Aaron Huey is an artist working across a broad range of imaging techniques, from investigative journalism and photogrammetry to augmented and virtual reality, AI-driven collaborations, and scanning electron microscopy. With a foundation built on over 30 feature stories for National Geographic, his practice now centers on post-lens photography and virtual world-building, exploring the relationship between photographic objects and spatial storytelling.

A three-time Stanford Fellow, including his current role as a Starling Lab Fellow focused on data integrity in visual journalism, Huey continues to explore the intersections of art, technology, and media ethics.

Huey’s curatorial practice is equally experimental. As Founder and Creative Director of Amplifier.org, he has collaborated with leading artists like Shepard Fairey to create global art campaigns that interrogate power and amplify movements. Huey recently launched a Visual Journalism R+D Lab, where he helps photographers prototype new ways to tell stories about complex societal issues through photography, mapping, and interactive digital tools. He is also the photo world representative for AVAX for 2024, mentoring a group of 19 photo based artists.

The New Landscape of Photography (a talk from Paris Photo 2022)