Humans of New York: Stories (Humans of New York, 3)

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What makes Brandon Stanton's Humans of New York so different is that it is not about high-profile celebrities. It features people who aren't normally documented, who one might find anywhere on the New York streets if one just looks. It's a book that I have already gifted to some special friends, ones who also enjoy real people in everyday settings. It's not just a personal favorite, but one that may well go down in books of NYC street photography as a landmark chronicle of this era. Time will tell. It was seriously impossible to put down, and I think I nearly took a picture of everything because I didn’t want to forget anything. Stanton, Brandon (October 16, 2018). "Humans of New York". Humans of New York . Retrieved October 26, 2018. It was great to see Vidal again, remembering and re-reading his story, seeing his photo with the President. So many of the stories inspire a wave of generosity from the HONY community, I sometimes wonder whether it will reach its limits one day.

Fans of the Humans of New York blog & books will need no encouragement, this is more of the same but from all around the world.My favorite thing about New York is the people, because I think they're misunderstood. I don't think people realize how kind New York people are." Best Use of Photography". The Webby Awards Gallery. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013 . Retrieved October 26, 2013. From street photographer Brandon Stanton, Humans of New York is a celebration of individuality and a tribute to the spirit of New York City, filled with photographs of its residents and stories from their lives. And that's the point. These snapshot interviews & photos do speak powerfully, and that's the bottom line, that's the reason I hope your library has a copy of this that you can spend at least a couple of hours with.

Humans of New York ( HONY) is a photoblog and book of street portraits and interviews collected on the streets of New York City. As a people photographer, my first response to something new is not aesthetic judgment, but rather thankfulness. Without the risk takers, I’d have nothing new to photograph."We still want to push the juice,” Mohammed said cautiously. They were about to clinch a deal with a new manufacturer capable of producing 100,000 bottles of juice a day. Some street photographers hide behind phone booths like paparazzi so their subject won't be aware of their presence, but for Stanton it's precisely that awkward interaction, the tearing down of the wall between strangers, that he covets.” — The Huffington Post

It seems I'm always late to these things. Humans of New York had long existed as a blog with tens of thousands of loyal followers by the time I discovered this book. It was a thrilling discovery all the same, and better late than never as the saying goes.I've been a fan of Humans of New York for a long time now. Seeing Brandon's pictures in my facebook feed or on tumblr is one of my favorite things. He's himself stated that the blog didn't truly take off until he started adding the quotes and the commentary to the pictures, and I can understand why. It adds so much extra depth to a picture. It tells us a little snippet of someone's story and leaves us to imagine the rest. Kweifio-Okai, Carla (September 5, 2014). "Humans of New York blogger hits the road for world tour". The Guardian . Retrieved October 12, 2015. Lamothe, Dan (August 21, 2016). "Humans of New York decided to profile veterans. The response has been overwhelming". Washington Post . Retrieved January 11, 2019. The Man Behind Humans of New York: Brandon Stanton". americanphotomag.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015 . Retrieved October 12, 2015.