Presenter

A.J. Chavar is an R&D creative & production technologist at The New York Times, where he explores and explains emerging storytelling technologies. He is an award-winning visual journalist skilled in spatial storytelling, photography, cinematography, interactive storytelling, and visual story production. Beyond the Times newsroom, A.J. has worked at The Washington Post, Vox.com and Apple News. He is an alum of Syracuse University's Newhouse School, which he recently returned to to complete an immersive journalism fellowship. A.J. previously chaired the National Press Photographers Association's "Best of Photojournalism," managing a team of cross-disciplinary journalists and academics to celebrate essential visual journalism.