A Number One New York Times bestseller, Humans of New York began in the summer o
f 2010, when photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to si
ngle-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. Armed with his came
ra, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in
his attempt to capture ordinary New Yorkers in the most extraordinary of moment
s. The result of these efforts was Humans of New York, a vibrant blog in which h
e featured his photos alongside quotes and anecdotes.
