DAN HERNANDEZ IS AN ARCHIVIST AND PHOTO EDITOR AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. HE WORKS IN THE CHRONICLE ARCHIVE DAILY, SIFTING THROUGH DECADES OF PHOTOS ON FILM NEGATIVES AND COMPACT DISCS, AS WELL AS HANDLING PHOTO EDITS ON REGULAR NEWS STORIES AND SUPPORTING THE VISUALS TEAM.
ETHICS AND BALANCE ARE ESSENTIAL TO HIS EDITING STYLE, EVEN UNDER THE PRESSURES OF DAILY JOURNALISM. HE APPROACHES PHOTOGRAPHY WITH AN EYE FOR IMPACT AND COLOR. WHEN THERE’S A CAMERA AND FLASH IN HIS HANDS, DAN ENJOYS MAKING PHOTOS OF CURRENT EVENTS, LIFESTYLE, TRANSPORTATION, AND SPORTS BUT LOVES TO COVER A WIDE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.
HE IS A GRADUATE OF SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE HE STUDIED PHOTOJOURNALISM AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. PREVIOUSLY, HE SERVED AS THE VISUALS EDITOR FOR THE GOLDEN GATE XPRESS AND MAKES PHOTOS FOR THE STORIED:SF PODCAST.
HE HAS WON AWARDS FOR HIS WORK IN JOURNALISM FROM THE COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION, BEST OF SNO, AND THE JOURNALISM ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION AND NLGJA: THE ASSOCIATION OF LGBTQ+ JOURNALISTS.