Strike a Pose

Photo mode has become one of the most loved parts of Insomniac's games. Players spend hours lining up the perfect shot, and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 set a high bar for what fans expect. Wolverine needed a photo mode that felt like it truly belonged to Logan.

I built the foundation for the new photo mode as a Figma prototype: its structure, its controls, and how you move through it while framing a shot.

Every prototype I made ran on controller input. You could pick up a PS5 controller and feel the UI the way a player would, long before anything was built in the engine.

Photo mode touches almost every discipline in a game. I presented the prototype in a meeting with stakeholders from the lighting, environment, and VFX teams, and came out with every team aligned on the direction.

Marvel's Wolverine launched on September 15, 2026, with photo mode ready on day one. Here's a quick spin through it, captured on my PS5: the tabs, suit and claw swaps, and the filters and frames.

I build the tools; players bring the shots. Within days of launch, people were capturing moments I never could. These six were featured in PlayStation's Share of the Week, every one of them shot in photo mode, and shared here with each creator's permission.

Players showed up in a big way. Sales figures are Alinea Analytics estimates, since Sony hasn't shared official numbers yet.

Photo mode was the highlight, but it wasn't the only thing I worked on.

After years of chasing this internship, watching my name roll by in the credits of a game I grew up dreaming about is something I'll never get over. Grateful to everyone at Insomniac who made room for an intern at the table.