I struck upon this kind of crazy idea that I was going to go to New York and stop 10,000 people on the streets and take their portrait and create kind of a photographic census of the city. Brandon Stanton 000censuscity Change image and share on social
Interviewing someone is a very proactive process and requires taking a lot of agency into your own hands to get past people's general normal self-preservation mode. Brandon Stanton agencygeneralhand Change image and share on social
I don't think there's any better education than learning the intimate details of the lives of people who you most admire. Brandon Stanton admiredetaileducation Change image and share on social
I don't like to interview people in front of their friends; they clam up. Brandon Stanton clamfriendfront Change image and share on social
My two biggest lessons learned as a trader are take risks and get comfortable with taking losses and setbacks to help move you forward. Brandon Stanton bigcomfortableforward Change image and share on social
As an artist in the 21st century, my two goals are to make the best work that I can, improve as much as I can, and to distribute that work as far as I can. Brandon Stanton 21startistcentury Change image and share on social
'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 evolutionexecutefinish Change image and share on social
A lot of the children I photograph are extremely colorfully dressed in some way. But I also find a lot of kids with outsized personalities or who happen to be doing something charming. Brandon Stanton charmchildcolorfully Change image and share on social
I never know what kind of people I'll meet just by stopping to take a photo. Brandon Stanton kindmeetpeople Change image and share on social
I always say that my favorite people to interview are the people who are at the beginning and the ends of their lives because they have two alternate perspectives of the world, and neither of them are less profound. Brandon Stanton alternatebeginend share on social
