About

Emily Jan

United States

Emily Jan is Deputy Director of Visuals at The San Francisco Chronicle, where she helps lead a team of award-winning photojournalists and photo editors with the goal of making creative, critical, and moving visuals. Previously, she was a photo editor and the first digital art director at The Atlantic. 

Jan was born and raised in metro Detroit, Michigan, and also calls Taipei, Taiwan home. 


World Press Photo Involvement:
2026 World Press Photo Contest jury member

Emily Jan on Social Media:
Instagram: @emilyjan

Emily Jan

Portrait credit: Justin Gellerson