Brandon Stanton

If you have read the book Humans of New York, you must be familiar with Brandon Stanton’s name. Brandon Stanton is an American author, blogger, and photographer who was also named on Time’s “30 Under 30 People Changing the World” list. He is famous for his photographs and has taken hundreds of portraits of the people who are currently living and working the New York City.

He has traveled to various places and places that are outside the United States too. He has traveled to more than 20 countries, including Iran, Uganda, Iraq, Ukraine, Vietnam, Mexico, and the Republic of the Congo.

Well, how well do you know about Brandon Stanton? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Brandon Stanton’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Brandon Stanton to date.

Biography and Early Life

Brandon Stanton was born on March 1, 1984, and he was born in Marietta, Georgia. He lived in the suburbs of Atlanta and completed his school at “The Walker School,” and he completed his schooling in the year 2002. He even majored in history at the University of Georgia. While he is working as a bond trader in Chicago, he bought the camera and later started taking some photographs in downtown Chicago, and he used to do this on weekends.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Brandon Stanton in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Brandon Stanton’s age is 37 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 1 March 1984. Though, he is 6′ 1″ in feet and inches and 186 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 176 lbs in Pound and 80kg in Kilograms.

Education

Brandon Stanton went to “The Walker School,” and later, he went to Georgia’s University.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Nothing much is known about the personal life of Brandon Stanton, but it is a known fact that he is married to Erin O’ Sullivan, but they don’t have children till now.

Is Brandon Stanton Gay?

No, Brandon Stanton is not gay as he is married to Erin O’ Sullivan, but they don’t have a child together.

Professional Career

After he started photography, Brandon Stanton lost his job later after a very short time, and despite this, he decided to pursue his career in photography. He started doing photography full-time, and then he moved to New York City, and he set out to take photographs of over 10,000 New Yorkers and then started plotting the portraits on the city map. He had to borrow some money from his friends and family, and then he began to post his photographs on the Human of New York Facebook Page.

Later he published his book, Humans of New York Book, and it was published in October 2013. This book was a success, and there were a total of 30,000 copies sold as pre-orders. Later the book reached the number 1 position on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers in the year 2013. This book then remained on this list for over 26 weeks.

Later, in December 2013, Brandon was also included in the “30 Under 30 People Changing the World” list. He then traveled to the Middle East and started photographing people for a 50-day trip, and he traveled through 10 countries back then. He traveled under the auspices of the UN. In the year 2015, he then traveled to Pakistan and then traveled to Iran. After the end of his trip, he even crowd-funded over $2.3 million and helped Pakistan’s bonded labor.

One of the biggest honors was the Oval Office’s invitation as he had to interview President Barack Obama. On this trip, he was able to get over $1.4 million in crowdfunding.

He then posted the stores and photos from the Paediatrics Department of Memorial Slogan Kettering Cancer Centre, which is in New York City. Later he was also able to raise over $3.8 million for pediatric cancer research.

Awards

Brandon Stanton was once named as one of the Time’s “30 Under 30 People Changing the World”. His book was once also included in the New York Times Best Selling, and it was able to sell a good amount of copies. He has also interviewed Barack Obama.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Brandon Stanton in 2021

As of 2021, The total estimated net worth of Brandon Stanton is around $12 million, and he has earned a good amount of money from the photographs that he has taken. He has traveled to many countries and has also raised a good amount of money for different campaigns.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Brandon Stanton opposed Donald Trump for the presidency as he is a supporter of Barack Obama.
• He was once invited to the Oval Office.
• He has taken a lot of portraits of the people who live in New York City.

This was all about one of the best photographers and authors of all time. He is one of the most noticed photographers today and has also interviewed former US president Barack Obama. He is of the best American photographers today and an inspiration to many.