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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. This is the human behind humans of new york mashable. Now, brandon is back with the humans of new york book that his loyal followers have been waiting for. The most famous photograph from brandon stantons new book, humans of new york. With four hundred colour photos, including exclusive portraits and allnew stories, and a distinctive vellum jacket, humans of new york is a stunning collection of images that will appeal not just to those who have been drawn in by the outsized personalities of new york, but to anyone. I am brandon stanton, creator of the humans of new york. Eight years later, the project is still going strong and posts regularly on facebook. 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.
Brandon stanton, creator, photographer, interviewer, and author of the recent new york times bestseller humans of new york. On september 29, he announced that he would be sharing stories from refugees who are making their way across europe. Facebook is putting a human touch on its new video efforts. Frank lantz, the director of the new york university game center, said that nguyens meltdown resembles how some actors or musicians behave. 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. I can call flappy bird is a success of mine, he tweeted ungrammatically. The result of these efforts was humans of new york, a vibrant blog in which he featured his photos alongside quotes and anecdotes. No, not just another wwii book, a book about the war from a new point of viewthat of noncombat veterans. By sunday, flappy bird was no longer available in the app stores, though it appeared to function fine for anyone who had already downloaded it.
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I introduced my husband and son who are both photography students to the page and they in turn introduced others to brandons work online. Humans of new york isnt journalism, but it helps us get. Humans of new york and the cavalier consumption of others. Here ive compiled 17 of the most shared posts from humans of pages around the world. Brandon stanton left a life in finance for an entirely different quest. The culmination of stantons efforts is a book set for release on oct. A celebration of individuality and a tribute to the spirit of the city.
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Now, brandon stantons humans of new york has developed into two books, and he. Humans of new yorks brandon stanton on how to talk to strangers. I bullied them in the same way i was being bullied. So, what are stantons plans for the future of humans of new york. In the first three years, his audience steadily grew from a few hundred to over one million.