A former bond trader has taken over 3,000 portraits of strangers on the streets of New York
For many photographers, approaching strangers on the street is so anxiety-producing that they either opt for paparazzi-style candid’s, or avoid street photography all together. But for Brandon Stanton, photographing strangers on the street is a daily mission. After losing his job as a bond trader in Chicago, Stanton moved to New York and started his “Humans of New York” street photography project.
