Name: Humans
ISBN: 9783745313307

Brandon Stanton

Was 2010 mit Humans of New York als fotografische Bestandsaufnahme des Lebens in der amerikanischen Metropole begann, hat sich zu einem globalen Phänomen des Geschichtenerzählens entwickelt, das Millionen von Menschen auf der ganzen Welt begeistert. Nun legt Brandon Stanton den lang erwarteten Nachfolgeband vor: für Humans bereiste er mehr als 40 Länder und führte Interviews über alle Kontinente, Grenzen und Sprachbarrieren hinweg. Mit ungestellten Fotos und radikal ehrlichen Geschichten zeichnet der Band ein bewegendes Porträt unserer heutigen Welt und ihrer Bewohner. Geschichten, die uns Mut machen, nachdenklich stimmen, zum Weinen bringen oder ein Lächeln ins Gesicht zaubern.

Bewegende Geschichten von Menschen aus der ganzen Welt

Humans

Brandon Stanton’s new book, Humans—his most moving and compelling book to date—shows us the world. Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City, soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon. A global audience of millions began following HONY daily. Over the next several years, Stanton broadened his lens to include people from across the world. Traveling to more than forty countries, he conducted interviews across continents, borders, and language barriers. Humans is the definitive catalogue of these travels. The faces and locations will vary from page to page, but the stories will feel deeply familiar. Told with candor and intimacy, Humans will resonate with readers across the globe—providing a portrait of our shared experience.

Rob Erekson

I bought two copies of this book. One for myself and one for my mother. We both casually read through it a bit at a time, around the same pace, and never really got more than 40 or 50 pages apart. As we’d read it, we would find interesting, sad, inspiring, or touching stories and send the page number to each other with a few comments on it. When we saw each other in person we’d discuss some of the more notable ones. 

I bought the book on a whim after hearing her mention that she wanted to learn more about other people, and having known about the People of New York project, I figured this would be a great way to help her identify with the struggles and triumphs other people in the world have on a daily basis and get a glimpse into their world.

Humans provided exactly what I was looking for, and what she was looking for, and then some. There are certainly better books about the difficulties of humanity snd what we’ve had to overcome, but never something with as much breadth as Humans. With a handful of larger stories and mostly short paragraphs from his conversations along with photographs, the book allows you to really gain a sense of empathy and wonder not at those people that are featured in the book, but with them.

I’m hoping there’s a “Humans 2” at some point, or even a long form book with expanded interviews from the book. I’d buy and recommend either version in a heartbeat, just as I’d do with Humans.

Brandon Stanton’s Humans is a book that connects readers as global citizens at a time when erecting more borders is the order of the day. It shows us the entire world, one story at a time . . . Brandon Stanton’s Humans – his most moving and compelling book to date – shows us the world. After five years of traveling the globe, the creator of Humans of New York brings people from all parts of the world into a conversation with readers. He ignores borders, chronicles lives and shows us the faces of the world as he saw them. His travels took him from London, Paris and Rome to Iraq, Dubai, Ukraine, Pakistan, Jordan, Uganda, Vietnam, Israel and every other place in between. His interviews go deeper than before. His chronicling of peoples’ lives shows the experience of a writer who has traveled widely and thought deeply about the state of our world. Including hundreds of photos and stories of the people he met and talked with in over forty countries, Humans is classic Brandon Stanton – a fully color illustrated book that includes many photos and stories never seen before. For the first time for a HONY title, Humans will contain several of the essays Brandon’s posted online which have been read, loved and enthusiastically shared by his followers.

Humans Bewegende Geschichten von Menschen aus der ganzen Welt

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