A photographer who shared an image of a 13-year-old boy from Brooklyn on his website has helped to raise more than $1.2 million for a public school located in New York City's most dangerous and crime-ridden location - and earned his young subject a meeting with President Barack Obama in the process. Last month, Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton was in Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood when he ran into Vidal Chastanet and asked him to participate in his online photography project, which involves him sharing candid shots of New Yorkers, along with a personal quote from the person about the life.
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Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton, 30, started the campaign after sharing a photo of student Vidal Chastanet, 13, on his website
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Alongside the image, the student named his principal Nadia Lopez as the greatest influence in his life
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Since the start of the campaign, Vidal, Ms Lopez and Mr Stanton have appeared on Good Morning America and visited President Barack Obama and the Ellen DeGeneres Show
Touching tribute: @placeholder's words (pictured) about his principal's influence on his life touched millions of people