There are eight billion people in the world, each with their own unique life story. New York City is home to over eight million people, but it’s the most attractive urban center in the world for a reason. There probably isn’t any other city so diverse and multicultural and so unique in its inhabitants and history. So, today, we’re featuring the renowned project Humans of New York. It’s a well-known photoblog by photographer Brandon Stanton, who presents intriguing snapshots of New Yorkers in photo and story form. You’d think the tales from Humans of New York were from a movie, a story made up by a brilliant screenwriter. But this is real life, Pandas. As real as it gets. More info: Humans of New York | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter (X) His initial plan was to take 10,000 portraits and put them out in an interactive map. A photographic census of the city, as he himself described it. He admits that the plan might’ve sounded crazy. Even his friends and family were telling him: “So you’re just going to take pictures of random people on the street and somehow that’s going to equal profit? OK…” Although a million followers didn’t come in a day, Brandon knew he could strike gold with his idea, so he persisted. Not long after he established Humans of New York, he started including captions in his photographs. And soon after, the interviews and people’s life stories followed. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
