Humans of New York (2010)

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A Journey Through the Diversity of New York[edit]

Humans of New York (HONY) is a photo blog and bestselling book featuring street portraits and interviews collected in New York City. Created in November 2010 by photographer Brandon Stanton, over 6,000 portraits have been gathered thus far. Humans of New York has developed a large following through social media, and has over 9.3 million followers on Facebook as of 23 August 2014. At the 2013 Webby Awards, Humans of New York won the Webby for "Best Use of Photography" and the People's Voice Award for "Best Cultural Blog”. In December 2013, Stanton was named one of Time Magazine's 30 Under-30 People Changing The World.