The humans of new york project has impacted brandon, the people of the city, and the followers on social media in ways that no one could have anticipated. He was a 20 time magazine 30 people under 30 changing the world, an abc news person of the week, told stories from around the world in collaboration with the united nations, and was invited to photograph president. Ever since brandon began interviewing people on the streets of new york, the dialogue hes had with them has increasingly become as in. Toddler thought bride was the reallife princess from her favorite book. Humans of new york stories by brandon stanton, hardcover. These humans of new york moments will restore your faith in. What started as a simple idea for a photography project grew into an inspirational book and blog through the hard work of a single photographer and social. He now reaches over 15 million people on several social media platforms.
Fotograaf brandon toont prachtige mensen met pakkende verhalen. How to create your own humans of movement in your city. With four hundred color photos, including exclusive portraits and allnew stories, its a stunning collection of images that showcases the outsized personalities of new york. Taken over a threeyear period, the photographs show people of all ages, races, economic classes,religions, and conditions of life. Stories presents a whole new group of humans, complete with stories that delve deeper and surprise with greater candour. See more ideas about humans of new york, brandon stanton and new york. In the unlikely case that you have not, please allow us to properly introduce the two of youhony, meet kindness blog reader. Humans of new york by brandon stanton, 9781250038821. Humans of new york hony is a photoblog and book of street portraits and interviews collected on the streets of new york city started in november 2010 by photographer brandon stanton, humans of new york has developed a large following through social media. Humans of new york by brandon stanton 9781250038821.
Humans of new york and the cavalier consumption of others. This extraordinary book of photographs will renew your faith in the human spirit, and make you see. The blog, which has picked up an enormous following across several social media platforms, also spawned a new york times bestselling book of the same name in 20. The photos he took and the accompanying interviews. As an avid viewer and reader of humans of new york, i have seen so many photos of diverse people and have read so many unique stories of. Now, brandon is back with the humans of new york book that his loyal followers have. Lauren green currently serves as fox news channels fnc chief religion correspondent based in the new york bureau. Brandons innovation strategy has also inspired photographers around the world to create similar movements in their prospective.
Humans of new york is the book inspired by the blog. Its all thanks to his viral facebook page humans of new york which. He was a 20 time magazine 30 people under 30 changing the world, an abc news person of the week, told stories from around the world in collaboration with the united nations, and was invited to photograph. A celebration of individuality and a tribute to the spirit of the city. Humans of new york is a treasure trove of beautiful stories and inspiration, but. In 20, his book humans of new york, based on the photos he took and the accompanying interviews became the blog humans of new york. With four hundred color photos, including exclusive portraits and allnew stories, humans of new york is a stunning collection of images that showcases the outsized personalities of new york. The latest stories from hony, featuring interviews with thousands of people on the streets of new york city. His incredible collection, shared through his blog, features more than 10,000 new yorkers talking about their lives and values, hopes and dreams.
Furthermore, brandon was able to capitalize on his unique brand of street photography by creating the new york times bestselling book humans of new york. Humans of new york by brandon stanton, hardcover barnes. He was a 20 time magazine 30 people under 30 changing the world, an abc news person of the week, told stories from around the world in collaboration with the united nations, and was invited to photograph president obama in the oval office. Brandon stantons humans of new york 20 captures the joy, diversity, and promise of american and new york city life in a book of 400 glossy color photographs. Eight years later, the project is still going strong and posts regularly on facebook. He began to take street portraits of the people he met and.
The blend of portraits and pithy storytelling, which has earned humans of new york more than 2 million followers online, can now be found. Currently sharing stories from people in quarantine. He started with the intent of creating a photographic census of new york city, and now tells the stories of. I was hesitant to read this book because i was disappointed with the original humans of. Ive purchased all three humans of new york books and have loved them all, but in humans of new york stories, it all comes together. Storiesthe one you have probably seen or read about or heard discussedis of. Humans of new yorks brandon stanton shares about the. I was back home in the chicago suburbs when i sought out the original hony book. Porcelli 1 lea porcelli professor alberts 1 december 2014 cultural critique. The result of these efforts was humans of new york, a vibrant blog in which he featured his photos alongside quotes and anecdotes.
The blog has over 17 million followers on facebook and around 8. Based on the blog with more than four million loyal fans, a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, and inspiring collection of photographs and stories capturing the spirit of a. Restoring my faith in humanity, one photostory at a time. In january, a photograph of a boy named vidal led to an indiegogo fundraiser that collected more than 1. Now, brandon is back with the humans of new york book that his loyal followers have been waiting for. Stantons first book of photos and stories, humans of new york, was on the new york times bestseller list for 45 weeks. Now hes putting his work in a book, humans of new york, out oct. The 19 most heartfelt and inspiring humans of new york. Humans of new yorkfaith in humanity restoredbeautiful wordsbeautiful peoplegood. Let brandon stanton and the humans of new york hes photographed astonish you all over again.
I was keeping my options open, so i looked at multiple places, first being a local barnes and noble, where i found it in the art section. In 20, his book humans of new york, based on that blog, was published and immediately catapulted to. An instant number one new york times bestseller, humans of new. Back in the summer of 2010, photographer brandon stanton began an ambitious project to singlehandedly create a photographic census of new york city. In 2010, photographer brandon stanton set on a photographic journey. Humans of new york, or hony as it is more popularly known, is a photo blog started in 2010 that features portraits and stories from the people of new york city. The most famous photograph from brandon stantons new book, humans of new york.
These humans of new york moments will restore your faith. Pdf humans of new york stories ebooks includes pdf. Humans of new york has grown rapidly as evidenced by the 2. The thing that always amazes me about new york is that it works at all. The photos he took and the accompanying interviews became the blog humans of new york. With four hundred colour photos, including exclusive portraits and allnew stories, and a. His newest mustread book is available to purchase now. In the summer of 2010, photographer brandon stanton began an ambitious project to singlehandedly create a photographic census of new york city. The blog has steadily grown, gathering millions of devoted followers. All of these posts and pictures comes from the humans of new york facebook page. Humans of new york, also known as hony, is the name of one of the most popular facebook pages in the world, with a current 8,411,176 likes. Stories presents a whole new group of people in stunning photographs, with a rich design and, most importantly, longer stories that delve deeper and surprise with greater candor. Humans of new york sitting in the back of any college classroom exposes several laptop screens with images of the homeless, the heartbroken, the extremely wealthy and the dirt poor.
As an amateur photographer, he was fascinated by the crowds of characters throughout the city. Brandon says on the humans of new york blog, i thought it would be really cool to create an exhaustive catalogue of new york citys inhabitants, so i set out to photograph 10,000 new yorkers. Sweet stories, cute stories, love story, human kindness, faith in humanity. The masterful way that brandon interviews his subjects really shines through. The photography is expressive, and the stories are equal parts soulcrushing and uplifting. In 20, his book humans of new york, based on that blog, was published and immediately catapulted to the top of the ny times bestseller list where it has appeared for over fortyfive weeks. Humans of new york by brandon stanton booksamillion. More photographs, this time accompanied by interviews, from the creator of the blog and the book humans of new york. According to the humans of new york website, stantons original goal was to photograph 10,000 new yorkers on the street, and create an exhaustive catalogue of the citys inhabitants. Brandon stantons newest mustread book is available to purchase now. In the first three years, his audience steadily grew from a few hundred to over one million.
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