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10 Minutes with Sam Bankman Fried

On the 29th of September, I flew solo from Miami to the Bahamas to photograph FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried for The Australian Financial Review Magazine’s Young & Rich issue.

Going into the assignment, I knew I had ten minutes to work with Sam. I was hoping for a few tight, dynamic portraits and one environmental option in or around his office. When I arrived, I was given a tour of the main office and was told that I wouldn’t be able to photograph him there. We walked across the parking lot to an empty office space with two small bedrooms on one side, which allowed the company’s employees or visiting investors to sleep. On the other side of the empty space was the office of the company therapist, George Lerner. I set up my lights and asked George if he could sit in for me before Sam arrived on set. We spoke about the challenges of relocating with family to a small, remote island from his former life in San Francisco. I was also able to get a good sense of what Sam would be like to work with. If anyone knew the answer to that, it would be the company therapist.

Sam showed up in his typical wardrobe - an FTX t-shirt, shorts, high socks and sneakers. I worked with him for ten minutes while he was discussing future meetings and business on the side with his assistant standing next to me. He was kind, but seemed distracted, so I decided to forgo the environmental portrait.

On October 28th, our cover came out.

On Friday, November 11, FTX filed for bankruptcy.

Rosalind Brewer | Masterclass

Famed businesswoman Rosalind Brewer has held leading positions at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Starbucks, Sam’s Club, Walmart, and other major companies. Learn about Rosalind’s assent up the corporate ladder at Masterclass.

📷 by Mary Beth Koeth
Digi Javier Sanchez
Assist Bryce France
Art Direction Max Morse
Production Becca Selin

Harold Evensky | Barron's Magazine

Harold Evensky, at his home in Key West, Florida. Cash Buckets Are Earning Their Keep as Markets Slide. Just Don’t Hold Too Much. Neil Templin Mary Beth Koeth for Barron's

This shoot, Harold, and Harold’s shirt filled my heart bucket. Thank you Nicole Silver and Sarina Finkelstein for this assignment.

https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/cash-bucket-strategy-retirement-51652983335?fbclid=IwAR3VWmdHjI5aBhtnqPP1TTFP3oarBMxrdFkIllnSuyX8DbSwu5yhr_TjfOU

Chillie Falls | New York Times

A ‘Cruiser’ Sets Sail, Despite Covid
A return to the sea means a return to life for one die-hard cruiser.

📝 by Cristal Duhaime
📷 by Mary Beth Koeth for The New York Times
Photo Direction Leslie Dela Vega
🛳 ♥️ ✨ Chillie Falls

For people who make cruising a lifestyle, not just a pastime, being marooned on land was devastating. Charles Falls Jr., known as Chillie, is one of those cruisers who set sail as much as possible. He has been on 55 cruises and in recent years started hosting a YouTube show about the industry.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/opinion/a-cruiser-sets-sail-despite-covid.html

Raven Run | Gringo

The Raven Run lost one of its most beloved runners last week. Tom “Gringo,” a Hall of Fame Runner with over 1,600 Raven Runs and 654 swims, died on March 2. His final run with Raven was last year, at 83 years old, which earned Gringo the Event of the Year for being the oldest runner ever to complete the run. This was at least his third time earning an Event of the Year—once for running during Hurricane Irene and another time for running while in the middle of chemotherapy. Gringo had a way of sensing someone’s best quality and bringing it out. After five minutes of conversation with anyone, I think he could’ve given the eulogy at her funeral. I’ve probably run about 50 times with Gringo and will cherish the miles we put in together. I’m grateful for the stories he told, many of which live on in the hearts and minds of other runners, and in the pages of Running with Raven. Two weeks ago, when Yellow Rose and Raven went to visit Gringo, Raven asked him how he was doing. Gringo replied, “I’m dancing as long as the music lasts.”

Written by Laura Lee Patterson Huttenbach “White Lightning”

Photograph by Mary Beth Koeth “Yellow Rose”

Pictured “Gringo” for the Raven Run Swimsuit Calendar in 2013

LUXE Magazine | Ana Trelles Portuondo

In her South Miami studio, Ana Trelles Portuondo is being watched. Her figural portraits—mostly female—gaze at her with an intensity of her own creation, as though hinting at sacred stories masked beneath layers of paint and collage. “I believe the eyes are the expression of your soul,” the artist says. “Capturing that expression is, for me, everything.” 🎨 

📝 by Jennifer Pfaff Smith 📷 by Mary Beth Koeth for LUXE Magazine

Read Article HERE

Jimmy Johnson, 78, tells ESPN the inside story behind "How 'bout them Cowboys?"

I spent the best fifteen minutes of my life with Jimmy Johnson yelling "How 'bout them Cowboys" over and over again. Next guy who wants to win my heart, I’m going to tell him that it’s over there in a puddle next to Jimmy.

Jimmy Johnson, 78, tells ESPN the inside story behind "How 'bout them Cowboys?"

Written by Todd Archer, Photography by Mary Beth Koeth for ESPN, Digi | Assistant Javier Sanchez

LUXE Magazine | Aidan Marak

I walked out of this shoot feeling like I made a new friend in Miami. Aidan Marak “Finding Her Voice” Photos by Mary Beth Koeth for Luxe Magazine

Speaking Up on Behalf of Others | Sierra Magazine

“I have always loved trees and wanted to protect them. I'd watch movies like WALL-E—where the whole earth is filled with trash—and I was the one kid who was like, "Oh my gosh, we have to do something!" If I see that movie today, I still get upset.” 

Tasnim Mellouli on trees, wetlands, and her Muslim faith, 📝 by Wendy Becktold 📷 by Mary Beth Koeth, Photo Editor Sam Murphy

HuffPost: I Work In Zoology. This Is What I Wear To Work Every Day.

Have you ever wondered what zoologists wear to work every day?

Me neither.

After spending the morning with Zoo Miami's Ron Magill, Chelsea the sloth, and an 11-foot albino Burmese python named Prince, not only did I want to know what Ron wears, I wanted to know EVERYTHING.

I Work In Zoology. This Is What I Wear To Work Every Day. The Huffington Post

📝 by Katie McPherson, 📷 of Ron Magill by Mary Beth Koeth, 💪🏼 by Sidney Sherman, Photo Editor Chris Mcgonigal

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-zoologists-wear-to-work_l_5da5dd8de4b01c76560d6370

September 2019 | Southwest: The Magazine

“After the Ohio Senior Olympics, Dad and his friends started training in earnest. They traveled to other ping-pong clubs, testing themselves against different players. Doc hired a coach, a kid in his 20s who is trying to make the actual U.S. Table Tennis team. My dad started being more conscientious about what he ate: fewer late-night potato chips, more vegetables.”

The Fountain of Youth Has a Net | September 2019 | Southwest: The Magazine

Writing by Laura Arenschield

Photography by Mary Beth Koeth

Art Direction by Desiree Espada

Creative Direction by Kevin de Miranda

Wardrobe and props provided by Broadview Heights Spotlights Theatre

Mary Beth Koeth Promotes Pay Parity with Alex Morgan for Adweek

“Like a true nerd, I googled ‘athletic drills’ before the shoot and had my assistant, Javier, practice in front of the camera. We showed Alex a few side-to-side drills that worked, and she got on set and nailed it. If you look at the images of Alex next to the images of Javier, it’s clear who the world-class athlete is. I say that with love. Javier is fit, but he’s not winning a World Cup anytime soon”

Read more about our shoot with Alex on the .Wonderful Machine Blog

ADWEEK Magazine | Alex Morgan

Why U.S. Women’s Soccer Star Alex Morgan Won’t Settle for Anything Less Than Equality — Adweek Magazine Written by T.L. Stanley; Photographs by Mary Beth Koeth; Styled by Mila Gonzalez Kastari; Glam by Christina Cherbonner and Karla Serrano