Friday, September 5, 2014

Humans of New York blogger hits the road for world tour

She said she’d let me take her photo if I bought some peanuts from her.
 Afterward, I asked if she could remember the saddest moment of her life. She laughed, and said: “You’re going to need to buy some more peanuts.”

  Photographer Brandon Stanton started his blog Humans of New York (Hony) as a tribute to the people of New York City. He approached strangers on the street, asked them a simple but thought-provoking question, and took their photograph if they obliged. The portraits - and the sometimes curious answers - proved popular and Hony has garnered a loyal following far beyond New York, with more than 9 million fans on Facebook. Now, Stanton has taken his blog on tour, visiting 11 countries in 50 days in partnership with the UN.

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