iO Tillett Wright

iO Tillett Wright (born 2 September 1985) is an American photographer, writer and activist from the Lower East Side of New York City. He has written four books and created the podcasts The Ballad of Billy Balls and Power Trip, and his writing and photography have appeared in The New York Times and Vogue. He founded the Self Evident Truths project and coordinated humanitarian efforts after Hurricane Sandy and during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires he co-founded the recovery nonprofit PostFire, and he later founded Theia, a disaster recovery technology and services company.