Brandon Stanton Quotes
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The media chooses to portray the most extreme and violent aspects of a place. I do the opposite and portray the normality.
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I didn't actually begin photographing, or even visit New York, for the first time until I was 26.
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A lot of the children I photograph are extremely colorfully dressed in some way. But I also find a lot of kids with outsized personalities or who happen to be doing something charming.
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When I meet somebody in the street who knows about 'Humans of New York,' a lot of times they might have a scripted answer, and that scripted answer is the first thing to come out of their mouth.
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New York is a giant place and no matter how big you get, there's still going to be a ton of people who haven't heard of you.
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The fact that people are so willing to disclose (deeply personal issues in their lives) shows you how much we avoid talking about these very serious issues in our everyday lives,
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The most pivotal moments in people's lives revolve around emotions. Emotions make stories powerful.
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When you say journalist, it's like oh - how many sources have you fact checked? When you say photographer - it's, why are your photos a little bit out of focus? The answer is because I don't care. I like to call myself a storyteller so I don't have to worry about other people's definition of what correct work is.
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As an artist in the 21st century, my two goals are to make the best work that I can, improve as much as I can, and to distribute that work as far as I can.
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My two biggest lessons learned as a trader are take risks and get comfortable with taking losses and setbacks to help move you forward.