Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton

Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton

The #1 New York Times Bestseller!

With over 500 vibrant, full-color photos, Humans of New York: Stories is an insightful and inspiring collection of portraits of the lives of New Yorkers.

Humans of New York: Stories is the culmination of five years of innovative storytelling on the streets of New York City. During this time, photographer Brandon Stanton stopped, photographed, and interviewed more than ten thousand strangers, eventually sharing their stories on his blog, Humans of New York.

In Humans of New York: Stories, the interviews accompanying the photographs go deeper, exhibiting the intimate storytelling that the blog has become famous for today. Ranging from whimsical to heartbreaking, these stories have attracted a global following of more than 30 million people across several social media platforms.

Before launching Humans of New York in the summer of 2010, BRANDON STANTON studied at the University of Georgia and worked as a bond trader in Chicago. He's appeared on The Today Show and the BBC, and his images have appeared on Vogue.com and TheAtlantic.com. He's also been featured in The Wall Street Journal. Tumblr's founder, David Karp, named Humans of New York as his favorite Tumblr site. Stanton is a New Yorker who lives in Brooklyn.