The TED Digital Photo Lab bears witness not only to the enduring power of a captivating portrait, but also to the ever-changing intersections of digital technology, imagery and communications. The world's first 48 mm full-frame DSLR camera system, the Hasselblad H3D, was used by Art Streiber to shoot both group and individual potraits. As they were captured, the huge files were uploaded and processed by Digital Fusion PRO, then organized using Apple's Aperture software, and printed by Epson for display on site.

TEDsters were able to sign up for personal Vox blogs, courtesy of Six Apart, and their portraits were immediately uploaded into their accounts. In addition, WIRED magazine and Xerox offered TEDsters the opportunity to have their Streiber portraits imprinted on the cover of the upcoming July issue of WIRED magazine. And to bring it full circle, Apple offered copies of their professional-level Aperture software so the modern digital photographic experience could continue at home, long after everyone left Monterey.