About

Brandon Stanton is the writer and photographer behind Humans of New York, a storytelling platform with over thirty-million followers, which The Washington Post called ‘one of the most influential art projects of the decade.’ He has photographed and interviewed over ten thousand people in forty different countries around the world. During this time he has helped raise over $20 million in support of various causes and individuals that have been featured in his work. He is also the author of four #1 NYT Bestselling Books, which have sold millions of copies around the world: Tanqueray (2022), Humans (2020), Humans of New York: Stories (2015), and Humans of New York. (2013) He currently lives with his wife and three children in New York City.

You can contact him here: [email protected]
Photo credit: Lawrence Wilkes

Humans of new york

Called "one of the most influential art projects of the decade" by The Washington Post, Humans of New York is a storytelling platform featuring thousands of interviews with random strangers on the streets of New York City. The latest stories can be found on Instagram and Facebook.

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