Jamel Shabazz

Jamel Shabazz is an American fashion, fine art, documentary, and street style photographer. His work has been published in books, shown in exhibitions, and used in editorial magazine works. From https://web.archive.org/web/20221214213654/http://www.jamelshabazz.com/#about Jamel Shabazz was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of fifteen, he picked up his first camera and started to document his peers. Inspired by photographers Leonard Freed, James Van Der Zee, and Gordon Parks, he was marveled with their documentation of the African American community. In 1980 as a concerned photographer with a clear vision he embarked on a mission to extensively document various aspects of life in New York City, from youth culture to a wide range of social conditions. Due to its spontaneity and uniqueness, the streets and subway system became backdrops for many of his photographs. Shabazz says his goal is to contribute to the preservation of world history and culture. In the past 10 ye...