‘I was mesmerised by how the fog turned the tower into a monolith’: Derek Zhao’s best phone picture

Zhao was out jogging around Treasure Island, near San Francisco, when he spotted a lonely tower stabbing through the clouds

‘I was mesmerised by how the fog turned the tower into a monolith’: Derek Zhao’s best phone picture

TL;DR

  • Derek Zhao, a machine-learning engineer, lives on Treasure Island near San Francisco.
  • He captured a photo of the Salesforce Tower appearing as a monolith through the fog during a jog.
  • Zhao finds that his best photos are often unexpected scenes near home, offering peace.
  • He feels ambivalent about the tech and urban density near him but finds awe-inspiring moments.
  • He uses his phone camera for these shots as he cannot bring professional equipment while jogging.