What It Means To Be Human

After five years travelling through more than 40 countries, Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton chronicled the lives and faces of hundreds of the people he met. The result? A conscious collection of humanity, one story at a time

- Brandon Stanton

“We met while he was renovating a house for me and my ex-husband. My ex-husband wasn’t interested in helping. He kept saying: ‘Go with Howard to pick out the windows.’ And: ‘Go with Howard to pick out the doors.’ Well, Howard and I were getting along so well, my ex-husband eventually said: ‘Just go with Howard.’” – NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

“Just trying to raise a girl in a sexist world” – RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

“We are the first female athletes from Saudi Arabia. It makes us feel wow. It’s one of the nicest moments in our life. I have to be happy and positive because I am the basketball team captain. Whenever we make a shot, I clap. I also clap if we miss it. And I clap if the other team makes it. If somebody is sad, I tell them, ‘Don’t be upset, my sweetheart.’ And then I rub their shoulder. This is my teammate Dahwi – I am her friend and she is my friend. I love her so much. She loves food and we dance together. We blow each other kisses during the game. Yesterday we won. But it doesn’t matter if we lose because at the end we always dance.”– SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES