“Humans of New York,” also known as HONY, is the name of one of the most popular Facebook pages in the world, with a current 8,411,176 likes! In the unlikely case that you have not, please allow us to properly introduce the two of you–HONY, meet Kindness Blog reader. Kindness Blog Reader,meet HONY.
HONY’s creator and chief story teller is the always energetic and amiable Brandon Stanton. After losing his job trading bonds in Chicago in 2010, Stanton decided to pack up his things, move to New York City, and take portraits of total strangers. His mom wasn’t exactly thrilled by this decision, but we are so thankful that he took the risk.
The concept is simple: Stanton meanders the streets and parks of New York City and photographs people who interest him. While shooting his subjects, he asks pointed questions about their life. The end product is a beautiful and intimate portrait of the humans who make up New York. Below you’ll discover what we find to be the most inspiring and hopeful portraits from the last four years of Stanton’s work.
1. Glass Half Full
2. Blind Love
3. Perseverance
4. Sense of Humor
5. Climbing The Ladder
6. Waiting For Love
7. Because I’m Happy
8. Hold On To Your Dreams
9. Sweet Dreams
10. Best Advice
11. We All Have That One Person…
12. At A Crossroad
13. The Science Of Color
14. Student And Teacher
15. It’s The Little Things
16. Find Your Happiness
17. Undying Love
18. Backwards Vs. Forwards
19. Reasons Why
Source: http://inspiremore.com/
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There is so much goodness all around us, in people and relationships…as long as we take the time to look for it:-)
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I got choked up over At a Crossroad. What an amazing boss to show such care for an employee. I also love, just love Reason Why. What a perfect response.
Thank you for this lovely insight into the lives of extraordinary people.
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This is really inspiring — and it comes from people most of us would deem ordinary. Compare this to the often mean-spirited humor blog People of Walmart, and it’s like night and day. Imagine how different the People of Walmart blog would be if it were run like Humans of New York. All POW shows us is a comically big woman in a power scooter. It doesn’t show us that she suffers many complications from years of diabetes, but still works two jobs to help provide for her kids, whom she literally loves more than her own life. I’m certain there would be just as many inspiring life stories to be found in Walmart as on the streets of New York City, but the author is too busy pointing out ugly people, disgracing those who engage in fashion faux pas, or laughing at toilet paper stuck to a shoe to find out.
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Reblogged this on Kindness Blog.
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Surely this kind of love, fortitude and kindness exists in every city and town around the world to some degree. Wonderful that this gentleman captured it and passed it on.
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