat...
09/09/2024

The Boyles fire burned hot and fast taking out about 30+\- homes in Clearlake, CA this afternoon. It is being investigated as an arson fire. Photos by Josh Edelson for AFP

FIRE PIX: The   came back to life and made what seemed like a final push yesterday bumping up against the towns of Miner...
08/08/2024

FIRE PIX: The came back to life and made what seemed like a final push yesterday bumping up against the towns of Mineral and Mill Creek, but firefighters did an awesome job stopping it in its tracks and saving both communities. Photos from yesterday around the Mill Creek area of Tehama County with a mix of fire and backfire at the edge of town.

07/27/2024
More photos from the Thompson fire, Grubbs Fire in Oroville and the French fire in Mariposa, CA the past few days. All o...
07/06/2024

More photos from the Thompson fire, Grubbs Fire in Oroville and the French fire in Mariposa, CA the past few days. All of these fires are under much better control now. Photos by Josh Edelson for

Dramatic scenes from the Thompson fire last night in Oroville, CA.
07/03/2024

Dramatic scenes from the Thompson fire last night in Oroville, CA.

An air tanker drops fire retardant over a house during the Toll fire in Calistoga, California on July 2, 2024. A heatwav...
07/02/2024

An air tanker drops fire retardant over a house during the Toll fire in Calistoga, California on July 2, 2024. A heatwave is sending temperatures soaring resulting in red flag fire warnings throughout the state. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

UGLY DOGS: The annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest took place today at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, on ...
06/22/2024

UGLY DOGS: The annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest took place today at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, on June 21, 2024. Wild Thang, a Pekingese dog who had already entered the competition four times, finally won the 34th annual World’s Ugliest Dog competition and was awarded $5,000. (Photos by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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AMAZON CEO PORTRAIT: Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman stands for a photo at Amazon’s HQ location in Seattle, Wa...
06/10/2024

AMAZON CEO PORTRAIT: Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman stands for a photo at Amazon’s HQ location in Seattle, Washington. (Photos by Josh Edelson for AWS)

SAN FRANCISCO AERIALS: Downtown San Francisco, Apple Park, Salesforce Tower, Transamerica building and Sutro Tower cover...
05/18/2024

SAN FRANCISCO AERIALS: Downtown San Francisco, Apple Park, Salesforce Tower, Transamerica building and Sutro Tower covered in fog, Meta HQ, Alcatraz, and a few other scenes taken from an airplane a few days ago while on a corporate assignment. If you ever get a chance to fly in small private plane over San Francisco, highly recommend! (Photos/Josh Edelson)

Sunspot R3664 is seen on the lower right section of the sun in this photograph taken with a solar filter in Novato, Cali...
05/13/2024

Sunspot R3664 is seen on the lower right section of the sun in this photograph taken with a solar filter in Novato, California on May 10, 2024. Sunspot R3664 now stretches across nearly 124,300 miles (200,000 kilometers), almost as big as the sunspot that appeared on the Sun’s surface during the Carrington Eventthe most intense geomagnetic storm ever recorded, according to Space Weather. The sunspot is now around 15 times larger than Earth, increasingly becoming one of the most active regions on the Sun. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) AP

The Northern Lights, aka Aurora Borealis, shines over Middletown, California early this morning! I can’t believe it made...
05/11/2024

The Northern Lights, aka Aurora Borealis, shines over Middletown, California early this morning! I can’t believe it made it all the way down here! Unbelievable! (Photos Josh Edelson/AFP)

A total solar eclipse is seen from Bloomington, IN on April 08, 2024. (Photos AFP/Josh Edelson)
04/08/2024

A total solar eclipse is seen from Bloomington, IN on April 08, 2024. (Photos AFP/Josh Edelson)

I went out to chase California tornadoes today but had to settle on some rainbows and flooded roads. maybe I’ll have bet...
02/20/2024

I went out to chase California tornadoes today but had to settle on some rainbows and flooded roads. maybe I’ll have better luck next time. (Pix in and north of for )
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Presidents leave cars:Presidents and prime ministers from Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Vietnam, Peru, Philippi...
11/17/2023

Presidents leave cars:

Presidents and prime ministers from Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Vietnam, Peru, Philippines, Korea, Australia, Indonesia, Canada, Malaysia and arrive at a final dinner event for foreign dignitaries during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' week in San Francisco, California on Thursday, November 16, 2023. More than a dozen presidents, prime ministers and other dignitaries attended the event which was hosted by US President Joe Biden.
(Photos Josh Edelson/AFP)

Protesters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) event today in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 202...
11/16/2023

Protesters at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) event today in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. Pro-Tibet protesters confronted supporters of Chinese president Xi Jinping, others blocked attendees from entering and harassed anyone wearing a suit. (Photos Josh Edelson/AFP)

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