You'd expect an empty black slate, cold aluminum, and lighting like an Apple Store, if blindly guessing what Steve Jobs' home workspace looked like. The reality is, of course, much more human, lived-in, and interesting.

Getty Images recently made available an August 2004 photo shoot by Diana Walker, a favorite photographer of Steve Jobs' then at Time magazine. The photos were taken a few weeks after Jobs' surgery to remove a malignant pancreatic tumor. Only three of the 15 photos center on Jobs' actual desk in his Palo Alto home, which has a window view, a good bit of paper stacked up, a stylish monitor lamp arm, and photos of his kids ready for viewing.


It's a nice bit of reality check, and a rare glimpse into how one of the most notable creators of the last few decades works when he's at home. We saw Jobs' ultra-spare apartment from his very early days at Apple in our famous workspaces roundup, but the full set, viewable at AllAboutSteveJobs.com, is a richer view of the man himself.


Photo shoot by Diana Walker (Aug 2004) [AllAboutSteveJobs.com via Fortune/CNN.com]