13 Facts About Brandon Stanton

Brandon Stanton was born on March 1,1984 and is an American author, photographer, and blogger.

Brandon Stanton is the author of Humans of New York, a photoblog and book.

Brandon Stanton was named to Time magazine's "30 Under 30 People Changing The World" list.

Since 2010, Stanton has taken hundreds of portraits of people living and working primarily in New York City, accompanied by bits of conversations about their lives.

Brandon Stanton has traveled outside of the United States, capturing people and their lives in more than 20 countries, including Iran, Iraq, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Mexico.

Brandon Stanton grew up in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, where he completed his schooling at The Walker School in 2002.

Brandon Stanton majored in history at the University of Georgia.

In December 2013, Brandon Stanton was named one of Time magazine's "30 Under 30 People Changing the World".

In January 2015, Brandon Stanton was invited to the Oval Office to interview President Barack Obama.

In March 2016, Brandon Stanton opposed Donald Trump's presidential campaign, criticizing Trump on social media for hateful speech, such as delayed disavowing "white supremacy" and defending those who commit violence at his rallies.

Brandon Stanton has posted stories and photos from the Pediatrics Department of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

In 2020, Brandon Stanton released Humans, a book of portraits and stories from forty different countries around the world.

In 2022, Brandon Stanton published the first longform piece of writing based on one of his subjects: Tanqueray.