Our favorite photographs of entrepreneurs, billionaires, celebrities and frontline workers as they navigated a year like none other, all originally published on Forbes.
Exhale. It’s time for a fresh perspective. Join us as we turn our lens on the champions and fresh faces of determination, innovation and success. All have made a meaningful difference this year—and will continue to shape a 2021 that can’t come soon enough.
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Reed Hastngs by Kwaku Alston for Forbes
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | AUGUST 11, 2020
“We fundamentally want to be better at creating stories people want to talk about and watch than any of our competitors.”
How Netflix’s Reed Hastings Rewrote The Hollywood Script
Travis Scott by Jamel Toppin for Forbes
LOS ANGELES, CA | NOVEMBER 4, 2020
At 28, he is arguably the most vital rapper in the world. What’s far more interesting is how “La Flame” lights up the business world.
How Hip-Hop Superstar Travis Scott Has Become Corporate America’s Brand Whisperer
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(From left) Joanna Smith, Chazz Sims and Alex Bouaziz by Mamadi Doumbouya for Forbes
BROOKLYN, NY | NOVEMBER 2-3, 2020
LOS ANGELES, CA | NOVEMBER 8, 2020
Meet the Under 30 class of 2021: changing the world when it needs it most.
10th Annual 30 Under 30
Irma Olguin Jr. by Gabriela Hasbun (left) for Forbes; Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola by Amy Lombard for Forbes
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FRESNO, CA | JUNE 22, 2020
“She has a deep understanding of the lived experiences of the folks she’s serving.”
From Recycling Bottles For Cash To Tech CEO
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PHILADELPHIA, PA | JUNE 22, 2020
“GoPuff is having a very good pandemic.”
Why Venture Capitalists Gave Two 27-Year-Olds $1 Billion To Build The Ultimate Online Convenience Store
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Jason Citron (left) and Stan Vishnevskiy by Gabriela Hasbun for Forbes
BURLINGAME, CA | JUNE 24, 2020
“It’s been awesome to see [Discord] grow organically, like a patchwork quilt.”
Discord Was Once The Alt-Right’s Favorite Chat App. Now It’s Gone Mainstream And Scored A New $3.5 Billion Valuation.
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Albert Bourla by Jamel Toppin for Forbes
SCARSDALE, NY | MAY 10, 2020
“You need to build manufacturing of a vaccine before you know what’s working.”
Why Pfizer May Be The Best Bet To Deliver A Vaccine By The Fall
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Geeta Gupta-Fisker by Ethan Pines for Forbes
MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | DECEMBER 7, 2020
“We have very different styles of working. Right brain is the creative side, so that’s Henrik. The left side is the data-driven analytical brain. That would be me.”
Meet The Fiskers, The Billionaire Power Couple Taking On Tesla
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Tracy Maitland by Aaron Kotowski for Forbes
NEW YORK, NY | MARCH 12, 2020
“When you have a market like we’ve had since 2008, with stocks consistently going up, people don’t think about being defensive.”
How Tracy Maitland Built A $9 Billion Firm To Beat This Bear Market
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Gabby Jones for Forbes
NEW YORK CITY, NY | APRIL 14, 2020
Snapshots from the kitchens of New York City restaurants in the fight of their life. Joe Rao, co-owner of Mudville 9; Kopitiam chef-co-owner Kyo Pang; and chef-owner Gazala Halabi of Gazala’s.
New York City Restaurants Fight To Survive
Tory Burch by Jamel Toppin for Forbes
NEW YORK CITY, NY | SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
“We wanted to be strong, have grace under pressure, pivot and do what we could to salvage our business, and we did.”
Inside Tory Burch’s Covid Survival Sketchbook
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Kat Taylor by Christie Hemm Klok for Forbes (left); Cathie Wood by Eli Warren for Forbes
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA | AUGUST 4, 2020
“Ultimately, the real measure of society will be whether we need philanthropy at all.”
Meet Billionaire Politician Tom Steyer’s Wife, A Pioneering Impact Investor On A Mission To Spend $1 Billion Righting Society’s Wrongs
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HILTON HEAD, SC | SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
As the pandemic took hold, the superstar investor loaded up on tech stocks that she correctly predicted would lead the recovery.
How Cathie Wood Beat Wall Street By Betting Tesla Is Worth More Than $1 Trillion
Brian Armstrong by Jamel Toppin for Forbes (left); Emilie Choi by Ethan Pines for Forbes
SAN FRANCISCO, CA | JANUARY 23 & 28, 2020
“We wanted the world to have a global, open financial system that drove innovation and freedom,” say Coinbase’s cofounder-CEO (left) and COO.
Bitcoin’s Guardian Angel: Inside Coinbase Billionaire Brian Armstrong’s Plan To Make Crypto Safe For All
(From top) Michael Tojner by Levon Biss for Forbes, Larry Ellison by Jamel Toppin for Forbes, Masayoshi Son by Jamel Toppin for Forbes
VIENNA, AUSTRIA | APRIL 11, 2020
PALM SPRINGS, CA | MARCH 13, 2020
NEW YORK CITY, NY | MARCH 3, 2020
Iconic Forbes covers from the World’s Billionaires List.
Michael Tojner, Larry Ellison and Masayoshi Son
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