12-27-17

Fast Company’s Favorite Photos Of 2017

Our photo editors pick the coolest images we published this year, from Kevin Hart to Yes Julz and an artist’s interpretation of Elon Musk.

ioulex for How Samantha Bee Learned To Become A Manager

By Fast Company Staff3 minute Read

Pari Dukovic for the cover of Fast Company’s Tech + Culture issue

Emily Weiss, CEO of Glossier, by Shae Detar for These Five Fashionable Brands Have Mastered Content That Sells

Justin Maxon for It’s A Mud Mud Mud Mud World

Tim Richardson for How Chobani’s Hamdi Ulukaya Is Winning America’s Culture War

Cocreative directors of Kenzo, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, by Pari Dukovic for These Five Fashionable Brands Have Mastered Content That Sells

Tobias Hutzler for Advertising Superstar David Droga Knows How To Get In Your Head

ioulex for Why “Atlanta” Creator Donald Glover Is One Of The Most Creative People In Business In 2017

Whitney Wolfe, CEO of Bumble, by Valerie Chiang for Bumble’s CEO Takes Aim At LinkedIn

Whitten Sabatini for Starbucks Is Bringing Hope–And Profit–To The Communities America’s Forgotten

RewardStyle founder Amber Venz Box by Trey Wright for These Five Fashionable Brands Have Mastered Content That Sells

Manny Mua by Ramona Rosales for What You Can Learn From The World’s Most Innovative Companies Of 2017

Shonda Rhimes by JUCO for How Shondaland Built A Creative Work Culture With Play-Doh, Treadmills, And Bakeoffs

Jeff Bezos by Peter Hapak for Why Amazon Is The World’s Most Innovative Company Of 2017

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ioulex for Sarah Jessica Parker And AOL’s Tim Armstrong On The New Rules of Engagement

JUCO for James Corden Lives In The Moment. Here’s How

Roxanne Gay by Whitten Sabatini for 12 Lessons From The 100 Most Creative People Of 2017

Gucci President and CEO Marco Bizzari by Frederico Ciamei for Secrets Of The Most Productive People: 2016

Mark Zuckerberg by Ioulex for Facebook, Airbnb, Uber, And The Struggle To Do The Right Thing

Aaron Feaver for How Game of Thrones Designer Michele Clapton Creates Big Pop-Culture Moments

Tobias Hutzler for How Airbus Is Positioning Itself To Become First In Modular Flight

Jerry Lorenzo by JUCO for 12 Lessons From The 100 Most Creative People Of 2017

Kate Mulleavy and Laura Mulleavy by Ryan Aylsworth for How The Sisters Behind Cult Clothing Brand Rodarte Mastered Fashion And Film

Mitch Payne for Why Investors Are Getting Misty Over The Nebia Shower System

Samantha Casolari for Stella McCartney Is Weaving A New Way Forward

Mauricio Alejo for Why Orbital Insight Is One Of The Most Innovative Companies of 2017

John Legend by Ioulex for How To Lead In 2017

Caitlin Kalinowski by Chloe Aftel for How An Apple Vet Helped Solve One Of VR’s Biggest Problems–For Facebook-Owned Oculus

Whitten Sabatini for Starbucks Is Bringing Hope–And Profit–To The Communities America’s Forgotten

Poet Cleo Wade by GL Wood/WOLFEYES for 12 Lessons From The 100 Most Creative People Of 2017

Rashad Robinson by Daniel Dorsa for “Power Is The Ability To Change The Rules”: How Rashad Robinson Holds Companies Accountable

Chelsea Hirschhorn by Jeff Olson for How Fridababy Found Big Business In Parenting’s Grossest Moments

Photo by Jeff Brown; Food Sytlist: Kate Schmidt for Ikea’s Big Bet On Meatballs

Yasmin Green by Andy Ryan for Can Alphabet’s Jigsaw Solve Google’s Most Vexing Problems?

ioulex for Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft’s Code

Tobias Hutzler for Why Drone Racing League Is One Of The Most Innovative Companies Of 2017

Fred Armisen by Ben Rayner for 12 Lessons From The 100 Most Creative People Of 2017

Mitch Payne for How Ikea’s Smart-Lighting System Sets The Mood For Everyday People

Porter Braswell, right, and Ryan Williams, CEO and president of Jopwell by Andy Ryan for 12 Lessons From The 100 Most Creative People Of 2017

ioulex for How Model Karlie Kloss Followed Her Nerdy Passions To Found Kode With Klossy

Lola Dupré for The Real Story Behind Elon Musk’s $2.6 Billion Acquisition Of SolarCity And What It Means For Tesla’s Future–Not To Mention The Planet’s

Nike Pro Hijab by Samantha Casolari for Nike’s Head Start

Dan Monick for Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij Is Pop’s Secret Ingredient

Arturo Olmos for Tilit Turns Aprons Into Opportunities

DeRay Mckesson by ioulex for What’s Next For American Prisons And Criminal Justice Reform?

Dan Monick for Jack Antonoff, Producer For Taylor Swift, Reflects On One Hell Of A Year

Will Anderson for The Fast Company Holiday Gift Guide

LifeLoop cofounder Amy Johnson by Ackerman Gruber for Announcing The United States Of Innovation 2017

Shamayim “Shu” Harris by Todd Diederich for 8 Highlights From The 2017 World Changing Ideas Awards

ioulex for How Cher Succeeds On Stage And On Twitter

Julz Goddard by Eric T. White for What You Can Learn From The World’s Most Innovative Companies Of 2017

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