(Original Image) “It’s always the chance word, unthinking gesture that unlocks the face before you. Reveals the intricate countries deep within the eyes. The hidden lives, like sudden miracles, that breathe there.“ From the poem Common Magic by Bronwen Wallace. (Full text can be found here) ___________________________________________________________________________ When you hear the word magic what do…
What is Humans of New York? In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton equipped with a camera and an idea, ventured out to the New York streets to take portraits of citizens and share their unique stories. Humans of New York (HONY) is the name of this undertaking, and similar projects have appeared in other…
The other day, actually 2 days ago, my sister woke me up with the phone in her hands. She said ‘ Alice, it’s for you, I don’t know who it is’. My first instinct was that it must be some telemarketer or a representative from a random organization, so I answered with a light and…