Have you ever heard of the project "Humans of New York" ?
The concept began in the summer of 2010, according to its creator, Brandon Stanton. At first, he wanted to create an exhaustive catalogue of New York City's inhabitants, so he started taking pictures of random people in the streets and plot their photos on a map. Then he started collecting quotes and short stories from the people he met, and posted them alongside the photos on his blog. It quickly became quite a phenomenon, and I can easily understand why; it is a pleasant thing to read all those bits of strangers' lives, which are all so different and fascinating. It is like an answer to anyone who ever wondered, when walking around the city, "who is the person hiding behind this unknown face, what has he been through, where does he come from, what is he doing?"
(the link of his blog is here)
The concept had so much success that other photographers tried it in their city. I've just discovered one : Humans of Marseille ! And it is pretty cool. I advise you to go check the link, you might see Marseille from another point of view after this.
So I already knew this project because I saw it on Facebook and I think it's à great idea to do it on Marseille too. Basically I really like this project because it proves that we shouldn't judge people because of their look but if we take the time to listen to their story we can see a total different person that we thought she was. There're vert touching stories on this page so I would definately recommand it!
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