The Humans of New York Project is an admirable effort to create a photographic census of New York City. The project, brainchild of photographer Brandon Stanton, hopes to collect 10,000 street portraits and to plot them geographically on an interactive map.

This film is a moving collage of 200 portraits in 200 seconds. Be sure to check out the project website for behind the scenes stories.

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