1. Brandon Stanton
  • Role: Creator of Humans of New York
  • Relevance: Uses personal narratives and photography to tell human stories with emotional depth.
  • Website: https://www.humansofnewyork.com/

 

  1. Dave Isay
  • Role: Founder of StoryCorps
  • Relevance: Promotes the preservation of oral histories and personal stories through recorded interviews.
  • Website: https://storycorps.org/

 

  1. Chris Milk
  • Role: Founder of Within, VR filmmaker, and immersive storyteller.
  • Relevance: Creates transformative VR experiences that push the boundaries of emotional storytelling.
  • Website: https://www.with.in/

 

  1. Fei-Fei Li
  • Role: AI researcher and professor at Stanford University, co-founder of ImageNet.
  • Relevance: Focuses on ethical AI and how machine learning impacts storytelling in visual media.
  • Website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/fei-fei-li

 

  1. Toni Morrison
  • Role: Nobel Prize-winning author
  • Relevance: Explored themes of race, identity, and history through deeply emotional storytelling.
  • Website: https://sites.prh.com/toni-morrison

 

  1. The Moth
  • Role: Platform for live storytelling events
  • Relevance: Focuses on personal narratives and their ability to connect people across cultures.
  • Website: https://themoth.org/

 

  1. Kurt Vonnegut

 

  1. Pixar Animation Studios
  • Role: Leaders in visual storytelling
  • Relevance: Known for crafting emotionally resonant narratives in films like Inside Out and Toy Story.
  • Website: https://www.pixar.com/

 

  1. Neil Gaiman
  • Role: Author of The Sandman and American Gods
  • Relevance: Known for his masterful use of myth, folklore, and fantasy in storytelling.
  • Website: https://www.neilgaiman.com/

 

  1. Margaret Atwood
  • Role: Novelist, author of The Handmaid’s Tale
  • Relevance: Combines speculative fiction with social commentary to explore complex narratives.
  • Website: https://margaretatwood.ca/