When you say journalist, it's like oh -- how many sources have you fact checked? When you say photographer -- it's, why are your photos a little bit out of focus? The answer is because I don't care. I like to call myself a storyteller so I don't have to worry about other people's definition of what correct work is.
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Brandon Stanton was a contemporary American photographer. Brandon Stanton is an American author, photographer, and blogger. He is the author of Humans of New York (HONY), a photoblog and book. Read more on Wikipedia →

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