Sights in the City: New York Street Photographs by Jamel Shabazz

Jamel Shabazz

Sights in the City: New York Street Photographs

Introduction by Marla Hamburg Kennedy

ManChild in a Promised Land, Red Hook, Brooklyn, 1992

Young Boys on the Move, Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1980s

Best Friends, Downtown Brooklyn, 1980

The Soloist, Flatbush, Brooklyn, 1980

The Bus Stop, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, 1980

The Righteous Brothers, Downtown, Brooklyn, 1982

Sisterhood, Downtown Brooklyn, 1982

Lawrence and Tee, East Flatbush,Brooklyn, 1982

Ron and Hooker, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, 1981

Friends, Midtown Manhattan, 1990

Black and Blue, Times Square, 1981

Homeless in America, Midtown Manhattan, 1981

The Musician, Midtown Manhattan, 1982

The Brothers, Downtown Brooklyn, 1983

The Market, Flatbush, Brooklyn, 1982

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Sights in the City: New York Street Photographs by Jamel Shabazz

Published on Feb 3, 2017

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During the summer of 1980, under the direction of his father, a photographer, Jamel Shabazz armed himself with a Canon AE1 SLR camera and passionately photographed the urban landscape that he called home. New York City—the city that never sleeps—was the ideal epicenter to photograph because of its 24-hour subway system and the many businesses that are open late into the night. New York’s energy inspired him to use the streets as a canvas for the majority of his work for over 35 years. Photographing in the streets put Shabazz in the heart of all of the action— he carried his camera everywhere, always set and at the ready. Like a sherman seeking a fruitful catch, Shabazz ventured into locations full of life and uncertainty in hopes of capturing a unique moment. More importantly, he sought to gain insight into the conditions of the larger world and its inhabitants.

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