This week I was trolling through Bec’s blog and found this piece  which mentioned the the Humans of New York Blog. This was the most exciting thing, because I absolutely love this blog and all of Brandon Stanton’s work. I came across one of his posts in my newsfeed on Facebook one because a friend had liked the picture he uploaded. So I went to his page, and instantly found myself addicted to the broken fragments of New York, brought together through a collection of photos and tastefully chosen quotes to match.

What makes the Humans of New York (HONY) blog so inspirational is that it is completely and brutally honest. Brandon has stated that as his blog had grown and developed, it has become less and less about the pictures and and more about the interview he has with the subject, getting to know them and their story.

I can see how Bec would have seen the similarities between this blog and the k-films. The pictures do not link together, there are no clear patterns between subjects. They are literally just the random subjects Brandon finds on his day out in the city. The quotes which accompany the pictures are about anything (generally about life or something which has happened to the subject). As you keep clicking through the gallery of photos, someone new pops up, and something new is said.

The interface of Facebook has made Brandon a worldwide phenomenon, as the comment, like and share feature has spread his work around to reach the screens of many. It is truthful to what happens in day to day life, and is essentially a documentary of people found in New York.