After Pakistan, Iran to be HONY’s ‘last summer stop’

HONY during his short trip to the country helped raise around $1.3 million for female activist fighting bonded labour

Hours after he said good bye to Pakistan, the man behind popular photography blog Humans of New York, Brandon Stanton has announced that Iran will be his “last summer stop.”

“My last stop this summer is Iran. Iran holds a special place in my heart because it was the first international trip that I ever made with HONY,” said Stanton in a Facebook post on Wednesday evening, returning to the country after three years.



"..I always wished that I could return and do a better job telling the stories of ordinary Iranians, and I’m excited to have that opportunity," the post added.

The Facebook cover photo of his page was also changed just minutes before the announcement.



Read: HONY raises $1.3 million to help end bonded labour in Pakistan

HONY during his short trip to the country helped raise around $1.3 million through a remarkable seven-photo series depicting the struggle of a Pakistani female activist fighting against bonded labour.

Stanton set up an account for Syeda Ghulam Fatima, titled ‘Let’s help Fatima end bonded labour’, raising $1,302,440 for the Bonded Labor Liberation Front in just three days.