Documentary photography social landscape

'Albums' by Jamel SHABAZZ presents for the first time his work from the 70s to 90s as it exists in his archive: small prints, thematically grouped & classified as traditional family photo albums. Some essays classify his work in the history of photography

Since the early 1980s, Jamel SHABAZZ has been documenting the passengers of the popular New York transit system in the spirit of street photography. The images in 'City Metro' capture their fashions & moods, are timeless and captivate with their energy.