PHOTOS BY BRANDON
http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/128603952781/my-dad-gave-me-up-to-the-boys-home-when-i-was
http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/128608161456/ten-of-us-got-together-and-decided-to-escape-we
What makes "Humans of New York" such a powerful body of photos is that fact that all of those photos have a story behind them that you probably would never expect. They are all taken at an angle or a position to where you pay attention to the background and the type of environment the photo is in and what is around the main focus of the image is. These photos might be of something so simple, but have such a complex meaning to them.
These images and the stories that they have, have a big impact on how people view others. For someone who sees people like this everyday on the street or on TV or wherever they see them, they are most likely going to try to understand why they are in the position that they are in. People are going to think wide before they make a judgement on somebody and try to really put themselves in their shoes or think about how they got to be in a certain situation first.
In my opinion, i already knew there was going to be a story behind this image. What i didn't know was the type of story it was going to be. When i saw this image i though it was just going to be about a homeless guy who lost his foot, but the background of this mans life is what changed my view on him. I think the images are very sad once you know the story behind this mans life. I like this piece of work a lot.
These images and the stories that they have, have a big impact on how people view others. For someone who sees people like this everyday on the street or on TV or wherever they see them, they are most likely going to try to understand why they are in the position that they are in. People are going to think wide before they make a judgement on somebody and try to really put themselves in their shoes or think about how they got to be in a certain situation first.
In my opinion, i already knew there was going to be a story behind this image. What i didn't know was the type of story it was going to be. When i saw this image i though it was just going to be about a homeless guy who lost his foot, but the background of this mans life is what changed my view on him. I think the images are very sad once you know the story behind this mans life. I like this piece of work a lot.
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