Brandon Stanton at #RootsTech 2018

The opening Keynote address on March 1, 2018, at the annual #RootsTech 2018 conference will be Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York.

Quoting from FamilySearch:

If you’ve never heard of Brandon Stanton, you’re in for a treat. This influential photojournalist has been collecting fascinating photos and stories of random New Yorkers for the past seven years and sharing what he’s captured with the world on his popular Humans of New York blog and in his best-selling books. Stanton has also been named as one of Time’s 30 Under 30 changing the world. Stanton’s captivating images highlight the fact that everyone has a story worth telling. Come see for yourself why his inspiring work has attracted millions of followers.Join us for Stanton’s exciting keynote address at RootsTech on Thursday, March 1, 2018.

Here is a short promotional sketch of Brandon Stanton:

Brandon Stanton studied at the University of Georgia and worked as a bond trader in Chicago before starting “Humans of New York”—a photography and storytelling blog—in the Summer of 2010. Over the course of seven years, HONY has built a devoted following of over 20 million fans on several social media platforms. He has appeared on Ellen, Good Morning America, Nightline, MSNBC, and CNN, and he has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Mashable, and dozens of other media venues. He has also been named a "person of the week" on the ABC Evening News with Diane Sawyer, and a Time Magazine “30 Under 30 Who Are Changing the World,” and has photographed President Obama in the Oval Office. He has taken his work to some of the world's most remote and troubled regions, and he has used the storytelling power of his site to raise money for several life-changing altruistic purposes. He is the author of two #1 New York Times bestsellers, Humans of New York (2013) and Humans of New York: Stories (2015) and the children’s book bestseller Little Humans (2014).