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"I'm stuck in an institutional trap."
You're not the only one, brother.
I think I've probably posted from "Humans of New York" previously. You can find it here: http://www.humansofnewyork.com/. Just in case he comes upon this post at some point I'd like to give kudos to Brandon for a job very well done. Humanizing people is the first step in understanding the concept of "other".
About
New York City, one story at a time.
Instagram / Twitter: @humansofny
The HONY Book: http://amzn.to/10sbtW5
Description
Hey there. My name is Brandon and I began Humans of New York in the summer of 2010, shortly after leaving my job in Finance. (OK, I actually got fired.) I started HONY because I thought it would be really cool to create an exhaustive catalogue of New York City's inhabitants, so I set out to photograph 10,000 New Yorkers and plot their photos on a map. Somewhere along the way, I began to interview my subjects in addition to photographing them. And alongside their portraits, I'd include quotes and short stories from their lives.
Taken together, these portraits and captions became the subject of a vibrant blog. HONY now has over six million followers on social media, and provides a worldwide audience with daily glimpses into the lives of strangers on the streets of New York City.
