Synopsis: In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton began an
ambitious project —to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York
City. The photos he took and the accompanying interviews became the blog Humans
of New York. In the first three years, his audience steadily grew from a few
hundred to over one million. In 2013, his book Humans of New York, based on
that blog, was published and immediately catapulted to the top of the NY Times
Bestseller List. It has appeared on that list for over twenty-five weeks to
date. The appeal of HONY has been so great that in the course of the next year
Brandon's following increased tenfold to, now, over 12 million followers on
Facebook. In the summer of 2014, the UN chose him to travel around the world on
a goodwill mission that had followers meeting people from Iraq to the Ukraine
to Mexico City via the photos he took. Now, Brandon is back with the follow up to Humans of New
York that his loyal followers have been waiting for: Humans of New York:
Stories. Ever since Brandon began interviewing people on the streets of NY, the
dialogue he's had with them has increasingly become as in-depth, intriguing and
moving as the photos themselves. Humans of New York: Stories presents a whole
new group of humans, complete with stories that delve deeper and surprise with
greater candor. Let Brandon Stanton and the people he's photographed astonish
you.
(from the online description)
Review: After reading the instagram account of
HONY and finding it funny, moving, heart-rending, and educational, when I saw this book on sale for $10, I might have strained something trying to buy it so quickly. Worth every cent twice over. Stanton has an eye for capturing the inside of people through his photos, and for eliciting emotions from them that connect us all. You see people every day and they blend together, but to Stanton, each person is a Cosmos. I see people differently after reading this book. Each human has a life and story as rich as my own, and Stanton reminds us all of that fact - and hopefully, knowing that pushes us all to be kinder to those around us.
Bookmarks: 8 of 10
Awards: None
ISBN: 978-1-250-05890-4
Date Finished: 12-15-2015
Pages: 428
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