Humans of New York is a photo blog run by photographer Brandon Stanton. Stanton spends his days asking New Yorkers ordinary questions, and he often gets extraordinary answers.
"We met before the Internet..."
"We met before the internet. So I did it the old fashioned way."
"What’s that?"
"I put a classified ad in New York Magazine."
"What’d it say?"
"Harvard lawyer, runner, and tennis player looking for woman who is beautiful inside and out. And I got it! It was both of our second marriages, but we’ve been together 28 years."
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"When I Grow Up"
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
“Fireman.”
“Why do you want to be a fireman?”
“I said Ironman!”
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Losing a Loved One
“When my husband was dying, I said: ‘Moe, how am I supposed to live without you?’ He told me: ‘Take the love you have for me and spread it around.’”
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"My Proudest Moment"
"What was the proudest moment of your life?"
“The first time I put on this uniform.”
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