Got something a bit different from the usual today, it’s not urban art with paint but urban photography by New York legend Jamel Shabazz…

Jamal Shabazz New York Photography New York

Brooklyn native Jamel Shabazz’s images of 1980’s New York’s culture have made him an iconic contemporary photographer. He has been included in numerous publications, authored three monographs including the classic Back in the Days, and his photographs have been displayed in major cities throughout Europe and North America.

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In this video, Ricky Powell films the opening reception of a Shabazz exhibition in New York. Watch the interview from “Dithers,” available for the first time to the public for free, on Walrus TV.

Jamel Shabazz has been documenting the ‘Urban Life’ for over 30 years. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY he picked up his first camera at the age of 15 and proceeded to record the world around him.

Shabazz has drawn inspiration from the great James Van Der Zee, Gordon Parks, Robert Capa, Chester Higgins and Eli Reed. He’s the author of 3 Monographs Back in the Days, The Last Sunday in June and A Time Before Crack, Jamel is presently working on his fourth book, entitled The 90’s. 

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