Brooklyn-based ‘Humans of New York’ photographer raises thousands to help friend adopt
Brandon Stanton, the Brooklyn-based photographer whose enormously popular “Humans of New York” photography blog and book were recently featured on Brooklyn BookBeat, has channeled his enthusiasm toward a new effort. In just over 24 hours, Stanton raised over $75,000 from 37 countries on Indiegogo for his new friend Duane, a cameraman who Stanton recently met and who is trying to adopt a child from Ethiopia to give his adopted daughter a brother. The campaign page is called “Let’s Bring Richard Home.”
The funds collected on Indiegogo will go towards adoption process fees. Stanton’s goal is to raise $26,000; any funds raised beyond this goal will help Duane fund his children’s education.