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 ShabazzWhat 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 ShabazzWhen you look at my photos, just look into the eyes of my subjects. The eyes say so much.
Jamel ShabazzThe 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