Martin Cooper, inventor of the first cellphone

Martin Cooper, Pepcom SanDiego

Martin Cooper at Pepcom, San Diego

We often get to photograph people of various celebrity but it’s always fun to meet folks who invented things we use everyday. In the past we’ve photographed other notables and last week in San Diego for Pepcom, our photographer Todd got this shot of Martin Cooper who invented the cell phone for Motorola years ago.What have you invented lately?

About the Author: Gene X Hwang

Gene X Hwang leads Orange Photography’s photography team and is one of San Francisco’s most sought-after event photographers. His background in corporate marketing communications during the late-’90s dot-com boom gives him an insider’s view of what client teams need, and his push for social responsibility made Orange the first photography studio in San Francisco to earn Green Business certification. Read Gene’s full bio →