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I think that even though some of the things on 'Humans of New York' are kind of very personal and very revealing, I think the discomfort with sharing that tends to be overwritten by the appreciation of being able to distill the experience of your life into a story and share it with other people.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Able Appreciation Being Discomfort Even Experience Humans Kind Life New New York Other People Personal Revealing Share Sharing Some Story Tends Things Think Though Very York Your I Think

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In July of 2010, I lost my finance job in Chicago. Instead of updating my resume and looking for a similar job, I decided to forget about money and have a go at something I truly enjoyed. I'd purchased a semi-professional camera earlier that year and spent my free time taking photos in downtown Chicago.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: About Camera Chicago Decided Downtown Earlier Enjoyed Finance Forget Free Free Time Go Instead Job July Looking Lost Money Photos Purchased Resume Similar Something Spent Taking Time Truly Year

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At some point during my travels, I had a slight change of focus which would end up defining the rest of my career. I began taking pictures of people. In addition to all the buildings, street signs and fire hydrants, I started photographing some of the interesting humans that passed by me on the street.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Addition Began Buildings Career Change Defining End Fire Focus Had Humans Interesting Me Passed People Photographing Pictures Point Rest Signs Slight Some Started Street Taking Travels Up Which Would

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Without social media, I'd probably just be a quirky, amateur photographer with a hard drive full of photos. I'd be cold calling respected publications, begging for a feature.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Amateur Begging Calling Cold Drive Feature Full Hard Just Just Be Media Photographer Photos Publications Quirky Respected Social Social Media Without

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Whenever you get a large body of work like 'Humans of New York,' a natural pathway becomes to put it between two covers. I wanted this to be a very nice keepsake. A lot of work went into it, and a lot of fans are attached to it.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Attached Becomes Between Body Covers Fans Get Humans Large Like Lot Natural New New York Nice Pathway Put Two Very Wanted Whenever Work York You

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I'm a believer in the ordinary person, that the ordinary person is just as important and has an equally unique perspective on the world as someone who is famous or perhaps more privileged.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Believer Equally Famous Important Just More Ordinary Ordinary Person Perhaps Person Perspective Privileged Someone Unique Who World

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When I meet somebody in the street who knows about 'Humans of New York,' a lot of times they might have a scripted answer, and that scripted answer is the first thing to come out of their mouth.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: About Answer Come First First Thing Humans Knows Lot Meet Might Mouth New New York Out Scripted Somebody Street The First Thing Thing Times Who York

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My interviews are very pointed. I'm an active participant; I will kindly interrupt people. But I've learned there is nothing people won't tell you if you ask in a compassionate and legitimately interested way.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Active Ask Compassionate Interested Interrupt Interviews Kindly Learned Nothing Participant People Pointed Tell Very Way Will You

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The only things I make money on are speeches and books.

~Brandon Stanton

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'Humans of New York' wasn't the result of a fully finished idea that I thought of and then executed; it was an evolution. There were hundreds of tiny evolutions that came from me loving photography.

~Brandon Stanton

Topics: Came Evolution Executed Finished Fully Humans Hundreds Idea Loving Me New New York Photography Result Then Thought Tiny Were York

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Photographer

Born: March 1st, 1984

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