About
I make multimedia about technology, culture, and the minutiea in-between.
I grew up reading tech news the way other kids read sports stats.
That never really went away. What did change is that I stopped caring
about technology as a product and started caring about what technology means for our lives — how we live, work, and primarily, communicate.
My day job is writing, researching, and producing for the
MKBHD YouTube channel and The Studio, and co-hosting
the Waveform podcast. On my off time I write stories and features here and occasionally on sites like The Verge.
I also take pictures. I'm based in Brooklyn.
What I'm available for
- Feature writing on technology, culture, or the spaces where they overlap
- Video production — writing, research, shooting, on-camera work
- Photo assignments
Selected work
Writing / Video
- How the Italian Renaissance can save the smartphone camera — what 16th-century oil paint has to do with computational photography
- iMessage, World War 2, and a Mathematical Theory of Communication — on Shannon, signal, and why group chats feel the way they do
- How AI stole the sparkles emoji — a visual history of ✨ and what its theft reveals
Client work
- Can you 3D-print a camera? — The Studio
- Fujifilm X100VI - The internet's new favorite camera — The Studio
- How to make high-quality videos - The Studio
Podcast
- ICANN and the 7 keys to the internet — Waveform
- How the James Webb space telescope unfolds the universe - Waveform
- Bluesky vs Threads - The Fediverse explained - Waveform
- The secret history of the internet - Waveform
- Boosted to Busted: The rise and fall of Boosted Boards - Waveform
Get in touch
The best way to reach me is hello@davidimel.com.