How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Josh Haner, a photographer for The Times, discussed the tech he’s using.

What are some of the new and interesting tools you are experimenting with for visual storytelling?

I’m constantly experimenting with the latest drones and 360/virtual reality camera systems. Every year, drones get smaller and their cameras get more advanced. In addition to improvements in image quality, I’m particularly interested in using drones for actual reporting — from counting houses that were damaged in a fire, to tracking plant health over time to help identify the impact of drought, to analyzing migration patterns and to identifying where peat fires burn underground.

We continue to improve on a piece of technology that I first developed in 2010 called our “remote streaming backpack.” It enables our photographers to send in their pictures in real time over multiple cellular modems without having to stop, open up a laptop, edit and send. This allows us to publish photos within seconds of when they were taken.