Creating WIRED
THIS MAN IS AN ISLAND Winni Wintermeyer photographs Oleg Savitsky in Berlin this issue—but not without first getting some inspiration from the Endel founder’s trippy audio app: “I’ve tried a few mediation and relaxation apps before, but the ambient soundscapes the Endel app created sent me off in no time. It got me thinking about how Savitsky’s app works‚ creating an island of sound around you, so I decided to shoot him near some noisy highway off-ramps I know, but having him looking totally unperturbed, because he’s in a calm, chilled-out world of his own.” THE REAL DEAL Sam Chick got special access to shoot in eBay’s super-secure authentication facility this issue, where goods from luxury watches to hyped kicks come under expert scrutiny: “Besides the piles of sneakers, I heard I’d also…