Observations: Takes pictures of random people he meets in the street Photos usually centered around one person or a family or small group Photographer describes self as becoming obsessed about things People are of all ages, ethnicities, and socio-economic classes Less pictures in early months of HONY In recent years there is pictures from foreign countries such as Iraq, Republic of Congo, and European countries In the early years, many of the photos were of colorful differently dressed people. The people who stood out in a crowd Tone of photos changes from photo to photo. Some happy, some sad, some funny, etc. Photos published on social media (facebook, tumblr, instagram, etc.)

Inferences: He wants to show people’s unique stories Photographer is passionate about what he does and the strangers he photographs Wants to be thorough and show everyone’s story. Every person is special Photographer was testing the water and as it succeeded he took more pictures and more people wanted their pictures taken Photographer wanted to show the world others stories. A lot of stories about refugees so he is trying to show the stories and cause the world to demand for change in those countries these people are fleeing from Originally the blog was for entertainment purposes and to show uniqueness Trying to tell a variety of stories Allows anyone to see it anywhere in the world so the audience is people in the world with access to these social media sources

               After creating my observation and inference chart about HONY, the most interesting thing to me is the stories of the individuals. I read them for over an hour instead of making observations or inferences. They captured my attention and I just kept reading them. If I choose to write about HONY, I would want to write about why he started to include the stories and the purpose behind this. How do the stories help Brandon Stanton accomplish what he wants to accomplish with HONY.