I'm shooting a gangbanger, but as a dignified man. That's pretty much what war photography did: seeing images of soldiers in a dignified way. They might have been killers in Vietnam, but I'm seeing another side of them, and looking at images of the the American soldiers, also the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong - I never saw an enemy.
Jamel ShabazzI 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 have to study your subject.
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 Shabazz