Publication
St. Martin's Press (2015), Edition: Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed, 432 pages
Description
"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. His audience steadily grew from a few hundred followers to, at present count, over twelve 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 where it has appeared for over forty-five weeks. Now, Brandon is back with the Humans of New York book that his loyal followers have been waiting for: Humans of New York: Stories. Ever since Brandon began interviewing people on the streets of New York, 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 people in stunning photographs, with a rich design and, most importantly, longer stories that delve deeper and surprise with greater candor. Let Brandon Stanton and the Humans of New York he's photographed astonish you all over again next fall"--… (more)
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LibraryThing member klburnside
This is a book of photographs of New Yorkers with brief quotes from the subject of the photograph. Some of the pictures and quotes are funny, others are profound and moving. Some people tell stories about really bad situations they have experienced in life or things they are currently struggling
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with. Some people tell about a success or something funny that happened to them. Other pages are just pictures of a kid wearing a really cute outfit with the quote, "today in microfashion." I laughed, I cried, and I was reminded how unique people are and all the experiences and inner thoughts people have that make them who they are. It is easy to forget this when encountering people in daily life. Show Less
LibraryThing member Twink
Brandon Stanton's Humans of New York is a daily fix for me. I usually follow HONY on Facebook. There are now over "fifteen million people who follow the blog everyday." In case, you've not heard of HONY....it started as a project to "photograph thousands of people on the streets of New York."
Humans of New York: Stories released at the end of last year, but I was holding off reading it 'til 'the right time' - a time where I could sit and ponder, enjoy each photo and the bits of life strangers chose to share.
New Years Day seemed like the right time - a perfect first book for 2016.
And it was. Stanton is a talented photographer, capturing people of all ages, genders, races and gamut of circumstances , conditions, relationships, life, work and more. I enjoyed the photographs on their own in the first book, but Stories is simply amazing. Each and every page, I started by looking, really looking, at the person and only then reading their story. Then back to the photograph. Stories will take you on an emotional ride - they're sad, joyful, uplifting, thought provoking, inspiring, moving and oh so addicting. If you're an online follower, you also know how connecting and powerful the blog is. The comments, the changes and the challenges inspired by this project are astounding. It took me most of the day to make my way through the 400 plus pages. As I turned the last page, I wondered what story I would tell......
Humans of New York: Stories is a book I'll read again. Absolutely a powerful way to start a New Year.
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Moving along, quotes were added to the pictures. And those quotes morphed into stories......Humans of New York: Stories released at the end of last year, but I was holding off reading it 'til 'the right time' - a time where I could sit and ponder, enjoy each photo and the bits of life strangers chose to share.
New Years Day seemed like the right time - a perfect first book for 2016.
And it was. Stanton is a talented photographer, capturing people of all ages, genders, races and gamut of circumstances , conditions, relationships, life, work and more. I enjoyed the photographs on their own in the first book, but Stories is simply amazing. Each and every page, I started by looking, really looking, at the person and only then reading their story. Then back to the photograph. Stories will take you on an emotional ride - they're sad, joyful, uplifting, thought provoking, inspiring, moving and oh so addicting. If you're an online follower, you also know how connecting and powerful the blog is. The comments, the changes and the challenges inspired by this project are astounding. It took me most of the day to make my way through the 400 plus pages. As I turned the last page, I wondered what story I would tell......
Humans of New York: Stories is a book I'll read again. Absolutely a powerful way to start a New Year.
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LibraryThing member debnance
Humans of New York is the kind of book I like best.
Reasons?
(1) Little stories about lots of people.
(2) Photography of the people.
(3) Lots of surprising philosophy pops up in people's everyday comments.
Now I want to seek out the other Humans of New York books.
Reasons?
(1) Little stories about lots of people.
(2) Photography of the people.
(3) Lots of surprising philosophy pops up in people's everyday comments.
Now I want to seek out the other Humans of New York books.
LibraryThing member dawnlovesbooks
moving stories from random people of new York. You will smile, laugh, cry and rejoice in the human spirit! great photos also!!
LibraryThing member les121
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
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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. Show Less
LibraryThing member Writermala
Wow! What a beautiful Book. The Photos are brilliant and the stories add to their beauty. I loved all the Pics but particularly those of kids and their microfashions:-)
There were one or two subjects which were given more attention and this might be my only beef - if I had to have one.
I borrowed
There were one or two subjects which were given more attention and this might be my only beef - if I had to have one.
I borrowed
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this book from the library but it is a keeper and well worth investing in. Show Less
LibraryThing member -Eva-
A collection of photos of New Yorkers and their stories as told to Brandon Stanton. This is a fantastic collection of the pictures and stories from the HONY website. I have seen some of these before, but most were new to me. The idea of the website combined with its creator's huge heart just makes
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for some fantastic stories - it just goes to prove that truth is indeed stranger than fiction and to remind all of us that we are more similar to each other than we think. Great pictures, great project, great work, great guy. Not to be missed! Show Less
LibraryThing member bness2
Wow, this was so good I just couldn't put it down. Stories from everyday people are not so everyday when you take the time to listen. Powerful pictures and powerful stories of everyday people.
LibraryThing member Fliss88
This book is absolutely fabulous! This is people watching with words, and thanks to my friend Dawn for that description because I'm stealing it and running with it! I've always loved people watching when I'm out, it's fascinating, but I found this so much better! It's funnier, quite surprising and
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at times heart breaking. There's a saying that "Everyone has a Story" well this is so true, in this book, the people of New York have opened up their lives to Brandon Stanton. Their stories are incredibly random and how Brandon gets everyday people, just like you and me, to reveal themselves so spontaneously and with such candor is eye opening. Everyone does have a story, it's true! This book has made me realise, that we really shouldn't judge a person too quickly - without knowing their background story, we can so easily get those first impressions very wrong! Show Less
LibraryThing member gottfried_leibniz
I picked this book at my friend's place. When conversations slowed down, I decided to escape into this world.
A Fun book that gives glimpse from people's stories.
The amount of diversity, people from all cultures, and socio-economic background.
My favorite part, the blue collar worker said, his
In the long-run, perhaps, live longer, retain friendships, understand children, ability to love, empathize.
Second favorite was the CEO and CFO couple, they seemed to be elderly couple, but what a power combo. He said, intelligence is what attracted him towards her.
I've been to New York City few times. And that always got my attention. A Friend who moved from Russia to New York City even said, he loves living in New York City.
My own journey and reason to New York City, was to visit United Nations in New York. I never got the job at United Nations though, it's a dream job, as it involves interacting with people from different cultures. And then, I stopped at Columbia University at my friend's place. In New York City, there's all types of food available. I wish the book gave glimpses of stories of people having food.
Not sure, who I would recommend this too, but maybe anyone who likes stories.
Deus Vult,
Gottfried
A Fun book that gives glimpse from people's stories.
The amount of diversity, people from all cultures, and socio-economic background.
My favorite part, the blue collar worker said, his
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wife helped him with emotions. What a typical story right? Women complain, Men can't feel or understand their feelings. Women don't want Men to fix problems, but listen, make them feel heard. Men and emotions. If Men could harness and grow on that area, they'd have higher-quality relationships in life. In the long-run, perhaps, live longer, retain friendships, understand children, ability to love, empathize.
Second favorite was the CEO and CFO couple, they seemed to be elderly couple, but what a power combo. He said, intelligence is what attracted him towards her.
I've been to New York City few times. And that always got my attention. A Friend who moved from Russia to New York City even said, he loves living in New York City.
My own journey and reason to New York City, was to visit United Nations in New York. I never got the job at United Nations though, it's a dream job, as it involves interacting with people from different cultures. And then, I stopped at Columbia University at my friend's place. In New York City, there's all types of food available. I wish the book gave glimpses of stories of people having food.
Not sure, who I would recommend this too, but maybe anyone who likes stories.
Deus Vult,
Gottfried
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ISBN
9781250058904
UPC
001250058902