On: Hello, Stranger

[jkimmel]

Tangentially related: the recent "Humans of New York," blog/book [1] and the various other spin offs [2][3] seem to thrive on this same experience. Something about breaking the ice and making human connections seems to strike an inherent chord within many people, despite the difficulty many of us have putting such techniques into practice.

[1] - http://www.humansofnewyork.com/ [2] - http://portraitsofboston.com/ [3] - http://facesoforlando.tumblr.com/

[UVB-76 → jkimmel]

Also tangentially related, the New York Times "One in 8 Million" feature from 2009 adopts a similar principle [1]

A different person each week, just telling their story, accompanied by striking black and white photography from Todd Heisler.

Simple, yet fascinating.

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million...

[hawkharris → UVB-76]

That's one of my all-time favorite multi-media series. So powerful. I think the best segment is the one about a grandfather in NYC: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million...