Brandon Stanton

Brandon Stanton
Born (1984-03-01) March 1, 1984 (age 40)[1][2]
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
Occupation(s)Author, photographer, blogger
Known forFounder of Humans of New York, 2010
Websitewww.humansofnewyork.com

Brandon Stanton (born March 1, 1984) is an American author, photographer, and blogger. He is the author of Humans of New York, a photoblog and book. He was named to Time magazine's "30 Under 30 People Changing The World" list.

Since 2010, Stanton has taken hundreds of portraits of people living and working primarily in New York City, accompanied by bits of conversations about their lives.[3] He has also traveled outside of the United States, capturing people and their lives in more than 20 countries, including Iran, Iraq, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Mexico.[4]

  1. ^ Jalabi, Raya (March 2, 2013). "NYC photographer's crowdfunding rules OK after DKNY boosts YMCA". The Guardian. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Grinberg, Emanuella (October 18, 2013). "The photographer behind 'Humans of New York'". CNN. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. ^ "Humans of New York to come to Pakistan in August". The Express Tribune. July 30, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Travel | Collected from trips to over twenty countries, these stories feature people from around the world". Humans of New York. Retrieved January 28, 2018.