I'm proud to be one of the first people who started following the Facebook page Humans of New York. My family and community pretty much wrote me off. Sometimes we need to chat about the 'good' things out there. And they went to hair stylists, not barbers. I don't think I need to introduce this internationally sensational book to anyone.
I wish I could have found online somewhere the image of the one that has stuck to me and will never leave. What daunting work to undertake. He admits as much in the introduction. I received the book as a Christmas gift in 2014. It's so eye I love the book premise. I've been following them on fb as well. My father was so nervous when I came out, and when I told him, he hugged me so hard that I could tell he was trying not to cry.
That Facebook post is probably not about you. At first glance, I didn't love this book. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in an attempt to capture A beautiful, heartfelt, funny and inspiring collection of photographs capturing the spirit of a city In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. Stanton doesn't shy away from those topics, but he doesn't dwell either, preferring to offer a more optimistic view of his fellow New Yorkers. It reminded me about inspiration. She also hosts a podcast called Pursuit With Purpose, where she aims to help people create meaningful lives and businesses. I enjoyed looking at these photos.
Stanton didn't begin life as a photographer, but instead as a trader in Chicago. He captions each photograph with a story, either his own or that of the person in the photo. The variety of New York City, with its busy downtown streets, residential areas, apartments, bridges, buildings, parks, and some surprisingly quiet places serve as the background. People's wishes, losses, difficulties, and other bits of their life's journey are laid bare for people to see and read. Brandon Stanton graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in History. I went for a quick stroll whilst waiting for a food order at an eclectic little café. With four hundred color photos, including exclusive portraits and all-new stories, Humans of New York is a stunning collection of images that showcases the outsized personalities of New York.
So five stars for Brandon Stanton's photographs, and a mere three stars for their physical presentation. He began to move from city to city, including Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, taking photos with his interest moving to photographing people. Listen and subscribe at www. . All my friends were doing it. I don't own a copy --nor did I check it this out from the library --- I cheated I suppose.
I read this in one sitting. Then I got offered a job at a smaller company, and even though it was a pay cut, they offered me responsibility over all the books — accounts payable, accounts receivable, everything. This book had more stories contained inside its pages than a lot of the novels I read. Humans of New York is the book inspired by the Internet sensation. The demands of the system required that I give out grades, but I never felt good about it. I literally could not stop looking. The switch from focusing on money to focusing on his environment is a gift to us all.
Authentic thoughts and feelings and interests. How the eyes of these people show you their heart, and how you can stare at a photo for hours and still find something new about it. And look how it turned out — I ended up with the best piece of meat of them all. I never felt proud of it. Too many beautiful pictures are broken awkwardly over the gutter, destroying their impact, and the squat, vertical trim is all wrong for showing photographs.
He invites us to look at everyone we pass with an open mind, and he shows us that you never know quite what to expect. If you're interested in buying Humans of New York, just click on the image below to go through my link. I highly recommend giving this one a go. In 2010, when Stanton found himself without his banking job and having just got his hands on his first semi-professional camera, he began taking pictures of complete strangers in the Big Apple with the aim of creating a sort of photographic census. It was like people-watching with Cliff's notes. That's what I like capturing and Brandon's book is a trigger to do it again. With four hundred color photos, including exclusive portraits and all-new stories, Humans of New York is a stunning collection of images that showcases the outsized personalities of New York.
When we got there, there was a huge line of students waiting to get their scores, but the principal called me in. There are photographs of people alone, with their pets, with lovers, or with friends and family. It appeals to the people watcher in me, to the girl who truly believes the right picture can be worth a thousand words, and the small town Canadian who imagines New York City as the epicenter of all that is gritty, inspiring, crazy and authentically human. But not like a woman can. The photographs speak for themselves. It seems I'm always late to these things. The boy is radiant, dad serious.
It's astounding what a brief meeting, a photo and some conversation can unearth. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in an attempt to capture New Yorkers and their stories. I just know I'm fucking glad I bought. Humans with everything that entails, the good, the bad, the tragic, the hopeful. And that was enough to keep me wanting more. It reminded me a little of the popular eighties photojournalistic series A Day in the Life of. I don't feel the layout showcases the photographs or the project well.