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Brandon Stanton started a revolution. "Humans of XYZ" sprouted from a myriad universities, schools, businesses, and personal blog pages, following his "Humans of New York" model. Stanton articulated a simple phenomenon: we pass hundreds of faces, thousands even, on a daily basis, without getting to know but a small percentage of them. What if there was a way to change that? This series is a personal photo essay using Stanton's model, and serves as a blueprint for a larger project. It reflects the bright minds and personalities that I've gotten to know in my workplace the past two years.