by Erin Turner | Dec 24, 2014 | News Slider
Faces from the Big Apple inspired Lipscomb to get the shutter snapping on campus. Humans of New York, a growing blog showcasing New York City’s inhabitants, began when photographer Brandon Stanton started walking the streets, capturing people in their everyday lives. The same idea took off this semester when Campus Minister Caroline Morris decided that Lipscomb needed something that would allow people to get to know each other more deeply on campus. This is when the Humans of Lipscomb Instagram account was created. “I’ve been following them [Humans of New York] on Instagram for a year now and I love it, because it just shows that everyone has a story and everyone has something to share and something that’s really meaningful to them in life,” Morris said. Morris knew a photographer who could put the idea in to action, and soon after, many people were introduced to their campus peers by a simple square photo and caption. The goal of the account is to make each person feel valuable. The photographer does this by simply starting a conversation with random people on campus, eventually leading to specific questions, and the picture is saved for last. Each photograph is accompanied by a caption that includes a quote from the person in the picture. “It’s not all serious, sometimes it’s silly, sometimes it’s more meaningful,” Morris said. “First, when you’re scrolling through [Instagram], you see a picture of the person, but then you read the story and it just creates a whole new layer to them.” Morris hopes that creating a greater awareness of people on campus will create a more intentional...
