The 2026 PRWeek Communicator of the Year joins the podcast to talk about how his projects came to life, countries he’s visited and the most surprising things about photographing and talking with people he’s just met.
Brandon Stanton is a photographer, influential social media content creator and author — and now he’s also PRWeek’s Communicator of the Year for 2026.
Stanton joins the latest edition of The PR Week podcast to talk about the different countries and cultures he’s visited, from places as varied as Iran to Queens, New York. He also chats about approaching a subject and surprises he’s encountered.
Plus, the biggest marketing and communications news of the week, including a major communications hire at Nike, a new co-CEO at Kekst CNC, Therabody’s new PR AOR and how KitKat responded to the theft of thousands of its chocolate bars in Europe. Also on the agenda: takeaways from PRWeek’s latest Salary Survey
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