Brandon Stanton's Blog, page 327

"What’s your biggest goal in life?""To afford to...

"What’s your biggest goal in life?"
"To afford to live."

(Chi Linh, Vietnam)

Just two baby monkeys hugging.(Kathmandu, Nepal)

Just two baby monkeys hugging.

(Kathmandu, Nepal)

Seen in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Seen in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Had a 24 hour stopover in Kathmandu, Nepal, where I visited the...

Had a 24 hour stopover in Kathmandu, Nepal, where I visited the Pashupatinath Hindu Temple. The temple is popular with tourists, and the resident priests have become experts at ‘casually’ positioning themselves in oh-so-photographical arrangements. They then collect donations in exchange for ‘authentic’ photographs. Motives aside, they do a beautiful job, and the scenes they create seem worthy of a Hollywood art director. 

(Kathmandu, Nepal)

He was swimming with his friends. When I asked for his photo, he...

He was swimming with his friends. When I asked for his photo, he screamed: “He only asked me!” Then he ran a victory lap, climbed on the boulder, twisted the tips of his mustache, and struck this pose.

(Kotla, India)

"I can’t see, so he guides me. Whenever I make a sound, he...

"I can’t see, so he guides me. Whenever I make a sound, he will come running. He reads to me. He cooks for me. And he got the second highest ranking in his 6th grade class."

(Nurpur, India)

"I’ll do this until something better comes along. Then...

"I’ll do this until something better comes along. Then I’ll do that."

(Kotla, India)

Seen in Pathankot, India

Seen in Pathankot, India

They told me they’d only recently been married. I asked if...

They told me they’d only recently been married. I asked if it was an arranged marriage or a “love marriage.” He answered: “a love marriage.” I asked where they met, and he said: “the telephone.” He then told me that he never actually saw her before the day of their wedding. 
"So when did you fall in love?" I asked.
"The third phone call," he said.

(Amritsar, India)

Today in microfashion…(Amritsar, India)

Today in microfashion…

(Amritsar, India)