Brandon Stanton Quotes
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The only things I make money on are speeches and books.
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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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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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In July of 2010, I lost my finance job in Chicago. Instead of updating my resume and looking for a similar job, I decided to forget about money and have a go at something I truly enjoyed. I'd purchased a semi-professional camera earlier that year and spent my free time taking photos in downtown Chicago.
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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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I don't like to interview people in front of their friends; they clam up.
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The most pivotal moments in people's lives revolve around emotions. Emotions make stories powerful.
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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 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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My two biggest lessons learned as a trader are take risks and get comfortable with taking losses and setbacks to help move you forward.