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

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Jalabi, Raya (March 2, 2013). "NYC photographer's crowdfunding rules OK after DKNY boosts YMCA". The Guardian . Retrieved December 19, 2013. A] lovely collection of photos and essays... The images are gorgeous, and the effect is like walking through a version of our city where startlingly honest thought bubbles appear over everyone's heads.” — New York Magazine

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. I think HONY is an inspired project by a beautiful mind. History told through the photographic lens has always been one of our most powerful, evocative mediums since its invention. I also love that Stanton has tried to put these photographs into some sort of context by the very human questions he asks of his subjects (and the illuminating -- sometimes heart-wrenching -- answers he receives). Many readers came to this book through an extensive blog of an even larger collection of photos that the author took and maintains. I did not know of the blog until I found the book. I was glad of the opportunity to enjoy and respond to the book fresh in seeing it for the first time rather than to come to it with expectations of its content from viewing the blog. I found effective the arrangement of the photos, the use of captions, and the relatively spare use of stories to accompany the pictures. The photographs speak for themselves. He had his first birthday yesterday, so he goes crazy every time he hears the ‘Happy Birthday’ song.”

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. Millions donated to free Pakistan's bonded laborers– CNN". CNN. August 19, 2015 . Retrieved November 12, 2015. Photographs record moments in time that otherwise would be lost forever. Nothing portrays the personality of an individual as their photograph. In this collection Brandon Stanton set out to capture through his lens the people he calls ”The Humans of New York”. He captions each photograph with a story, either his own or that of the person in the photo.

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) ---

He was born in 1984 in South America. Brandon Stanton studied in Marietta, near Atlanta, then at the University of Georgia.

Tharoor, Ishaan (August 27, 2015). " 'Humans of New York' photographer finds humans of Iran". The Washington Post . Retrieved October 12, 2015.Gambino, Lauren (September 8, 2016). "Hillary Clinton opens up about sexism in new Humans of New York post". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved February 26, 2017. 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.