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    Humans of New York
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    Humans of New York

    By Brandon Stanton

    4.5/5

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    About this ebook

    Based on the blog with more than four million loyal fans, a beautiful, heartfelt, funny, and inspiring collection of photographs and stories capturing the spirit of a city

    Now an instant #1 New York Times bestseller, Humans of New York began in the summer of 2010, when photographer Brandon Stanton set out to create a photographic census of New York City. 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. The result of these efforts was a vibrant blog he called "Humans of New York," in which his photos were featured alongside quotes and anecdotes.

    The blog has steadily grown, now boasting millions of devoted followers. Humans of New York is the book inspired by the blog. 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.

    Surprising and moving, Humans of New York is a celebration of individuality and a tribute to the spirit of the city.

    Editor's Note

    Love, loss, laughter…

    What started as a simple, if ambitious, mission to capture the people of New York has evolved over the years to a bastion of community and humanity, with its myriad faces and forms.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateOct 15, 2013
    ISBN9781466847538
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    Humans of New York
    Author

    Brandon Stanton

    BRANDON STANTON is the creator of the #1 New York Times bestselling books Humans, Humans of New York, and Humans of New York: Stories as well as the children's book, Little Humans. His photography and storytelling blog is followed by a global audience of over thirty million people across several social media platforms. In addition to sharing thousands of stories from around the world, the blog has raised over $30 million for featured individuals and nonprofits. Stanton is a graduate of the University of Georgia and lives in New York City.

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    Reviews for Humans of New York

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    • 4/5
      I adore the HONY blog. In this collection, the captions that accompany each image are shorter and don't explore the darker aspects of human experience as they so often do on the blog. Still, the colorful characters in this book brought a huge smile to my face and made me extremely nostalgic for New York. As always, Stanton's photography captures the energy, diversity, and magic of the city perfectly. I would have easily given this book five stars if it weren't for the print quality. I purchased the physical version of this book so that I could have HONY on my bookshelf, but unfortunately, the print quality is mediocre at best. If I'd realized this, I would have purchased the digital version instead.
    • 4/5
      HONY is 428 pages but quick to read because each page has at least one picture of a New Yorker and then a few words they have said about themselves. Some are funny, some break your heart, some make you glad you don't know that person. Overall, interesting.
    • 4/5
      A collection of the photos Brandon Stanton took when he first started photographic people on the streets of New York. These are some great photos and some wonderful characters. My favorite part of HONY, though, are the stories and as this is a record of the beginning of the site, there aren't many of them, but mostly photos. Great pictures, great project, great work, great guy. I've picked up the other book ("Stories") as well and am looking forward to getting to it.
    • 5/5
      Nothing, obviously, beats the HONY blog because the stories there are numerous, rich, and diverse, but it’s nice to have a physical snippet of that to crack open and pour over when I don’t feel like plugging in. Some really awesome people got this for me as a gift one year and I only just got around to reading it (sorry), but perhaps it was well-times since I haven’t been able to read the HONY blog as often as I’d like to these days. It was a nice reminder of why I began following it in the first place: the spunk, the weird, the heartfelt, the sincere, the sad, all of it represented here.
    • 5/5
      So much love!
    • 5/5
      Just great, with so many touching, insightful, and creative moments...
    • 5/5
      Can't put my finger on it exactly, but this guy has the touch for portrait photography. A delightful book, and the brief snippets from his interviews are frosting on the cake.
    • 5/5
      "This book is the result of nearly three years of work. I walked several thousand miles to find these portraits. I stopped over ten thousand people on the street. It was exhausting work, but I enjoyed every minute of it."
    • 5/5
      The people in these photographs are so open, honest, and fun that it feelslike you are looking through an album of old friends. So much to see and revisit!
    • 4/5
      In New York you can truly see one of every type of human there is that lives on our planet. Sort of like a zoo for humans. Great book with wonderful images
    • 5/5
      This is a terrific book! Not only are the photographs well done, but they are inclusive of all kinds of people one might see in the city of New York...in all parts of the city. It displays like a love letter to the diverse population of New York.My favorite photos were those of the elderly and young children. However, there is enough variety throughout this book to find great photos of any human subject in which you might be interested.In addition to the photos were those great captions. Most of them contained remarks by the subjects of the photos. Some of them were wise, some were funny, but all were thought-provoking. Some of the photos did not include captions with remarks, but those did include the location those photos were taken. All subjects agreed to be photographed. Well, I guess the very tiniest of kids didn't as their parents did the agreeing for them, and some of the kids even turned away from the camera. In this world of mine, where my own country is turning individual against individual, it is heartening to see this book, so rich in the kind of people who share my country and this world with me. I appreciate them all. .
    • 4/5
      So, so lovely. Probably one of the best pieces of "loot" I found during our office move.
    • 4/5
      I loved book two so much that I sought out book one. Equally good. Recommended.
    • 5/5
      This is great on Tumblr and is maybe even better to flip through while relaxing with a cup of tea.
    • 4/5
      Brandon Stanton is a photographer, and his book Humans Of New York is a collection of portraits taken in the great city of New York.The Humans Of New York series of photos is also referred to by the acronym HONY and has inspired offshoots in other cities. Stanton began his HONY project in 2010 and published his work on his blog. Stanton's work became popular and he now has more than 15 million Facebook followers and this book is a #1 New York Times bestseller.This collection of photographs - some of which include captions and short anecdotes - is an inspiring and thought provoking body of work.Humans Of New York makes a great coffee table book, and is easy to browse through, but if you take your time, your curiosity will be rewarded.The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars was entirely due to the layout. Some of the photographs suffered due to placement, which I found a shame, and I'm confident this could have been enhanced by someone with better skills and vision for the project.I highly recommend Humans Of New York for professional and amateur photographers and readers who enjoy the art of people watching; here you can do it without the risk of being caught!
    • 4/5
      Love this book. Love the website. Love the friend who gave it for Christmas 2014.
    • 5/5
      a happy book. fun to figure out the locations.
    • 4/5
      Brandon Stanton wanders around New York City taking photographs of people he sees on the streets and subways. People with interesting faces, interesting clothes, or interesting tattoos. People doing interesting things. People who look like they have interesting stories. People who happen to be nearby when he finds an interesting place to take a picture. With each photo, he includes a line or three of text, which might feature something that person said to him, or the circumstances under which he took the picture, or just a note of where it was taken.It's all weirdly compelling, to the extent that once I started it, I just kept compulsively turning pages until I'd finished the whole book. I feel as if I should indulge in some high-brow speculation about why it's compelling: that it paints a vivid portrait of life in a particular place; or that you can't help but wonder about all these lives we're seeing only one tiny moment of, where these people came from and what they did after the camera was off them; or that it says something important, if hard to pin down, about the nature and diversity of humanity. But, honestly, I think it might be simpler than that. I think there might just be something in us that relishes the opportunity to stare at strangers, especially unusual-looking ones.
    • 5/5
      I received this as a Christmas present, and I wasn't quite sure what to expect as I began reading. The content is mostly photographs of people, some accompanied by a mere line of text with location, some with several paragraphs of dialogue. It didn't take me long to get pulled into the book. There's a strong awareness that every picture is a story, and we are getting a simple sneak peak into a greater truth. No wonder the blog behind the book has millions of followers. Stanton has brought together something beautiful.
    • 5/5
      Why live in New York? Stanton counts the ways -- Terrific read for anyone who lives in the city and/or loves it, and a great present for anyone who is interested in people.
    • 5/5
      Great photography showing such great characters in NYC. This doesn't have as many stories to accompany the pictures as it does on the author's blog and that has upset some reviewers. But this was his original intention, to just take pictures and be a photographer. These may be mostly pictures from when he first started and didn't yet have such a fan base so they are new to most of the public. It didn't bother me, the pictures are so amazing and tell enough of a story. I'm sure Brandon will be publishing another book and that it will contain more stories.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic pictorial encyclopedia of NYC. Places and people are represented in beautiful color and style. A treat for anyone who loves people and celebrates our vast diversity.