Evan Grothjan is a filmmaker and journalist specializing in Visual Investigations, bridging investigative methods with cinematic storytelling to expose how power leaves its mark.
He uses satellite and spatial analysis, 3D reconstructions, and visual storytelling to render visible complex events - working between accountability journalism and law.
Former Senior Researcher at SITU Research. Former editor at The New York Times.
Collaborators include Frontline PBS, Human Rights Watch, and The National Lawyers Guild.
Contact: evangrothjan@gmail.com.
Group Exhibitions
- 2025, Prada Foundation, Diagrams at the Venice Biennale
- 2024, Architekturmuseum der TUM, Visual Investigations
Speaking
- 2025, RightsCon, Talk, Reconstructing History
- 2024, Politecnico di Milano, Design Density Course, Presentation
- 2024, The Ukrainian Museum, Panel
- 2024, Harvard IHR Clinic, Presentation
- 2024, Columbia University GSAPP, Guest Critic
- 2023, Society of Professional Journalists, Panel
- 2022, Newseum, Panel
Select Awards
- 2023, Pulitzer Finalist, Bronx Fire
- 2023, SND Bronze, Bronx Fire
- 2022, SND Silver, Dixie Fire
- 2019, Emmy Winner, One Building, One Bomb
- 2019, SND & Malofiej Medals, Apollo 11
- 2018, World Press Photo, First Place, Under a Cracked Sky