Two young men making money as “Showtime Kids” on the New York subway. Down-on-their-luck musicians, busking on the streets or off them. A young mother out with her child in a park, learning the ropes of motherhood as she goes. A pre-pubescent boy making startlingly perceptive remarks on growing up and becoming a teenager. Two young, Hijab-clad women talking about getting their hair coloured, and listing other items on their to-do list.
These are a few of the several very human, and yet extraordinary, portraits that Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind the Human of New York photo project, has managed to squeeze into the preview, and the first two episodes of the Humans of New York web series.
Interspersed with beautiful time-lapse shots of the city, with music by T Griffin and Oddisee, the first two episodes are reminiscent of the photo project, despite the changed format.