I do believe in angels and I believe that a lot of these people I'm supposed to meet. The photograph serves as evidence; it causes me to reflect on when I met this person.
I place myself in situations where a lot of people are going to be, and bring a particular body of work that reflects the people already there. You h… - Jamel Shabazz
I place myself in situations where a lot of people are going to be, and bring a particular body of work that reflects the people already there. You h…
- Jamel Shabazz
My camera is my compass; it's guided me to so many different places. - Jamel Shabazz
My camera is my compass; it's guided me to so many different places.
When you look at my photos, just look into the eyes of my subjects. The eyes say so much. - Jamel Shabazz
When you look at my photos, just look into the eyes of my subjects. The eyes say so much.
There is just something about the common being. My education pretty much came from the streets, just connecting with people, different cultures. I ga… - Jamel Shabazz
There is just something about the common being. My education pretty much came from the streets, just connecting with people, different cultures. I ga…
What I strive to do through my work, is to teach compassion. You need to have a lot of it, in this day and time, and it's lacking. - Jamel Shabazz
What I strive to do through my work, is to teach compassion. You need to have a lot of it, in this day and time, and it's lacking.
Photography is humbling, it really is, and it really allows for me to atone for some of the missteps I've made throughout the course of my life. - Jamel Shabazz
Photography is humbling, it really is, and it really allows for me to atone for some of the missteps I've made throughout the course of my life.
I remember growing up and hearing the word "ugly" a lot. "I'm ugly." "She ugly." "He ugly." I hated it then, and I hate it now. I go past physical be… - Jamel Shabazz
I remember growing up and hearing the word "ugly" a lot. "I'm ugly." "She ugly." "He ugly." I hated it then, and I hate it now. I go past physical be…
The photograph is to a great degree evidence of the conversation I had with the person. It's a part of my visual diary. - Jamel Shabazz
The photograph is to a great degree evidence of the conversation I had with the person. It's a part of my visual diary.
Sometimes we are just divided, but we still, for the most part, we have similar hopes and dreams. - Jamel Shabazz
Sometimes we are just divided, but we still, for the most part, we have similar hopes and dreams.
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