-Titulo Original : Humans Of New York
-Fabricante :
St. Martins Press
-Descripcion Original:
Review An Amazon Best Book of the Month, October 2013: The thing that always amazes me about New York is that it works at all: so many people, stacked on top of each other in apartments or wedged side-by-side on the streets, that it once seemed--to my admittedly West Coast eyes--that there could be no room to breathe, to stretch, to be human in such a seemingly inhumane environment. Even the garbage (the literal garbage; no Travis Bickle allusions here) is pushed to the sidewalk--there’s not even space between buildings to hide it. But once I’d been there--admittedly late--I understood that it’s the people themselves that make it work; that diversity and self-expression (not to mention the necessity) create a kind of space on their own. Brandon Stanton gets it. His thousands of not-quite-candid street portraits of New Yorkers (and accompanying captions, usually from the subjects themselves) have made his Humans of New York blog both poignant and extremely popular. And now, his book of the same title collects 400 of his best portraits, telling small stories that are outsized in their humor, candor, and humanity. As it turns out, inner-space is a dimension all its own, and it counts, too. -- Click here for a larger image 2) I always cite this photo as representing the most emotional interaction that Ive ever had on the street. I came across this 100 year old woman just south of Central Park. She was walking in a rainstorm with a very bright umbrella. After I took her photo, I got under the umbrella with her, and asked her for one piece of advice. She said: Ill tell you what my husband told me when he was dying. I asked him: Mo, how am I supposed to live without you? And he told me: Take the love you have for me and spread it around. Click here for a larger image 3) I was walking through Chelsea one morning when I noticed someone rolling around in the middle of the street. Of course I started running toward the scene, and when I arrived, I found this drag queen. Apparently she had been performing a song at a nearby bar, and at the climax of her performance, ran into the street and threw her tips into the air. I joke that this photo captures more elements of New York than any other Ive taken. Click here for a larger image 4) I love this photo because of the variety of expressions that I managed to capture. I found these kids in the Lower East Side, making the most of a hot summer day. Right before I took the photo, one of the kids leaned a little too far forwards and started spilling water from the pool. This created a variety of different responses from his fellow swimmers. Click here for a larger image 5) The young boy seemed so unwilling to participate in the portrait, that at first it seemed like a photo would be impossible. But his shyness ended up coming through beautifully, creating a portrait of the relationship between mother and son. Click here for a larger image Review “An instant publishing phenomenon.” The New York Times “Visually arresting and disarmingly deep... The photographs in this volume, some of which have never been published before, capture the citys inhabitants with a commendable eye for demographic diversity and everyday street fashion. But its Stantons interviews with his subjects, usually excerpted from their rawest moments, that are the most captivating as they highlight both the hardship and the little victories of an often-unforgiving city.” The Atlantic “[A] lovely collection of photos and essays... The images are gorgeous, and the effect is like walking through a version of our city where startlingly honest thought bubbles appear over everyones heads.” New York Magazine “Theres no judgment, just observation and in many cases reverence, making for an inspiring reading and visual experience.” Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Some street photographers hide behind phone booths like paparazzi so their subject wont be aware of their presence, but for Stanton its pr
-Fabricante :
St. Martins Press
-Descripcion Original:
Review An Amazon Best Book of the Month, October 2013: The thing that always amazes me about New York is that it works at all: so many people, stacked on top of each other in apartments or wedged side-by-side on the streets, that it once seemed--to my admittedly West Coast eyes--that there could be no room to breathe, to stretch, to be human in such a seemingly inhumane environment. Even the garbage (the literal garbage; no Travis Bickle allusions here) is pushed to the sidewalk--there’s not even space between buildings to hide it. But once I’d been there--admittedly late--I understood that it’s the people themselves that make it work; that diversity and self-expression (not to mention the necessity) create a kind of space on their own. Brandon Stanton gets it. His thousands of not-quite-candid street portraits of New Yorkers (and accompanying captions, usually from the subjects themselves) have made his Humans of New York blog both poignant and extremely popular. And now, his book of the same title collects 400 of his best portraits, telling small stories that are outsized in their humor, candor, and humanity. As it turns out, inner-space is a dimension all its own, and it counts, too. -- Click here for a larger image 2) I always cite this photo as representing the most emotional interaction that Ive ever had on the street. I came across this 100 year old woman just south of Central Park. She was walking in a rainstorm with a very bright umbrella. After I took her photo, I got under the umbrella with her, and asked her for one piece of advice. She said: Ill tell you what my husband told me when he was dying. I asked him: Mo, how am I supposed to live without you? And he told me: Take the love you have for me and spread it around. Click here for a larger image 3) I was walking through Chelsea one morning when I noticed someone rolling around in the middle of the street. Of course I started running toward the scene, and when I arrived, I found this drag queen. Apparently she had been performing a song at a nearby bar, and at the climax of her performance, ran into the street and threw her tips into the air. I joke that this photo captures more elements of New York than any other Ive taken. Click here for a larger image 4) I love this photo because of the variety of expressions that I managed to capture. I found these kids in the Lower East Side, making the most of a hot summer day. Right before I took the photo, one of the kids leaned a little too far forwards and started spilling water from the pool. This created a variety of different responses from his fellow swimmers. Click here for a larger image 5) The young boy seemed so unwilling to participate in the portrait, that at first it seemed like a photo would be impossible. But his shyness ended up coming through beautifully, creating a portrait of the relationship between mother and son. Click here for a larger image Review “An instant publishing phenomenon.” The New York Times “Visually arresting and disarmingly deep... The photographs in this volume, some of which have never been published before, capture the citys inhabitants with a commendable eye for demographic diversity and everyday street fashion. But its Stantons interviews with his subjects, usually excerpted from their rawest moments, that are the most captivating as they highlight both the hardship and the little victories of an often-unforgiving city.” The Atlantic “[A] lovely collection of photos and essays... The images are gorgeous, and the effect is like walking through a version of our city where startlingly honest thought bubbles appear over everyones heads.” New York Magazine “Theres no judgment, just observation and in many cases reverence, making for an inspiring reading and visual experience.” Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Some street photographers hide behind phone booths like paparazzi so their subject wont be aware of their presence, but for Stanton its pr

