On how I approach strangers in the street | Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton | UCD, Dublin

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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.
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: www.humansofnewyork.com/
Facebook: / humansofnewyork
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23 апр 2014

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@payalbhavsar6960 9 лет назад

THIS gives me hope. To see people absolutely speechless at meeting someone who isn't a celebrity and them having the same reaction....PRICELESS

@jeevyreddy 9 лет назад

yes it is

@hassansamatar8429 9 лет назад

+Jeevan Reddy very refreshing

@abelign1991 9 лет назад

Man this dude is charismatic! No wonder he gets people to answer his questions

@The3nlightened0ne 8 лет назад

"Tell me about a time when you hard trouble being optimistic." This blew my mind.

@chloweful 8 лет назад

Doesn't really take much to blow your mind ahaahahaha

@The3nlightened0ne 8 лет назад

Congratulations on admitting that you have no idea what that meant :)

@LillaMartin 7 лет назад

i agree with you... felt like everyone in the room just stopped and got to think about that question. It was beautiful, heavy on the same time.

@Shortymack420 6 лет назад

Quit smoking so much weed lmao

@badd7909 4 года назад

@SapphireH 10 лет назад

Did anyone else notice, around 12:00 when he started talking about how he takes a broad comment and sort of narrows it down... that the room full of a few hundred students suddenly became a VERY intimate circle of humans? That's some powerful mojo Brandon's got.

@ThatGirlSaadiyaTV 10 лет назад

I noticed that too! It was really weird but you're right, like they all got a little closer to listen lol

@Lvl22Cowboy 9 лет назад

They probably got closer because the guy decided to lay down on the floor..

@KerrieBerrie 9 лет назад

chiki briki That posture was very non threatening and casual though, which is basically what his approach is about :)

@Nuxunumo 10 лет назад

He sounds like Owen Wilson when he talks, can't unhear it.

@scorpiandiva2001 10 лет назад

Ugh!!!!

@dbam182 10 лет назад

Once you hear it, you can't unhear it! Gah!!

@mathildasdaddy 10 лет назад

Aw no, now that's all I hear too. Haha.

@vas_uki 5 лет назад

oh wow

@JeremyGalloway 5 лет назад

No. He sounds like Carl from Jimmy Neutron!

@liveLAUGHloveLINDSEY 10 лет назад

I expected his voice to be like 8 octaves lower

@shortscenes9338 3 года назад

Did you expect the big green rag?

@kamilagryczko 9 лет назад

The vibes you give off are much stronger than the words that come out of your mouth. Energy is everything.

@stevenalvin167 Год назад

Wow I guess you know him so very well Kamila my friend 😊 and I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Steven by name from Happy camp and you where are you from?

@chloelewty1206 9 лет назад

I understand that some people do not like Humans of New York but think about it, he's letting people know that their story matters and some people love to share their story and everyone loves to feel like someone cares. Not to mention that even it's shared on Facebook thousands if not millions if people can also show that they care :)

@Hyperiontje 9 лет назад

He reminds me of Shaggy (Scooby-Doo)

@putera744 8 лет назад

+venison music you're not alone..

@sapphrinkavanagh5361 8 лет назад

+Ghanes Eka Putera ye

@ayaction 8 лет назад

@L33TZ0Rr 10 лет назад

The interviewer didn't seem very amused that Brandon handled the interview himself :)

@ChipHuyen 10 лет назад

Great talk, great tips, great human being. I think I just fell in love with Brandon Stanton. #HumansofNewYork

@yupsodapop 10 лет назад

***** um.

@DucNguyen-oj9ds 9 лет назад

Yez.

@DucNguyen-oj9ds 9 лет назад

Ui troi

@phucuongnguyen7833 9 лет назад

có nụ cười rất tươi

@Vondruke 10 лет назад

There are some people who are self made famous for no reason, and this guy is self famous for great reasons.

@AyakoEzaki 10 лет назад

Really appreciate what he said about going from a general statement to finding a story that's different from everyone else's. Stories - from personal struggles to family issues to simple joys of life - are what makes HONY so fascinating.

@gingersnaps9334 10 лет назад

we need more people like him in the world

@motivason 10 лет назад

Hit it right on the nail! I've lived in NYC all my life and I've learned exactly that, it's all about your energy.

@universitycollegedublin 10 лет назад

Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton recently visited the UCD Literary & Historical Society to accept the James Joyce award. Watch him demonstrate his interview process on a student

@penelopeplimsoul3617 6 лет назад

This is so adorable. Love it.

@THSimagery 2 года назад

What a jewel of a video to find!

@tonyztyles 9 лет назад

humans are so strange, but have a depth of nobility that makes them so fascinating to me especially in aspects of potentiality , may the worthy live on...

@MisanthropicFilms 9 лет назад

are you a alien?

@cah1964 8 лет назад

+MisanthropicFilms - I don't know why exactly, but your comment made me crack up, and that does not happen very often.

@MisanthropicFilms 8 лет назад

+Ganeshani Vinayaki you are only human

@krupakapadia2498 9 лет назад

He's so charismatic! I love the vibe he gives off

@BuskYou 10 лет назад

I hope I get to meet this guy someday He seems so genuine and kind what a solid dude!

@mariekastler5391 Год назад

Love that he's letting Ellen calm down and gauging her personal space while he does the set up.

@stevenalvin167 Год назад

Yeah I love letting too Marie my friend 😊 and I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Steven by name from Happy camp and you where are you from?

@Annissina 9 лет назад

Oh my god, Brandon's reaction when Ellen said she's known her best friend since Christmas! I love it!!

@stevenalvin167 Год назад

Smile 😊 Lilia my friend 😊 and I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Steven by name from Happy camp and you where are you from?

@WorkingMomWarrior 4 года назад

His authentic interest in all people has served him well in this project. I hope it inspires his followers to be more open to chatting to strangers when standing in line or on public transportation because those informal connections make the world a better place.

@erickasarmiento8745 5 лет назад

"since Christmas" omfgg lmaoo

@sheleezadeen8802 10 лет назад

I am in awe of Brandon SOO HUMAN, totally down to earth watching him explain his technique..

@stevenalvin167 Год назад

That's so nice of you Sheleeza and I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Steven by name from Happy camp and you where are you from?

@harshab7494 6 лет назад

The legend himself.

@user-xu4uh1wp7t 9 лет назад

LOOL I love the girl Ellen she's so cute!! xD

@OceanAdrift 9 лет назад

I love coming back to this video, it's always really lovely to see the warmth and intimacy that the whole auditorium generates as time goes by.

@baribaskin8814 10 лет назад

SO happy this was posted. I've been wildly curious as to how you do this! Thank you for sharing!

@derekclarke12 10 лет назад

LOVE THIS GUY !!

@tanleelee268 6 лет назад

This video...Watched it in 2013 or 2014 ann I'm watching it now again. I don't know but something about it. There's just something about HONY and approaching and photographing strangers that has always been in my mind.

@catalinasalinas5352 8 лет назад

Im actually obsessed with HONY 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 i love your work and the whole concept

@michaelpritchard2350 7 лет назад

Do the same thing in your own city. Unless New York, in which case start a turf war with this guy for journalism supremacy.

@kazbah1217 9 месяцев назад

The Singer Stinger 🤣😃

@CrazyBeautifulLife58 10 лет назад

That girl is so hilarious, photographer fangirling :')

@queenmedina3629 4 года назад

I pray my kids are this charismatic

@alikakirmani6962 10 лет назад

Wow this guy is amazing. I mean he is so inspiring and so playful. Just love his work :)

@tomaszosadzinski6688 5 лет назад

his energy is soooo perfect yessssssssssss

@elektriksheep 9 лет назад

That was great and really interesting. Thanks for sharing, Brandon, and UCD :D

@Cooley360 10 лет назад

As someone who's told he looks like Owen Wilson periodically, Brandon takes it to an uncanny level by sounding exactly like him.

@devinrai 10 лет назад

Did anybody notice the girl sitting in the front row at 0:22? Jealous much?

@tanujb 9 лет назад

Devin Rai bwahaha .. didn't really notice it the first time :D

@dekaosman6339 7 лет назад

Devin Rai lol😂

@aarond9563 7 лет назад

Haha no I just saw another comment. She's not jealous. If you read her lips she's saying "Who is he?" to her friend.

@abdulmoeezmanzoor4034 6 лет назад

Hahaha u made my day 😂😂😂😂

@sanansa4567 5 лет назад

Keep in mind these are Irish people, they have a lot of awkwardness when it comes to intimacy / hugging. Its a cultural thing. Self loathing Irish Catholics that think life is about suffering for God. Go listen to Bill Burr talk about doing stand up in Ireland and how the audience mocked him from not having emotional support/affection as a kid... That sums it up entirely. I thought this was my unique perspective / perception (being American who was raise Catholic and have a lot of Irish roots in my family). That was until I heard the Bill Burr bit recently.

@BrownJumps 10 лет назад

This is absolute gold.

@nicklasekegren 8 лет назад

man this guy can talk!

@TerenceY 10 лет назад

Great speaker. Definitely is confident and it shows.

@hfanti 6 лет назад

This guy is a legend. Great work.

@Dangerous0Fairy 10 лет назад

I LOVE his facebook page .. what an amazing Man !

@sanansa4567 5 лет назад

this is gold, I am always get hung up on not saying the 'right' thing, and I realize it is your state of mind/energy, whether you are nervous. I have a stray cat that comes around, she used to be very afraid of me, and when I would approach to feed the cat I would try to just approach at a regular pace. Now I will just extend the back of my hand and let her smell me first, so can take a pulse of my energy or state of mind, She rarely gets afraid of me anymore, unless I make a sudden move.

@skateboris 9 лет назад

He seems like the most down to earth person ever, great video. I actually made my own Humans of New York type facebook page including students/staff from my school!

@craftshark3221 4 года назад

this gave me a few needed happy tears :")

@pyrex516 9 лет назад

I love how everything to do with hony is so down to earth and how normal ordinary people have an audience to say have their say..

@laurass2065 10 лет назад

I appreciated the video but thought you missed an opportunity with Ellen. Clearly, she had an immediate strong connection with this new 'best friend' who was off to Holland. What was it? People study romantic relationships, but friendship is also crucial and sometimes longer lasting. How do deep friendships form & last? In any case, I love HoNY. As a 5th generation NYer, who shifted north to Boston, I love how it allows me to visit home. Thanks

@Bathna33 10 лет назад

He's adorable! #HONY

@jaydotdiver 7 лет назад

He could bring out the best in Cholera. Amazing Brandon!

@peace4ever786 9 лет назад

Hahah this was hillariously beautiful ❤️

@gdomantic 9 лет назад

oh man, this is what I was looking for! thank you! and this guy is hilarious and genius!! :D

@iwnunn7999 9 лет назад

Brandon's got really big hands. He could reach two octaves on a keyboard.

@heypeople2498 9 лет назад

My creative writing teacher showed us the Humans of New York and having us o something like what Brandon Stanton does. This must be the best project I've ever done.

@lendumore 7 лет назад

I started out lying to people (I know..its wrong but I was nervous) I'd say "excuse me, I'm a student at the art school and I'm doing a project on everyday people. The way you're dressed..(or the way you're sitting..or the way you look against this wall, etc.) looks so cool! Can I make a picture of you?" Most would say yes then I'd say ok, just pretend I'm not here. I'd pop off 2-4 shots shake their hand and say thank you with sincerity and move along. done! If you compliment them and smile while you're talking to them, it works 85-95% of the time.

@jaywardmusic 10 лет назад

I found this very interesting as a young amateur street magician who has to subject himself to rejection from strangers all the time. From what little comparative experience I've had it seems that he hit the nail on the head when he said "the words that I'm saying don't matter, it's all about the energy." I think this applies to life in general, whether it be complete strangers or your closest friend. People usually rely on the subconscious signals they get from you, and whether you convey confidence and love, or nervousness and shyness, is completely your choice.

@peace4ever786 9 лет назад

I love this man.

@CherrySn 10 лет назад

Thanks for sharing. I love this! You should be given so much credit for your creativity. Really wish I can meet you personally one day. - Cheers from Morocco!

@Naoise 10 лет назад

he is so inspiring!!

@zigzagtravels Год назад

Thank you UCD

@TheStanishStudios 9 лет назад

LMAO @ 0:22 , the girl in the front row on the left is literally asking "Who is this guy?"

@IgorMariano 9 лет назад

TheStanishStudios I think she's wondering who's the girl, since she has HONY's book on her lap...

@sfcitygirl88 8 лет назад

+TheStanishStudios She has the HONY book on her lap....

@spiritofpoliteness6189 10 лет назад

He has the greatest job in the world!

@ThatGirlSaadiyaTV 10 лет назад

Very interesting to hear about the process!

@jitkamsh 10 лет назад

I'd be interested how it's been developing from the beginning, how it was when he was not so well known - how much the being publicly recognised figure/project influences the process of approaching and interviewing.

@nicejungle 10 лет назад

more than a human approch : a humanistic approch. This guy is great

@FoerdeFilm 10 лет назад

Hes awesome .. wow

@pommeblossom 10 лет назад

Very cool!

@kenscar 9 лет назад

HoNY is the best page on FB. Love it.

@linnyhajnalka4393 10 лет назад

I love his " Humans of New York" page on Facebook :)

@patdfreak2 10 лет назад

Love this dude! :)

@fonyuytata 7 лет назад

@4:47 approach from behind got everyone laughing, naughty naughty!

@FiringSquad81 2 месяца назад

OMG I love him❤❤

@ndiekwere6027 2 года назад

This guy is high on openness.

@7thecheryl 8 лет назад

One of the best books I have bought in a long time! What are YOUR largest struggles...I got a great giggle out of this down to earth guy!

@stevenalvin167 Год назад

Smile 😊 Cheryl my friend 😊 I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm Steven by name from Happy camp and you where are you from?

@lrigydruh 10 лет назад

Very good , really cool guy the Facebook page is fantastic :)

@biancavanderveldenvandeloo8121 8 лет назад

How hilariously right you are !!!

@silverstar1178 10 лет назад

he's adorable :D

@fyredancesteppz 4 года назад

He makes it seem so easy

@TagoJones 10 лет назад

HUGE FAN FROM OUT HERE IN DENMARK! I'VE INVITED A LOT OF PPL TO YOUR PAGE. NEXT TIME IM IN NEW YORK, HOPEFULLY ILL BUMP INTO U. PEACE

@sohaibahmed226 10 лет назад

so this is the guy who created facebook page humans of new york its pretty cool hearing the stories

@biancavanderveldenvandeloo8121 8 лет назад

Well I know !!! Now I am a street sales woman for about 10 years now !!! Oooh man , how right you are !!! LOL !!! THANKS Brandon Stanton !!! YES for making me laugh !!!

@danyeeast 3 года назад

People in-or from New York City, More than any other city in America, people give off this impression that Smalltalk is beneath them. so social life now depends on what is interesting at the moment.. #nyc

@got0die 10 лет назад

thanks for the video

@chahine8446 9 лет назад

That's a good guy out there :) :)

@peace4ever786 9 лет назад

Please come to the UK again!!

@EclipZeMuzik 6 лет назад

hell yeah bro!

@notthere83 5 лет назад

NYC is cold? I've never been but read comments by New Yorkers complaining about how cold people are in Toronto. But in my perception, Toronto has amazingly friendly and open people...

@larrymfobbsjr8652 5 лет назад

Dude, I absolutely loved the video. I would like to know how you do everything that you do to make your dream a success. I want to know the legalities of it all dealing with different age groups, especially those who aren't 18 years old. Thank you for showing me that this is possible.