Humans of New York (Humans of New York, 1)

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Lamothe, Dan (August 21, 2016). "Humans of New York decided to profile veterans. The response has been overwhelming". Washington Post . Retrieved January 11, 2019. 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. A great big coffee table book. If I owned it and had a coffee table I'd dip into it every so often and it'd take years to get through. But as a library book I (have to)(get to) read it through in a timely manner. This one is lovely. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment if you wish. Sometimes we need to chat about the 'good' things out there. Keneally, Meghan (August 12, 2014). "Humans of New York Photographer's Touching Dispatches From Iraq". ABC News . Retrieved October 12, 2015.

Hurricane Relief Goes Viral, With a Little Help From Tumblr and Indiegogo". Observer. November 12, 2012 . Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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The author travels and takes pictures, and sometimes adds the story. I loved them all but would like to tell you about these ones. This book is for owning, not borrowing. I had tears. a b Humans of New York (November 10, 2012). "Let's Send Kids To YMCA Summer Camp". Indiegogo . Retrieved February 27, 2013.

During the COVID-19 pandemic Stanton accepted submissions from anyone in the world for the first time, asking his followers for "their most amazing, uplifting stories" to inspire people during the crisis. Giving his reasoning, he said "I think what is helpful are these doses and reminders of normal life, normal happiness, normal joys, normal love." [19] Books [ edit ] Visually arresting and disarmingly deep... The photographs in this volume, some of which have never been published before, capture the city's inhabitants with a commendable eye for demographic diversity and everyday street fashion. But it's Stanton's interviews with his subjects, usually excerpted from their rawest moments, that are the most captivating as they highlight both the hardship and the little victories of an often-unforgiving city.” — The Atlantic He does admit that the first question of each interview is always "What's your greatest struggle right now?" He says this is the way to reveal how we are all connected. And that it's the way to get at the person's story, to make the next "hundred" interview questions get into the person, beyond the small talk and to the confessional, I guess. Well, I don't think that's so great. It does mean that most of what he gets is tear-jerking, much more than what needs to be effective. There's no judgment, just observation and in many cases reverence, making for an inspiring reading and visual experience.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Aki ismeri a blogot/Facebook oldalt, annak nem is kell ajánlgatni. Igaz, a híresen elfogadó HONY közösség támogatása, szinte csupa pozitív hozzászólása nincs benne, de a fantasztikus portrék, a pár szóba, mondatba sűrített életek igen. (A következő könyv HONY Stories and Top Comments lesz, fogadok.) Humans of New York ( HONY) is a photoblog and book of street portraits and interviews collected on the streets of New York City. Many of my GR friends have exclaimed about the talent of Brandon Stanton and his project Humans of New York. Suzanne’s Review finally convinced me I needed to experience this book. Brandon Stanton the author, developed his talent for photography in an unusual and pressured way. He had been working in the financial markets of Chicago as a bond salesman and received a camera a gift. The gift allowed Stanton to begin taking pictures of buildings and places in Chicago as a hobby and then to branch gradually into photographing people.. When he lost his job, Stanton decided to make a career change. He began to move from city to city, including Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, taking photos with his interest moving to photographing people. Stanton became fascinated with New York City and its opportunities, moved to the City, and began to photograph in earnest. He soon received widespread recognition on media which translated into this book. Thus, Stanton’s photos of a city and its people reinventing themselves parallel s his own reinvention of himself and his path in life. Taken together, these portraits and captions became the subject of a vibrant blog, which over the past two years has gained a large daily following. With nearly one million collective followers on Facebook and Tumblr, Humans of New York now provides a worldwide audience with glimpses into the lives of strangers in New York City.

Maloney, Jennifer. "In Focus: City's Humans". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved October 12, 2015. However, it's important to also remember that there's no way these are actually random. For one, he spends very little time in the US beyond NYC, nothing rural, and I suspect that other countries are represented in this sort of proportion, too. For another, he was only able to talk to people who were willing to talk to him. For yet another, he was only able to approach people who were out-of-doors, and there are lots of people who don't spend any time outside hanging out.In August 2014, Stanton began a 50-day "World Tour" in partnership with the United Nations collecting portraits and stories in twelve countries: Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ukraine, India, Nepal, Vietnam, and Mexico. [13] The great thing about New York is that if you sit in one place long enough, the whole world comes to you. I really love Brandon Stanton's eye and how he sees so much beauty in everyday life. Or how he goes after this beauty and captures it.

Here are some favourites from me, and I do most highly recommend this book. It would make a lovely gift and a striking book for display. Seems to me, we don't get the pleasure of seeing books like these often. I must be outrageously expensive to print. I hope those who can afford it --BUY it ....(its beautiful) --- One thing that he claims is 'randomness.' I understand the point of the essay in which he claims that, because he's contrasting his efforts to talk to ordinary ppl with most media's efforts to find the most dramatic or exciting image. He's right to point out that most media misleads, because most people are relatively happy or content most of the time... many Pakistanis have thanked him for showing the good side of their country.People's Voice award, Best Use of Photography category, 2013 Webby Award for Humans of New York. [24] Over weeks of conversations and text exchanges, Stanton had withdrawn from my attempts to parse the power dynamics of the empire he’d built. As the sole proprietor of an economy of good, he could elevate his friends, his acquaintances, and strangers as everyday heroes; focus the generous attention of 30 million followers; and enrich his subjects, all the while insisting that his own values and politics did not come into play. Sometimes he’d evade my questions; other times, he’d grow upset or defensive. As the subject of a profile, the narrative was out of his control — and he hated it: “You sit in judgment of my life, my work, and my many mistakes and shortcomings,” he texted me early one morning. Later, when I brought up my discomfort with the way he interviewed the woman from Arkansas, he argued that his subjects “aren’t walking around thinking about their lives in terms of politics. That’s how journalists and professors look at the world, but my job is to express a person’s perspective of how they live their life. I don’t try to do it from 10,000 feet up in the air and get a hundred different opinions.”