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1 of 11Jobs rests on a flight to the Macworld Expo in Boston in 1997, the year he took back the reins at Apple after a 12-year hiatus.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
2 of 11Jobs has a laugh with John Lasseter of Pixar in the animation studio's headquarters.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
3 of 11Jobs told photographer Walker that this 1997 image with his wife Laurene at their Palo Alto, Calif., home was one of his favorites.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
4 of 11Jobs sits in his Woodside, Calif., home in 1982.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
5 of 11Jobs with the Lisa, an early — and revolutionary — Apple computer, in 1982.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
6 of 11Jobs prepares for a Macworld keynote speech in which he would announce a major deal with Bill Gates.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
7 of 11Jobs presides over a lunchtime huddle with his design team at Apple's headquarters in 1982.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
8 of 11Jobs puts in a day at the office before heading to Boston's 1997 Macworld Expo.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
9 of 11Jobs delivers remarks at Boston's 1997 Macworld Expo.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
10 of 11Lying on the floor after a long day, Jobs finalizes a deal with Bill Gates over the phone, whereby Microsoft would purchase $150 million worth of Apple stock.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME -
11 of 11Jobs in his home office in December 2004, the last time Walker ever photographed him.Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME
I first met Steve Jobs on a photo shoot for TIME in 1982. I had no idea that he was going to be my friend or that he was going to be this incredible genius — a part of all our lives, in what we do and what we see. He was speaking to a group of Stanford students in a dorm living room, and it was hard to photograph him there and not be in the way. You had to have light, and I was creeping around. But he was game. I asked him to stand on top of an Apple sign, and he did it. I asked him to stand in front of an Apple cutout (which ended up on the cover of Fortune magazine), and he did that too. I thought, This is you. This is who you are.
He was so much fun because he was so quick — he was such a fast study. You showed him anything and he could get it in a second. I was always fascinated by his design sense. It was wonderful because he liked my pictures.
I really will miss his inventiveness, his ideas, his eyes — and how bright he was all over. He had some kind of electricity about him. He was very, very focused in the office. He demanded a lot of the people who worked for him. I’m sure Steve wasn’t the easiest person to work for, but what a fascinating person to work for.
Diana Walker was TIME’s White House photographer for 20 years, where she captured intimate moments with five Presidents.
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