"Sometimes the things you see are so far outside of your own life experience that you can't imagine how you would cope."

Brandon Stanton (1984)
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About Brandon Stanton

Brandon Stanton is an American author, photographer, and blogger best known for his work on the Humans of New York photo blog and book series. Born in 1984, Stanton started Humans of New York in 2010 as a photography project to create a visual catalogue of New York City's diverse inhabitants. His portraits are accompanied by brief snippets of stories or quotes from the people he photographs, capturing the essence of human experience and emotions.

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