Humans of New York Brandon Stanton

arzina221 · Post by **arzina221** » Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:19 am

“Rene and I with each other at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. The class rooms were quite spacious with big tables and we had to sit in pairs. Coincidentally they put us together at the same table. And years later we still share a desk, but now we run a company.” – Bibi Veth

Making the world visible: 3 awesome sources of inspiration
But I am not the only one who has this idea as a goal. More and more people, including me, are making the world and the people in it visible. Because everyone has a beautiful story to tell. To inspire you, I want to highlight three projects that have one thing in common: capturing people as they are, whether for commercial purposes or out of interest.

“My greatest struggle is trying to come to terms with where I am in life. 'How do you mean?' 'I've grown old, I've lost my wife, I'm largely incapacitated, and I'm worried about money. Things aren't so happy for me right now.'” – Brandon Stanton, Humans of New York

Humans of New York
Humans of New York is a project by Brandon Stanton. After losing his job as a banker, he was looking for something to do. Instead of doing nothing or rushing to find a new job, he seized the moment to do something he loves. So in 2010, Stanton started the HONY project (Humans of New York) with the goal of photographing 10,000 New kazakhstan phone data Yorkers. With photos and quotes, Stanton gives you a glimpse into the lives of New Yorkers.

What I like about this project is that it is real. Brandon walks the streets of New York, and when he sees a nice or interesting photo opportunity, he addresses people on the street with a simple “ Can I take your picture? ” Everything is real, and therefore valuable, but certainly also likable.

The Selby, Todd Selby.

The Selby
The Selby is a photo project by Todd Selby, a journalist, portrait and fashion photographer. With The Selby, Todd sketches the story – in images – of creatives in their own environment (read: home). He started this project with shoots of friends, but people were so enthusiastic about the photos in your own home that soon others also wanted to be photographed in their own environment.