Humans of New York creator, Brandon Stanton | James Joyce Award | UCD Literary & Historical Society

Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind the photoblog and #1 New York Times bestselling book Humans of New York has received the James Joyce Award from the UCD Literary & Historical Society at University College Dublin, Ireland.

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00:30 - Brandon Stanton's address to the UCD Literary & Historical Society
17:28 - "How I approach people to take their photo"
32:21 - Q&A Session beings
32:31 - Is there something unique about New York that allows it to have such a diverse range of people?
34:20 - What provided the impetuous to take pictures in Iran?
37:30 - When did you have the inspiration to attach stories to pictures?
40:19 - Do you archive the photos that we don't see and can we expect to ever publish them?
42:22 - How is your experience as a photographer changed since people now know you and do people now approach you? Do you have any funny stories?
45:41 - How is your approach and experience different with little kids?
47:17 - Do you ever rewrite or edit the interviews?
52:34 - Since you've began interviewing, is there any one story that has really stuck with you?
54:11 - Are there any groups of people that you have more or less success with, specifically New Yorkers vs tourists?
57:15 - What is your opinion on copy-cat blogs around the world?
1:00:47 - Do people ever get in touch after a really sad story to say that you really helped them?
1:04:07 - What are your plans while you're in Dublin?
1:05:22 - Have you ever had to intervene on the site because people were being really nasty?
1:07:47 - If i was to approach you with a camera, what would you like to say? What would you like to appear on Facebook?
On setting out in the summer of 2010 to photograph 10,000 New Yorkers and plot their photos on a map, Brandon says that he "thought it would be really cool to create an exhaustive catalogue of New York City's inhabitants". Since then, Humans of New York has evolved into a catalogue of photographs of NYC inhabitants alongside quotes and short stories Brandon collects while speaking with them. Today, Humans of New York has over 4.5 million followers on social media offering them a glimpse into the daily lives of strangers in New York City.

"This award recognises Brandon's remarkable dedication and achievement in producing an expansive photographic record of the inhabitants of New York City. With over 6,000 portraits and narratives to date, and counting, Humans of New York lends its audience keen insights into this fascinating city and the way of life of its inhabitants," says Eoin MacLachlan, Auditor of the UCD Literary & Historical Society, University College Dublin.

The James Joyce Award is named in honour of University College Dublin's best known graduate, James Joyce, the author of Ulysses, who himself was a leading light of the UCD Literary & Historical Society.

Previous recipients of the UCD Literary & Historical Society James Joyce Award include: former White Stripes frontman, Jack White; the Beatle's music producer and arranger, the man known as the Fifth Beatle, Sir George Martin; Harry Potter author, JK Rowling; Satanic Verses author, Salman Rushdie; former Monty Python, Michael Palin; and The Who frontman and legendary rock star, Roger Daltrey.

For more on Humans of New York:

Web: http://www.humansofnewyork.com/
Facebook:   / humansofnewyork  

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