Image: UGA history alum Brandon Stanton is in the news again! Read the Smithsonian Magazine article on his "Dear New York" installation at Grand Central Station, New York City. For the first time in decades, New York City’s Grand Central Terminal has been cleared of advertisements. In their place is Dear New York, a massive photographic art installation created by Brandon Stanton, the artist behind Humans of New York. Stanton started Humans of New York, a portrait photography project, in 2010. He posted portraits of New Yorkers on a blog, then included quotes from his conversations with the subjects. Stanton’s work took off, reaching new heights of popularity when he found an audience on Instagram. (His account now has 12.8 million followers.) Stanton expanded his project internationally, and he’s published four related books. He has photographed some 10,000 New Yorkers. Read the article at the Smithsonian online at this link.
