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.
Jamel ShabazzWhen a photographer or a person sees your beauty, your inner beauty, it makes you feel special like, "Wow, someone saw that within me."
Jamel ShabazzWhen I approach a person, I feel a certain way. If I don't feel that way, I'm not going to approach that individual. "I see something in you" - I want the person to know that.
Jamel ShabazzI wanted to go amongst gangbangers, to understand this war they were fighting amongst each other. I wanted to document it, [also] to show the human side of it.
Jamel Shabazz