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Background information
"The
influential New York photographer Jamel SHABAZZ has created portraits
of the city’s communities for over 40 years. Born and raised in
Brooklyn, he began photographing people he encountered on New York
streets in the late 1970s, creating an archive of cultural shifts and
struggles across the city. His portraits underscore the street as a
space for self-presentation, whether through fashion or pose. In every
instance he aims, in his words, to represent individuals and communities
with 'honor and dignity.'
Content
This photographic catalog volume, 'Reflections from the 80's', introduces the portrait photography of the US-American photographer Jamel SHABAZZ. The color and black-and-white photographs from the 1980s document the lives of people in Brooklyn, New York, who were mainly at home on the streets at the time.