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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The only things I make money on are speeches and books.
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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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I don't like to interview people in front of their friends; they clam up.
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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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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 most pivotal moments in people's lives revolve around emotions. Emotions make stories powerful.
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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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My two biggest lessons learned as a trader are take risks and get comfortable with taking losses and setbacks to help move you forward.