...его зовут Брендон, он живет в NY. Каждый день он выходит на улицу и фотографирует людей. Он задает им одни-два вопроса и публикует их фото вместе с их ответами.
Дамы и господа, это гениальный фотопроект =0)))
Не удержусь и насобираю свою подборку этих житейских мудрот (фотки по ссылке).
[показать]“There are so many bodies that I want to paint.”
“I cured myself of schizophrenia.”
“How’d you do that?”
“I stopped listening to the voices.”
[показать] I photographed the little guy on the left because he was carrying a violin. During the post photo interview, his little brother kept chiming in with his own answers. It was clear that he wanted to be part of the process. After a few questions, the older one called to his brother: “Come be in my picture, Riley.”
“When you yell at someone, who hears it more: you or them? You’re only hurting yourself by getting angry. I want to live to be 100. I haven’t raised my voice in 40 years.”
“Whenever I’m feeling down, I try to make a gratitude list. And at the top I always put my health.”
(San Francisco, CA)
“Is that flower real?”
“Yeah, but it’s made of plastic.”
(San Francisco, CA)
“I’m getting my PhD in Mechanical Engineering.”
“And what does a Mechanical Engineer do?”
“Well, when a company wants something new, we take some old things and squish them together. There’s a few more bits and bobs to it, but that’s the general gist.”
(San Francisco, CA)
“What’s the best day you’ve ever spent together?”
“Probably that day on the Ponts des Arts.”
“What’d you do?”
“Just held hands.”
“Sales aren’t so great this year, so I decided to see what would happen if I took one large painting each day and walked around the city with it.”
“When I was younger, I spent a lot of time wanting to be like ‘this guy’ or ‘that guy.’ Then at a certain age I realized that I’m probably going to stay me, and I should learn to be OK with that.’”
“He’s good at telling lies to his mother.”
(Boston, MA)
“One thing I love about computers is that they can’t be a Democrat or Republican.”
(Seen at Harvard)
“Where’d you grow up?”
“We’re growing up right now.”
(Cambridge, MA)
“If everyone in the room believes the same thing, I get worried.”
“I used to write for Baseball Magazine.”
“What’s one way that life is like baseball?”
“Just because you have the best team, doesn’t mean you’re gonna win.”
“People need to communicate more.”
“How so?”
“They hide too much. From themselves and from each other.”
“Is there something you’re hiding that you wish you weren’t?”
“Probably. And I’ll probably keep hiding it.”
“You’ve got to learn to approach everything with a happy mindset— even the things you don’t want to do.”
“That sounds difficult. How do you do that?”
“Well, I was almost crushed by a wall of mud while working on a construction site. So that helped to change my viewpoint a bit.”
“If you could give one piece of advice, what would it be?”
“Stay curious.”
“I came from a small town where I knew a lot of people. And now I’m here in this huge city. And don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the privacy, but sometimes I wish I had more of a presence.”
“I just saw the worst movie. It was called Jack And The Something Slayer. If I can stop one child from seeing that vile thing, I’ll be happy.”
“If people don’t start paying closer attention, we’re going to be living in a corporate fascist state in no time. We’re paying $3.50 for a cup of coffee. You know how much a POUND of coffee beans costs? $3.50. But nobody knows that. Cause nobody’s paying attention.”
“When my husband was dying, I said: ‘Moe, how am I supposed to live without you?’ He told me: ‘Take the love you have for me and spread it around.’”
“Artist?”
“Psychoanalyst.”
“What are the flowers for!?!?”
“…. a vase.”
“I fought for 26 months. Eight countries. Three different units. Six campaigns. One invasion. The French gave me the Legion of Honor. The US gave me the Bronze Star. And the Russians gave me the Order of the Great Patriotic War.”
“What’s your favorite thing about your dad?”
“He lets me beat him up and doesn’t cry.”
“I’m going to Israel next week.”
“You’re not Jewish, are you?”
“I am.”
“Jewish and what?”
“Jewish and German, Iraqi, African, Irish, Portuguese, French, Cherokee, Lenape, and Blackfoot.”
“If you could give one piece of advice, what would it be?”
“Take your education as far as you can.”
“What’s the most valuable thing you’ve ever found in the trash?”
“I found a really nice antique picture once.”
“What’s the best thing about walking barefoot?”
“You feel more alive. You feel the heat. You feel the cold.”
“What’s the worst thing?”
“Probably stepping in shit.”
I asked her dad why she was carrying a candy bucket. He said: “She’s an optimist.”
“I heard that Yoga class was a great place to meet women, so I went every day for three months. Bad news is I didn’t meet a girl. Good news is I can now give myself a blowjob.”
“She’s my newer, more improved version.”
“What’s my greatest struggle? Eh. I should not complain.”
“The greatest moment for a playwright is when you’ve written a play, and you’ve gone to see it night after night, then one night the cast takes it to a whole new level, and you say: ‘Did I write that?’”
”If you are an artist, you can’t forget about the business side of things. Business is at least 50% of the equation. You have to hustle— work hard on marketing, galleries, branding. I realized this too late. So when my 15 minutes of fame came, it ended at 15 minutes.”
“I used to be an accountant. Now I’m a kayaker.”
This guy put a smile on my face. I asked him if he was in town for Fashion Week, and he said: “I don’t really like fashion. I do computer stuff.”
“I study Oriental Medicine.”
“We lived next to each other for 20 years, but just became friends 2 years ago.”
“It seems that a lot of people my age try to be interesting by having problems or starting conflicts. I’d rather be interesting because I created something beautiful.”