humans of new york
It’s all about stories. Humans of New York is a brilliant project by Brandon Stanton, and is most visible on Facebook. Brandon pulls personality out of man-on-the-street, gives faces names, gives crowds personalities. The stories are touching, inspiring, delightful, nostalgic, sad, and uplifting all at the same time. You can buy his book here
ABC has a wonderful spot on Brandon that is entirely worth the six minutes. Side note, the song in the background is Intro by one of my favorite artists, Alt-J.
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“Why are you wearing a pilot’s outfit?”
“I wear it every day.”
“Do you want to be a pilot when you grow up?”
“No, I want to be a teacher.”
“Why aren’t you wearing a teacher’s outfit?”
“I don’t have one.”
“What’s your greatest struggle right now?”
“Aging.”
“What’s the hardest part about aging?”
“Bending.”
“I want to be a fashion designer, but I work in visual merchandising to pay the bills. I get off late almost every night– a lot of times it’s after 9 PM. So it’s hard to find the energy to be creative. I should be sketching new pieces or sewing every night, but I’m too tired. Then the weekend comes around, and all I want to do is relax and decompress from the week. But those are the only two days I have to work on my dream.”
Hi Becc. I took several hundred shots in NYC, many, many portraits. Didn’t know about humans of ny till yesterday when Izzy suggested I post. I love the people I got. Some of the shots are pretty good. When I get home, I will look into doing something with my portraits.
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nice :)